FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AL50 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-29-51.3810N / 086-50-46.9660W
33-29.856350N / 086-50.782767W
33.4976058 / -86.8463794
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 557 ft. / 170 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 00E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35211 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL. |
| Activation date: | 09/1984 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at BHM (6 nm NE): | PHONE 205-591-6172 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EKY (12 nm S): | 118.825 (205-424-3127) |
| WX ASOS at EET (19 nm S): | 134.325 (205-663-5881) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VUZr164/10.7 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
| OKWr053/25.5 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
| LDKr065/37.4 | | CRIMSON VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MCDEN | | at field | | 224 | | 01W | | BH | -... .... |
| PELL CITY | | 262/30.1 | | 257 | | 01E | | PLR | .--. .-.. .-. |
| SYLACAUGA | | 309/32.8 | | 284 | | 03W | | SCD | ... -.-. -.. |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 20 x 20 ft. / 6 x 6 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Runway edge lights: | PERIMETER LIGHTS. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BAPTIST MED CENTER-PRINCETON
701 PRINCETON AVE, SW
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211
Phone 205-783-3090 |
| Manager: | BOB MCDOUGAL
701 PRINCETON AVE, SW
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211
Phone 205-783-3083 |
Additional Remarks
| A30A | APPROACH & DEPARTURE TO AND FROM THE SW ONLY; APPROACH HEADING IS 40 DEGREES; DEPARTURE HEADING IS 220 DEGREES. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AL50.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (6 nm NE)
KEKY - Bessemer Airport (12 nm S)
KEET - Shelby County Airport (19 nm S)
KPLR - St Clair County Airport (30 nm E)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (33 nm SE)
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 05:27:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 00:27:01 |
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| METAR |
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KBHM
6nm NE | 180453Z 19006KT 10SM FEW009 BKN016 OVC040 21/19 A3002 RMK AO2 TSB16E45RAE52 SLP159 TS MOV E P0022 T02110194
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KEET
19nm S | 180453Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM FEW042 SCT110 21/19 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW SLP158 T02110194
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KBHM
6nm NE | 180408Z 1804/1824 18006KT 3SM TSRA SCT030CB BKN050 FM180500 19005KT P6SM SHRA VCTS BKN025CB FM180900 20005KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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KEET
19nm S | 180132Z 1802/1824 12007KT 2SM +TSRA BR SCT030 BKN050CB FM180230 30010KT P6SM SHRA VCTS SCT030CB BKN050 FM180600 19006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM180900 20005KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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