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5AL3 Flying X Ranch Airport
Montevallo, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

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

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OKWr105/20.7BROOKWOOD VORTAC111.0000E
VUZr174/31.1VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E
LDKr097/35.0CRIMSON VORTAC117.8003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRAGG-WADE325/21.733801EGGY --. --. -.--
SYLACAUGA270/26.828403WSCD ... -.-. -..
PELL CITY230/38.825701EPLR .--. .-.. .-.

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 205-665-7776
Manager: D H BALLARD
5685 HWY 22 FLYING X RANCH
MONTEVALLO, AL 35115
Phone 205-665-7080

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 2
Gliders airplanes: 5
    

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.

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 Airport (10 nm N)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (18 nm SW)
02A - Gragg-Wade Field Airport (22 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (25 nm N)
 
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From to 5AL3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4911:49
Sunrise06:1512:15
Sunset16:4822:48
Evening civil twilight17:1423:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 09:04:31
Local (UTC-6)  10-Nov-2009 03:04:31
 
METAR
KEET 
4nm NE 
100853Z AUTO 05009G14KT 2 1/2SM +RA BR BKN008 OVC023 15/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 P0029 60064 T01500144 56028 $
TAF
KEET 
4nm NE 
100631Z 1007/1106 08006KT 4SM RA BR BKN008 OVC025 FM100800 07013G21KT 3SM RA BR OVC008 FM110000 02011G20KT 4SM RA BR OVC015

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Flying X Ranch Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN CALERA 5.9 98-114
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CALERA 6.0 88-92

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Flying X Ranch Airport

1 in Alabaster
3 in Calera
8 in Pelham
8 in Bessemer
 

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