FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AL53 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-44-46.3200N / 087-40-35.1050W
34-44.772000N / 087-40.585083W
34.7462000 / -87.6764181
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 500 ft. / 152 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35661 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL USE. |
| Activation date: | 05/1990 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | SR-SS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at MSL (3 nm E): | 119.425 (256-383-1033) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 9A4 (17 nm E): | 118.525 ((256) 637-0903) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MSLr284/9.4 | | MUSCLE SHOALS VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| HABr025/36.8 | | HAMILTON VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 02E |
| DCUr280/36.8 | | DECATUR VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LAWRENCEBURG | | 216/35.8 | | 269 | | 01W | | LRT | .-.. .-. - |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
| Surface: | porous friction courses |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SHOALS HOSPITAL
201 AVALON AVE
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 35661
Phone 205-386-1610 |
| Manager: | PHILIP FRETWELL
201 AVALON AVE.
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 35661
Phone 256-386-1738 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | HAS 75' PLINE 600' WEST OF PAD & 30' LIGHT POLES 50' N & E & W OF PAD. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AL53.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSL - Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (3 nm E)
9A4 - Courtland Airport (17 nm E)
M22 - Bill Pugh Field Airport (18 nm S)
1M4 - Posey Field Airport (28 nm S)
2M2 - Lawrenceburg-Lawrence County Airport (36 nm NE)
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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 | | 19:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 01:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 17:11:13 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 12:11:13 |
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KMSL
4nm E | 181653Z AUTO 22003KT 9SM OVC012 24/21 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02390206 $
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K9A4
17nm E | 181655Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM OVC015 22/22 A3006 RMK AO2
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KMSL
4nm E | 181454Z 1815/1912 20003KT P6SM OVC006 FM181700 22010KT P6SM VCTS BKN025CB BKN060 FM190200 20005KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB BKN025 OVC050 FM190600 16003KT P6SM VCTS SCT008CB BKN015 OVC025
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