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4R4 H L Sonny Callahan Airport
Fairhope, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
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
BFMr131/13.0BROOKLEY VORTAC112.8004E
NUNr268/(28.0)SAUFLEY VOR108.8001E
SJIr118/29.6SEMMES VORTAC115.3005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMMERDALE252/8.220401EESU . ... ..-
PICKENS271/36.232601EPKZ .--. -.- --..

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 30-27.093303N30-28.168032N
Longitude: 087-52.724325W087-52.519475W
Elevation: 86.7 ft.91.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.7%0.7%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 010 magnetic, 009 true190 magnetic, 189 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none24 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: W. COLTON COILE
PO BOX 1230
FAIRHOPE, AL 36533
Phone 251-929-0670
CHAIRMAN, ARPT BOARD.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 38
Single engine airplanes: 27
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Jet airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 128/day *
53% transient general aviation
45% local general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 28 March 2006

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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (222KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (207KB)
VOR/DME-A **CHANGED**   download (209KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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From to 4R4

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3610:36
Sunrise06:0211:02
Sunset19:3400:34
Evening civil twilight20:0001:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-May-2008 21:44:21
Local (UTC-5)  09-May-2008 16:44:21
 
METAR
KBFM 
14nm NW 
092053Z 22009G14KT 10SM SCT029 29/20 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02940200 58010
KJKA 
15nm SE 
092140Z AUTO 24013G17KT 10SM BKN023 BKN028 27/20 A2985 RMK AO2
KMOB 
23nm NW 
092056Z 23009KT 7SM FEW033 29/20 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP101 T02890200 56011
TAF
KBFM 
14nm NW 
091746Z 091818 20006KT P6SM BKN035 FM2100 20012G18KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM0000 20006KT P6SM FEW020 BKN250 FM0900 22002KT 5SM BR BKN100 TEMPO 1012 BKN020 FM1400 21008KT P6SM FEW020 BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Teledyne-Continental Motors 251-990-5080
no information available

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FS 
100LL 
$5.47 
Jet A 
$5.64 
 Updated 09-May-2008
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near H L Sonny Callahan Airport

Miles Price ($)
MARRIOTT GRAND HOTEL 3.7 177-465
KEY WEST INN FAIRHOPE AL 4.0 67-90
BARONS BY THE BAY INN FAIRHOPE 4.4 100-120

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near H L Sonny Callahan Airport

7 in Foley
34 in Gulf Shores
41 in Mobile
 

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