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4R9 Dauphin Island Airport
Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 4R9
Lat/Long: 30-15-37.7700N / 088-07-38.9000W
30-15.629500N / 088-07.648333W
30.2604917 / -88.1274722
(estimated)
Elevation: 5 ft. / 1.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 36528

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1967
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 AND PVASI RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at 4R4 (18 nm NE): 118.425 (251-928-3242)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BFMr186/21.5BROOKLEY VORTAC112.8004E
SJIr152/30.4SEMMES VORTAC115.3005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMMERDALE237/25.320402WESU . ... ..-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3000 x 80 ft. / 914 x 24 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 30-15.765500N30-15.493500N
Longitude: 088-07.886500W088-07.410167W
Elevation: 4.7 ft.5.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 202 ft.140 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on leftpulsating/steady burning VASI on right
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none
RY 12 APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
37 ft. trees, 1131 ft. from runway, 71 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
RY 30 APCH SLOPE 34:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MOBILE COUNTY
205 GOVERNMENT STREET
MOBILE, AL 36644
Phone 251-574-8606
Manager: WILLIAM MEREDITH
11562 FAIRWAY DR
IRVINGTON, AL 36544
Phone 251-574-8606

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 70/week *
60% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 08 April 2009

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
EXTSV BANNER TOW OPNS ARND IS CST LN & N TO MOBILE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4R9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2R5 - St Elmo Airport (16 nm NW)
4R4 - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (18 nm NE)
KBFM - Mobile Downtown Airport (22 nm N)
KJKA - Jack Edwards Airport (24 nm E)
KPQL - Trent Lott International Airport (24 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo of 4R9 (Dauphin Island Airport)
Photo taken 30-Aug-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0512:05
Sunrise06:3112:31
Sunset16:5122:51
Evening civil twilight17:1723:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2009 14:13:54
Local (UTC-6)  29-Nov-2009 08:13:54
 
METAR
KBFM 
22nm N 
291353Z 31003KT 10SM FEW080 10/08 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01000078
KJKA 
24nm E 
291400Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT035 15/13 A3010 RMK AO2 T01540125
KPQL 
24nm NW 
291353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01170094 TSNO
KMOB 
26nm N 
291356Z 10004KT 10SM FEW250 12/09 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01220089
KBIX 
42nm W 
291355Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01160097
KNPA 
42nm E 
291356Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01500111 $
TAF
KBFM 
22nm N 
291129Z 2912/3012 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT250 FM291400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM292100 18006KT P6SM BKN080 OVC250 FM300600 19003KT 4SM BR BKN080 OVC250
KMOB 
26nm N 
291129Z 2912/3012 09004KT P6SM SCT250 FM291500 13002KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM292100 17005KT P6SM BKN080 OVC250 FM300600 18003KT 4SM BR OVC080 FM300900 20002KT 5SM BR OVC025
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Miscellaneous businesses, services or facilities

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Boardwalk Realty
877-861-3992
251-861-3992
[web site]
[email]
Lodging

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