FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5R1 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-27-06.0008N / 088-11-39.9359W 31-27.100013N / 088-11.665598W 31.4516669 / -88.1944266 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 166 ft. / 51 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of CHATOM, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 36518 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GCVr030/26.0 | | GREENE COUNTY VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CHOCTAW | | 184/39.9 | | 228 | | 01E | | BCZ | -... -.-. --.. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4002 x 80 ft. / 1220 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 12 & 30 MARKINGS SMALLER AND THINNER THAN STANDARD AND ALSO FADED. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 31-27.266902N | | 31-26.933125N |
| Longitude: | 088-11.997703W | | 088-11.333492W |
| Elevation: | 165.2 ft. | | 126.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 1.0% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 119 magnetic, 120 true | | 299 magnetic, 300 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 58 ft. tree, 655 ft. from runway, 162 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear RY 12 APCH RATIO 14:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CHATOM PO BOX 817 CHATOM, AL 36518 Phone 251-847-2580 |
| Manager: | DALE SINGLETON PO BOX 817 CHATOM, AL 36518 Phone 251-847-2580 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 71/week * | | 65% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 11 July 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5R1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4R3 - Jackson Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
1R8 - Bay Minette Municipal Airport (40 nm SE)
09A - Butler-Choctaw County Airport (40 nm N)
KMVC - Monroe County Airport (43 nm E)
KMOB - Mobile Regional Airport (46 nm S)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunset | | 18:19 | | 23:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:44 | | 23:44 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 10:25:56 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 05:25:56 |
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| METAR |
KMOB 46nm S | 160756Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01890172
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| TAF |
KMOB 46nm S | 160529Z 1606/1706 00000KT P6SM SKC FM160900 00000KT 4SM BR FEW020 FM161300 11004KT P6SM SCT030 FM162100 19005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
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