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AL56 Jones Light Aviation Airport
Smiths, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AL56
Lat/Long: 32-30-00.5070N / 085-04-59.7670W
32-30.008450N / 085-04.996117W
32.5001408 / -85.0832686
(estimated)
Elevation: 440 ft. / 134 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 6 miles SE of SMITHS, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 36877

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1985
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at CSG (7 nm E): PHONE 706-576-4715
WX AWOS-3 at AUO (19 nm W): 132.575 (334-821-4932)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CSGr205/7.7COLUMBUS VORTAC117.1001E
LSFr338/11.1LAWSON VOR/DME111.4002W
TGEr086/29.7TUSKEGEE VOR/DME117.3002E
EUFr002/33.1EUFAULA VORTAC109.2002E
LGCr168/33.5LAGRANGE VORTAC115.6001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LAWSON348/12.833502WAWS .- .-- ...
PINE MOUNTAIN210/23.227203WPIM .--. .. --

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2000 x 100 ft. / 610 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 15 ft. roadplines, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOSEPH R. JONES
4160 LEE RD 430
SMITHS, AL 36877
Phone 205-298-7107
Manager: JOSEPH R. JONES
4160 LEE RD 430
SMITHS, AL 36877
Phone 205-298-7107

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 5
Ultralights: 2
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AL56.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCSG - Columbus Metropolitan Airport (7 nm E)
KLSF - Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (11 nm SE)
KAUO - Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport (19 nm W)
7A3 - Lanett Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
KPIM - Harris County Airport (23 nm NE)
 
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From to AL56

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4011:40
Sunrise06:0612:06
Sunset16:4322:43
Evening civil twilight17:0923:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 03:41:39
Local (UTC-6)  09-Nov-2009 21:41:39
 
METAR
KCSG 
7nm E 
100251Z AUTO 09016G25KT 10SM -RA SCT110 18/14 A3015 RMK AO2 PK WND 09026/0233 RAB44 SLP206 P0000 60000 T01830144 58005
KLSF 
12nm S 
100302Z AUTO 08009KT 040V120 10SM -DZ BKN085 20/16 A3012 RMK AO2 DZB0302 SLP201
KAUO 
18nm NW 
100315Z AUTO 04011KT 10SM SCT033 BKN055 OVC100 17/14 A3013 RMK AO1
TAF
KCSG 
7nm E 
092341Z 1000/1024 09012G20KT P6SM -RA SCT040 OVC060 TEMPO 1000/1003 4SM -RA BR OVC035 FM100300 08014G20KT 6SM -RA OVC035 FM100600 08016G22KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM101000 09020G30KT 2SM +RA BR OVC005 FM101300 08020G33KT 2SM +RA BR OVC005 FM101800 07018G

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Jones Light Aviation Airport

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA LIMITED PHENIX CITY 2.2 64-75
QUALITY INN PHENIX CITY 3.5 69-89
DAYS INN COLUMBUS PHENIX CITY 5.2 80-85
HAMPTON INN SUITES PHENIX CITY 5.3 119-199
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES PHENIX CITY - COLUMBUS 5.3 104-123

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Jones Light Aviation Airport

5 in Phenix City
12 in Opelika
 

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