FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
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| CSGr205/7.7 | | COLUMBUS VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 01E |
| LSFr338/11.1 | | LAWSON VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 02W |
| TGEr086/29.7 | | TUSKEGEE VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 02E |
| EUFr002/33.1 | | EUFAULA VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 02E |
| LGCr168/33.5 | | LAGRANGE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LAWSON | | 348/12.8 | | 335 | | 02W | | AWS | .- .-- ... |
| PINE MOUNTAIN | | 210/23.2 | | 272 | | 03W | | PIM | .--. .. -- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 100 ft. / 610 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road | | plines, 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 |
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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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunset | | 18:16 | | 23:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:40 | | 23:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 01:08:54 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Oct-2008 20:08:54 |
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| METAR |
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KCSG
7nm E | 080051Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC060 25/18 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB49 SLP178 P0000 T02500178
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KLSF
12nm S | 080055Z 00000KT 10SM OVC060 23/19 A3005 RMK AO2A SLP175 $
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KAUO
18nm NW | 080055Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW060 SCT075 OVC085 24/17 A3007 RMK AO1
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KCSG
7nm E | 072330Z 080024 11007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN070 FM0600 10010KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC030 FM0900 10010KT 4SM SHRA BR SCT007 OVC015 PROB30 1218 2SM TSRA BKN007CB OVC012 FM1800 15012KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015 PROB30 1821 2SM TSRA BKN012CB OVC040
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KLSF
12nm S | 071717 14009KT 9999 SCT030 BKN065 OVC120 QNH3004INS BECMG 0001 14005KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3005INS BECMG 0506 14005KT 4800 RA BKN020 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1013 1600 -RA BR BECMG 1213 16007KT 8000 -RA BKN015 QNH2997INS T28/21Z T19/11Z
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