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5AL1

Mc Gowin Field Airport
Chapman, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	5AL1
Lat/Long:	31-40-50.5660N 086-40-54.9010W 31-40.842767N 086-40.915017W 31.6807128,-86.6819169 (estimated)
Elevation:	400 ft. / 121.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (1985)
From city:	2 miles E of CHAPMAN, AL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	36037

Airport Operations

Airport use:	CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Activation date:	05/1958
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at PRN (11 nm N):

120.0 (334-203-5230)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MVCr065/36.8		MONROEVILLE VORTAC		116.80		04E
MGMr207/37.4		MONTGOMERY VORTAC		112.10		03E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BLOOD		257/30.7		365		04W		TOI	- --- ..

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	NORMAN F. MC GOWIN, III. PO BOX 55 CHAPMAN, AL 36015 Phone 334-303-7902
Manager:	NORMAN F. MC GOWIN, III. PO BOX 55 CHAPMAN, AL 36015 Phone 334-303-7902

Additional Remarks

-	AIRPORT CLOSED INDEFINITELY.
-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
-	(ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AL1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPRN - Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport (11 nm N)
KGZH - Evergreen Regional Airport/Middleton Field (24 nm SW)
79J - South Alabama Regional Airport at Bill Benton Field (27 nm SE)
KTOI - Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field (36 nm E)
KMVC - Monroe County Aeroplex Airport (37 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:54	11:54
Sunrise	06:18	12:18
Sunset	17:41	23:41
Evening civil twilight	18:06	00:06

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Feb-2026 08:38:30
Local (UTC-6)	26-Feb-2026 02:38:30

METAR

KPRN
11nm N

260800Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM SCT035 SCT045 OVC060 15/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP075 T01500133

TAF

KMGM 40nm N	260544Z 2606/2706 22008KT P6SM OVC070 PROB30 2612/2618 6SM -SHRA BR FM261800 23011G19KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC035
KMXF 44nm N	260400Z 2604/2710 20006KT 9999 OVC065 QNH2988INS BECMG 2610/2611 20006KT 9000 -SHRA OVC015 QNH2987INS BECMG 2618/2619 23009KT 9999 NSW OVC025 QNH2989INS BECMG 2706/2707 22006KT 8000 TSRA OVC010CB QNH2986INS TX20/2621Z TN15/2608Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2606 NEXT 2612

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