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AL55

Shields Airport
Elberta, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	AL55
Lat/Long:	30-26-30.7100N 087-27-49.9260W 30-26.511833N 087-27.832100W 30.4418639,-87.4638683 (estimated)
Elevation:	95 ft. / 29 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	9 miles E of ELBERTA, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	36549

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/1985
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at JKA (14 nm SW):	PHONE 251-923-5615
WX ASOS at PNS (14 nm E):	121.25 (850-436-4799)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
NUNr254/(6.9)		SAUFLEY VOR		112.25		01E
BFMr105/32.2		BROOKLEY VORTAC		116.35		04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2175 x 80 ft. / 663 x 24 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition WEST END SOFT AFT RAIN.
Runway edge markings:	MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	370 ft.
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	brush, 70 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear	35 ft. trees, 530 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SHIELDS ARPT CORPORATION P.O. BOX 681 LILLIAN 36549 Phone (850) 380-1382
Manager:	DEWITT BARKER 14399 SHEILDS DR LILLIAN, AL 36549 Phone 850-572-0288

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC PENSACOLA APCH AT 850-266-6884 OR 850-266-6885.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AL55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNPA - Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (9 nm SE)
5R4 - Holk Field at Foley Municipal Airport (12 nm W)
KJKA - Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field (14 nm SW)
KPNS - Pensacola International Airport (14 nm E)
KCQF - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (21 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:31	11:31
Sunrise	06:55	11:55
Sunset	19:00	00:00
Evening civil twilight	19:24	00:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Mar-2026 20:04:25
Local (UTC-5)	20-Mar-2026 15:04:25

METAR

KNPA 9nm SE	201956Z 19010KT 10SM FEW030 SCT250 22/07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP211 T02170072 $
KJKA 14nm SW	201958Z 21007G13KT 10SM CLR 22/04 A3015
KPNS 15nm E	201953Z 17010KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T02280056

TAF

KNPA 9nm SE	2015/2115 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3018INS FM201800 19009KT 9999 FEW050 FEW250 QNH3011INS FM210000 23005KT 9999 SKC QNH3010INS TX22/2019Z TN14/2111Z FN20053
KJKA 14nm SW	201720Z 2018/2118 20006KT P6SM SKC FM210000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM211500 24008KT P6SM SKC
KPNS 15nm E	201720Z 2018/2118 18009KT P6SM SKC FM210000 22006KT P6SM SKC FM210600 26004KT P6SM SKC FM211500 24009KT P6SM SKC

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