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AL17 Commander Airpark Inc
Wilsonville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: AL17
Lat/Long: 33-14-02.4110N / 086-30-46.9320W
33-14.040183N / 086-30.782200W
33.2340031 / -86.5130367
(estimated)
Elevation: 450 ft. / 137 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of WILSONVILLE, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35186

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/1977
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at SCD (11 nm E): 119.125 (256-249-2620)
WX ASOS at EET (14 nm W): 134.325 (205-663-5881)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TDGr227/31.2TALLADEGA VOR/DME108.8002E
VUZr142/32.6VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E
OKWr091/37.0BROOKWOOD VORTAC111.0000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SYLACAUGA293/10.428403WSCD ... -.-. -..
BESSEMER103/21.136800EBEQ -... . --.-
GRAGG-WADE011/23.433801EGGY --. --. -.--
PELL CITY213/23.625701EPLR .--. .-.. .-.
ALEXANDER CITY308/35.038201WDER -.. . .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3300 x 100 ft. / 1006 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none38 ft. pline, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COMMANDER AIRPARKS, INC
PO BOX 150
WILSONVILLE, AL 35186
Phone 205-669-6901
Manager: LARRY CHAPMAN
PO BOX 150
WILSONVILLE, AL 35186
Phone 205-669-6901

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 8
Ultralights: 2
    

Additional Remarks

FREQUENCY 122.9 AVAILABLE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AL17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (11 nm E)
KEET - Shelby County Airport (14 nm W)
KEKY - Bessemer Airport (21 nm W)
KBHM - Birmingham International Airport (23 nm NW)
02A - Gragg-Wade Field Airport (24 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0111:01
Sunrise06:2611:26
Sunset19:0200:02
Evening civil twilight19:2700:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Sep-2008 14:20:42
Local (UTC-5)  07-Sep-2008 09:20:42
 
METAR
KEET 
14nm W 
071353Z AUTO 32004KT 2SM BR OVC003 20/19 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02000194
KBHM 
23nm NW 
071353Z 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC002 20/19 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02000189 $
TAF
KEET 
14nm W 
071124Z 071212 33005KT 1SM BR BCFG BKN005 TEMPO 1214 1/4SM FG VV001 FM1400 35005KT P6SM SKC FM0200 04002KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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