FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -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 334-828-1893 OR 334-403-0064. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST ONLY 1800-0700. ACTVT MIRL RY 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 VOR | | 110.60 | | 03W |
| OZRr032/11.2 | | CAIRNS VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03W |
| RRSr310/13.1 | | WIREGRASS VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 02E |
| EDNr064/(16.6) | | ENTERPRISE VOR | | 116.60 | | 03W |
| EUFr217/39.9 | | EUFAULA VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HANCHEY | | 024/4.2 | | 221 | | 03W | | HYE | .... -.-- . |
| LOWE | | 059/7.6 | | 269 | | 03W | | LOR | .-.. --- .-. |
| BOLL WEEVIL | | 076/19.3 | | 352 | | 03W | | BVG | -... ...- --. |
| SPRING HILL | | 133/23.6 | | 281 | | 03W | | XNE | -..- -. . |
| TRI COUNTY | | 000/34.8 | | 275 | | 02W | | BKK | -... -.- -.- |
| BRANTLEY | | 103/35.3 | | 410 | | 00E | | XBR | -..- -... .-. |
| SOYYA | | 331/39.3 | | 329 | | 02W | | SMY | ... -- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 31-26.129053N | | 31-25.688437N |
| Longitude: | 085-37.655898W | | 085-36.808283W |
| Elevation: | 357.9 ft. | | 340.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 121 true | | 303 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 37 ft. trees, 465 ft. from runway, 178 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 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: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 251/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 February 2009 | |
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. |
| - | 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (166KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 | |
download (242KB) |
| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bill Mansfield
Photo taken 20-Aug-2006
on final for runway 30
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 23:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 01:31:58 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 19:31:58 |
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| METAR |
KHEY 5nm S | 092353Z AUTO 31016G22KT 10SM OVC014 06/03 A2994 RMK AO2 PK WND 32028/2321 SLP130 60004 T00560028 10128 20056 51037 $
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KLOR 8nm SW | 100053Z AUTO 33012G20KT 10SM BKN020 OVC024 05/01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00500006 TSNO $
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KOZR 10nm SW | 100055Z AUTO 31012G20KT 10SM OVC017 05/02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T00470024 RVRNO $
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KDHN 11nm SE | 100119Z 31016G23KT 10SM OVC016 04/02 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDHN 11nm SE | 092324Z 1000/1024 32014G25KT P6SM BKN012 FM100200 32013KT P6SM FEW020 FM101300 32015G23KT P6SM FEW250 FM102300 31009KT P6SM SCT200
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