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8AL5 Plant Gorgas Heliport
Parrish, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 8AL5
Lat/Long: 33-38-32.9400N 087-11-49.8200W
33-38.549000N 087-11.830333W
33.6424833,-87.1971722
(estimated)
Elevation: 256 ft. / 78 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles SE of PARRISH, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35130

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/2017
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at JFX (17 nm N): 119.225 (205-295-5539)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VUZr262/14.9VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E
OKWr006/24.4BROOKWOOD VORTAC111.0000E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 26 x 26 ft. / 8 x 8 m
Surface: concrete
Latitude: 33-38.549000N
Longitude: 087-11.830333W
Elevation: 256.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: AL PWR CO
460 GORGAS RD
PARRISH, AL 35580
Phone 205-527-2473
Manager: GERALD ABNEY
4301 EAST LAKE BLVD
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35217
Phone 205-527-2473

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8AL5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJFX - Walker County Airport-Bevill Field (17 nm N)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (23 nm E)
KEKY - Bessemer Airport (24 nm SE)
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (31 nm W)
KTCL - Tuscaloosa National Airport (33 nm SW)
  
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From to 8AL5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4310:43
Sunrise06:0911:09
Sunset19:2500:25
Evening civil twilight19:5100:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Apr-2024 11:59:37
Local (UTC-5)  23-Apr-2024 06:59:37
 
METAR
KJFX 
17nm N 		231155Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 03/03 A3021 RMK AO2
KBHM 
23nm E 		231153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 07/04 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00670044 10089 20056 53014 $
KEKY 
24nm SE 		231056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP076 T00390033
KTCL 
33nm SW 		231153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00560050 10078 20044 52013
TAF
KBHM 
23nm E 		230533Z 2306/2406 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM231500 20010KT P6SM SKC FM240100 18003KT P6SM SKC
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