FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4A6 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-41-19.3000N / 086-00-21.4000W
34-41.321667N / 086-00.356667W
34.6886944 / -86.0059444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 650.3 ft. / 198.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of SCOTTSBORO, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35768 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 256-603-5723 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1450.3 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT- CTAF. PAPI RY 04 & 22 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.125 ((256) 259-1148) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 4A9 (19 nm SE): | 119.025 (256-845-5397) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 133.8/353.7 (GADSDEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RQZr100/31.6 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FORT PAYNE | | 305/19.3 | | 426 | | 04W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
| SARATOGA | | 024/28.3 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
| BOILING FORK | | 177/29.5 | | 263 | | 03W | | BGF | -... --. ..-. |
| JASPER | | 225/30.4 | | 382 | | 02W | | APT | .- .--. - |
| REDSTONE | | 091/33.7 | | 287 | | 00W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
| KELSO | | 136/37.5 | | 358 | | 01W | | TNY | - -. -.-- |
| CAPSHAW | | 099/38.5 | | 350 | | 01W | | CWH | -.-. .-- .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Powerplant service: | REPAIRS AVAILABLE ON CALL 256-259-3702 |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5240 x 80 ft. / 1597 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 34-40.979422N | | 34-41.665143N |
| Longitude: | 086-00.673843W | | 086-00.037893W |
| Elevation: | 650.3 ft. | | 630.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 040 magnetic, 037 true | | 220 magnetic, 217 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 230 ft.
RY 22 LGTD THLDS DSPLCD FOR NIGHT OPNS. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
OTS INDEFLY | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. trees, 1627 ft. from runway, 84 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 82 ft. trees, 1474 ft. from runway, 77 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 20:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SCOTTSBORO
316 BROAD ST
SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768
Phone 256-574-3100 |
| Manager: | CARL AUSTIN
86 AVIATION CIRCLE
SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768
Phone 256-259-3702 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 81% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 13 May 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RED LGTD TV TWR 1 MILE SW. |
| - | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (258KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (224KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4A9 - Isbell Field Airport (19 nm SE)
8A1 - Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field (22 nm SW)
KMDQ - Madison County Executive Airport/Tom Sharp Jr Field (29 nm W)
KBGF - Winchester Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
8A0 - Albertville Regional Airport-Thomas J Brumlik Field (30 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by BlakeMathis.com
Photo taken 17-Feb-2013
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunset | | 19:35 | | 00:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 02:51:13 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Aug-2013 21:51:13 |
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| METAR |
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| K4A6 | 130155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT026 BKN037 OVC080 27/23 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E
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K4A9
19nm SE | 130155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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