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5AL Fish River Seaplane Base
Fairhope, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 OCTOBER 2013

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 CQF (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
BFMr123/16.1BROOKLEY VORTAC112.8004E
NUNr266/(24.4)SAUFLEY VOR108.8001E
SJIr115/32.9SEMMES VORTAC115.3005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMMERDALE237/5.220402WESU . ... ..-
PICKENS273/32.632602WPKZ .--. -.- --..

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: leftleft
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
    

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:

KCQF - 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3111:31
Sunrise06:5511:55
Sunset18:1923:19
Evening civil twilight18:4323:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Oct-2013 01:39:35
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 20:39:35
 
METAR
KCQF 
4nm W 
162255Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO
KBFM 
17nm NW 
162253Z 19006KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02500194
TAF
KBFM 
17nm NW 
161727Z 1618/1718 14005KT P6SM FEW024 SCT035 FM162100 18006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM170600 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC100 TEMPO 1708/1712 4SM BR
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Hotels in other cities near Fish River Seaplane Base

8 in Foley
24 in Gulf Shores
15 in Orange Beach
 

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