AirNav: 5R1 - Roy Wilcox Airport

5R1

Roy Wilcox Airport
Chatom, Alabama, USA

GOING TO CHATOM?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	5R1
Lat/Long:	31-27-06.5960N / 088-11-40.0310W 31-27.109933N / 088-11.667183W 31.4518322 / -88.1944531 (estimated)
Elevation:	165 ft. / 50 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of CHATOM, AL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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:	DUSK-DAWN
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

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

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:

4000 x 80 ft. / 1219 x 24 m

Surface:

asphalt, in poor condition
BLOCK CRACKING, AND RAVELING WITH LOOSE AGGREGATE.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

15.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

FADED NSTD BASIC MKG SIZE.

RUNWAY 12

RUNWAY 30

Gradient:

0.9%

Traffic pattern:

left

Displaced threshold:

200 ft.

Markings:

basic, in poor condition

Obstructions:

67 ft. tree, 696 ft. from runway, 157 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RY 12 APCH RATIO 13:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.

41 ft. trees, 627 ft. from runway, 168 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear

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:	JOE HEARN PO BOX 530 CHATOM, AL 36518 Phone 251-847-2723

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		7
Single engine airplanes:		6
Multi engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 71/week *
65%	transient general aviation
35%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 07 May 2008

Additional Remarks

-	DEER ON & INVOF RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5R1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

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)
0R1 - Atmore Municipal Airport (46 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:52	11:52
Sunrise	06:17	12:17
Sunset	16:56	22:56
Evening civil twilight	17:22	23:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Nov-2009 12:18:03
Local (UTC-6)	10-Nov-2009 06:18:03

METAR

KMOB
46nm S

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