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71J Blackwell Field Airport
Ozark, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 71J
Lat/Long: 31-25-54.5232N / 085-37-13.9221W
31-25.908720N / 085-37.232035W
31.4318120 / -85.6205339
(estimated)
Elevation: 356 ft. / 108.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2000)
From city: 2 miles SE of OZARK, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 36360

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1956
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
AFTER HRS CALL 334-828-1893 OR 334-403-0064.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST ONLY 1800-0700.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
CAIRNS APPROACH: 125.4 [0600-2300]
CAIRNS DEPARTURE: 125.4 [0600-2300]
WX ASOS at DHN (11 nm SE): PHONE 334-983-5999
  • APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/353.5 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HEYr024/(3.8)HANCHEY VOR110.6002E
OZRr027/11.2CAIRNS VOR/DME111.2002E
RRSr310/13.1WIREGRASS VORTAC111.6002E
EDNr064/(16.6)ENTERPRISE VOR116.6003W
EUFr217/39.9EUFAULA VORTAC109.2002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HANCHEY021/4.222100EHYE .... -.-- .
LOWE059/7.626903WLOR .-.. --- .-.
BOLL WEEVIL070/19.435203EBVG -... ...- --.
TRI COUNTY000/34.827502WBKK -... -.- -.-
BRANTLEY103/35.341000EXBR -..- -... .-.
SOYYA331/39.332902WSMY ... -- -.--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 5153 x 80 ft. / 1571 x 24 m
RY 12/30 EXTDD 953 FT N END.
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Double wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 31-26.129053N31-25.688388N
Longitude: 085-37.655898W085-36.808170W
Elevation: 357.9 ft.343.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 123 magnetic, 121 true303 magnetic, 301 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none15 ft. trees, 564 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF OZARK
P.O. BOX 1987
OZARK, AL 36361
Phone 334-774-5393
Manager: COL. (RET) FRANK H. MAYER
1110 PARKER DRIVE
OZARK, AL 36360
Phone 334-774-3370

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 35
Single engine airplanes: 24
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 251/day *
59% transient general aviation
41% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 10 January 2007

Additional Remarks

LOW FLYING HELICOPTERS OPERATE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.
RY & PARALLEL TWYS CNTRLN SEPARATION IS 240 FT.
500' STOPWAY AT STOP END OF RWY 30. MARKED AND LIGHTED AS TAXIWAY.
PILOTS DEPARTING BLACKWELL VFR TO THE EAST OR NORTH REMAIN AT 1500 FT MSL OR BLO TIL APRXLY 5 MI FM THE ARPT TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH TFC ON IFR APCH TO THE DOTHAN ARPT.
PAEW ADJ RY & TY.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (165KB)
VOR RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (240KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHEY - Hanchey Army Heliport (Fort Rucker) (5 nm S)
KLOR - Lowe Army Heliport (Fort Rucker) (8 nm SW)
KOZR - Cairns Army Airfield (Fort Rucker) (11 nm SW)
KDHN - Dothan Regional Airport (11 nm SE)
0J6 - Headland Municipal Airport (16 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 71J (Blackwell Field Airport)
Photo by Bill Mansfield
Photo taken 20-Aug-2006
on final for runway 30

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From to 71J

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2910:29
Sunrise05:5610:56
Sunset19:4200:42
Evening civil twilight20:0901:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 23:03:57
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 18:03:57
 
METAR
KHEY 
5nm S 
252053Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW043 FEW055 34/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP068 T03390222 58020 $
KLOR 
8nm SW 
252253Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM 32/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03220222 TSNO PNO $
KOZR 
10nm SW 
252255Z 25009KT 10SM BKN040 BKN250 32/24 A3005 RMK AO2A CB DSNT SE AND NW MOV S SLP173 T03230241 RVRNO $
KDHN 
11nm SE 
252253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP180 T03280222
TAF
KOZR 
10nm SW 
251918 VRB05KT 9999 BKN040 BKN250 QNH3004INS TEMPO 1923 8000 -TSRA T33/20Z T24/09Z AMD 1921
KDHN 
11nm SE 
251739Z 251818 29006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 TEMPO 1923 SCT030CB BKN050 FM0100 30003KT P6SM SCT090 BKN200 TEMPO 1012 5SM BR FM1400 30004KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060
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JAMESON INN OZARK 0.8 
QUALITY INN AND SUITES OZARK 2.5 
 

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