FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4R4 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-27-37.8000N / 087-52-37.3000W 30-27.630000N / 087-52.621667W 30.4605000 / -87.8770278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 91 ft. / 27.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of FAIRHOPE, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 36532 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN HIRL RY 01/19 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INST AND ACTVT REIL RY 01/19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.425 (251-928-3242) |
| MOBILE APPROACH: | 118.5 |
| MOBILE DEPARTURE: | 118.5 |
| WX ASOS at BFM (14 nm NW): | PHONE 251-431-6762 |
| WX AWOS-3 at JKA (15 nm SE): | 134.525 (251-968-7581) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 127.65/288.15 (MOBILE RCAG) WHEN APCH ATL ALSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BFMr131/13.0 | | BROOKLEY VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 04E |
| NUNr268/(28.0) | | SAUFLEY VOR | | 108.80 | | 01E |
| SJIr118/29.6 | | SEMMES VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SUMMERDALE | | 255/8.2 | | 204 | | 02W | | ESU | . ... ..- |
| PICKENS | | 271/36.2 | | 326 | | 01E | | PKZ | .--. -.- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 6604 x 100 ft. / 2013 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 36.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 30-27.093303N | | 30-28.168032N |
| Longitude: | 087-52.724325W | | 087-52.519475W |
| Elevation: | 86.7 ft. | | 91.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 010 magnetic, 009 true | | 190 magnetic, 189 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 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: | none | | 24 ft. pole, 1082 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FAIRHOPE PO DRAWER 429 FAIRHOPE, AL 36533 Phone 251-928-2136 |
| Manager: | CHARLES R. ZUNK 59 WHITE AVE FAIRHOPE, AL 36532 Phone 251-929-3966 CHAIRMAN, ARPT BOARD. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 37 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 128/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 25 March 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (281KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (203KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (28KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
5R4 - Foley Municipal Airport (9 nm E)
KBFM - Mobile Downtown Airport (14 nm NW)
KJKA - Jack Edwards Airport (15 nm SE)
2R5 - St Elmo Airport (21 nm W)
KMOB - Mobile Regional Airport (23 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Larry Getchell
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 16:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 23:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 08:45:38 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 02:45:38 |
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| METAR |
KBFM 14nm NW | 080753Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01720128
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KJKA 15nm SE | 080820Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A3015 RMK AO2 T01920142
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KMOB 23nm NW | 080756Z 08006KT 10SM SCT250 15/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01500111
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| TAF |
KBFM 14nm NW | 080531Z 0806/0906 01003KT P6SM BKN250 FM081200 07008KT P6SM BKN250 FM081700 08014G20KT P6SM BKN250 FM082200 09010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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