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71J Blackwell Field Airport
Ozark, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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: 358 ft. / 109.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2000)
From city: 2 miles SE of OZARK, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 334-432-3112 OR 334-403-0064.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30, PAPI RYS 12 & 30, AND REIL RYS 12 & 30-CTAF.
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
HEYr029/(3.8)HANCHEY VOR110.6003W
OZRr032/11.2CAIRNS VOR/DME111.2003W
RRSr310/13.1WIREGRASS VORTAC111.6002E
EDNr064/(16.6)ENTERPRISE VOR116.6003W
EUFr217/39.9EUFAULA VORTAC109.2002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HANCHEY030/3.822103WHYE .... -.-- .
LOWE059/7.626903WLOR .-.. --- .-.
BOLL WEEVIL076/19.335203WBVG -... ...- --.
SPRING HILL133/23.628103WXNE -..- -. .
TRI COUNTY001/34.827503WBKK -... -.- -.-
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: 5152 x 80 ft. / 1570 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: 31-26.129053N31-25.688437N
Longitude: 085-37.655898W085-36.808283W
Elevation: 357.9 ft.340.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 123 magnetic, 121 true303 magnetic, 301 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (3.60 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none20 ft. trees, 642 ft. from runway, 159 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 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: 26
Single engine airplanes: 15
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 251/day *
59% transient general aviation
41% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 08 December 2011

Additional Remarks

LOW FLYING HELICOPTERS OPERATE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.
RY & PARALLEL TWYS CNTRLN SEPARATION IS 240 FT.
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.

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 30   download (168KB)
VOR RWY 30   download (243KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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)
KEDN - Enterprise Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
 
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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0412:04
Sunrise06:3012:30
Sunset17:2423:24
Evening civil twilight17:4923:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2012 16:44:15
Local (UTC-6)  10-Feb-2012 10:44:15
 
METAR
KLOR 
8nm SW 
100053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 08/02 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP221 T00780022 $
KOZR 
10nm SW 
101555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 13/02 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01300021
KDHN 
11nm SE 
101553Z 00000KT 9SM OVC110 12/03 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01170033
TAF
KOZR 
10nm SW 
1016/1116 33006KT 9999 BKN080 620901 QNH3003INS BECMG 1023/1024 27006KT 9999 OVC035 620901 QNH3003INS TEMPO 1100/1103 9000 -SHRA BECMG 1103/1104 34006KT 9999 OVC035 QNH3005INS BECMG 1114/1115 34012G20KT 9999 OVC035 QNH3014INS T17/1021Z T05/1113Z
KDHN 
11nm SE 
101143Z 1012/1112 00000KT P6SM SCT200 FM101400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW020 BKN200 FM101900 30006KT P6SM FEW035 BKN100 FM110000 26004KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100 TEMPO 1101/1105 6SM RA BR SCT025 BKN050 FM110500 32008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Eagle Aviation Academy 334-774-3370
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100LL Jet A
AS $5.26 $4.99 
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Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN AND SUITES 2.5 70-120
JAMESON INN OZARK 0.8 75-76
 

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8 in Enterprise
20 in Dothan
 

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