FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5AL |
| Lat/Long: | 30-27-00.0000N / 087-48-28.0000W
30-27.000000N / 087-48.466667W
30.4500000 / -87.8077778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3 ft. / 1 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 00W (2000) |
| From city: | 9 miles SE of FAIRHOPE, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 36532 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/2001 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 4R4 (4 nm W): | 118.425 (251-928-3242) |
| WX AWOS-3 at JKA (12 nm SE): | 134.525 (251-968-7581) |
| WX ASOS at BFM (17 nm NW): | PHONE 251-431-6762 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BFMr123/16.1 | | BROOKLEY VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 04E |
| NUNr266/(24.4) | | SAUFLEY VOR | | 108.80 | | 01E |
| SJIr115/32.9 | | SEMMES VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SUMMERDALE | | 237/5.2 | | 204 | | 02W | | ESU | . ... ..- |
| PICKENS | | 270/32.6 | | 326 | | 01E | | PKZ | .--. -.- --.. |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS
CALL AHEAD FOR AVAILABILITY AT 251-928-1473. |
Runway Information
Runway 16W/34W
| Dimensions: | 4395 x 200 ft. / 1340 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 16W | | RUNWAY 34W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway
BE ALERT FOR TREES ALONG THE SHORE OF THE RIVER AND ON BOTH APCHS TO THE SEALANE. | | 84 ft. trees |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STEPHEN M. ALBERS
54 N. CHURCH ST #5
FAIRHOPE, AL 36532
Phone 251-928-1473 |
| Manager: | STEPHEN M. ALBERS
54 N. CHURCH ST #5
FAIRHOPE, AL 36532
Phone 251-928-1473 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | TURNING BASINS ARE AVBL AT BOTH ENDS OF THE SEALANE. GOOD ANCHORAGE AVBL IN TURNING BASINS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5AL.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4R4 - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (4 nm W)
5R4 - Foley Municipal Airport (6 nm E)
KJKA - Jack Edwards Airport (12 nm SE)
KBFM - Mobile Downtown Airport (17 nm NW)
2R5 - St Elmo Airport (24 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Capt. Stephen Albers
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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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) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunset | | 16:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 23:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 02:35:33 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 20:35:33 |
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| METAR |
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KJKA
12nm SE | 090220Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3011 RMK AO2 T02300168
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KBFM
17nm NW | 090153Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 20/16 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T02000161
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KBFM
17nm NW | 082324Z 0900/0924 07004KT P6SM FEW050 FM090600 07015KT P6SM OVC050 FM091500 08020G30KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM092100 04023G35KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 TEMPO 0921/0924 4SM SHRA OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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