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5AL3 Flying X Ranch Airport
Montevallo, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5AL3
Lat/Long: 33-09-10.4220N 086-51-04.9600W
33-09.173700N 086-51.082667W
33.1528950,-86.8513778
(estimated)
Elevation: 466 ft. / 142.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of MONTEVALLO, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 35115

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/1965
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at EET (4 nm NE): 134.325 (205-663-5881)
WX AWOS-3PT at EKY (10 nm N): 118.825 (205-424-3127)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OKWr104/20.6BROOKWOOD VORTAC111.0000E
VUZr174/31.1VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2500 x 100 ft. / 762 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 4 ft. tree, 1 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear57 ft. tree, 600 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: D H BALLARD
5685 HWY 22 FLYING X RANCH
MONTEVALL0, AL 35115
Phone (305) 924-2324
Manager: D H BALLARD
5685 HWY 22 FLYING X RANCH
MONTEVALLO, AL 35115
Phone (305) 924-2324

Additional Remarks

- LAKE EAST SIDE OF RWY, ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO SOUTH END.
- PLINE ALONG ROAD AT S END,UNLGTD AND UNMRKD.
- LAND AT YOUR OWN RISK.
- FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AL3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEET - Shelby County Airport (4 nm NE)
KEKY - Bessemer National Airport (10 nm N)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (18 nm SW)
02A - Chilton County Airport (22 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (25 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3711:37
Sunrise07:0112:01
Sunset18:5323:53
Evening civil twilight19:1700:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Mar-2026 20:32:14
Local (UTC-5)  13-Mar-2026 15:32:14
 
METAR
KEET 
4nm NE 		131953Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 21/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02110033
KEKY 
10nm N 		131956Z AUTO 19007KT CLR 19/02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01940017 PWINO RVRNO $
TAF
KEET 
4nm NE 		131720Z 1318/1418 20007KT P6SM SKC FM140100 00000KT P6SM SKC FM141500 13003KT P6SM SKC
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