FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AL89 |
| Lat/Long: | 32-43-07.4730N / 085-22-00.8050W 32-43.124550N / 085-22.013417W 32.7187425 / -85.3668903 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 820 ft. / 250 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| From city: | 5 miles N of OPELIKA, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 36801 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 06/1991 |
| 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 AWOS-3 at AUO (7 nm SW): | 132.575 (334-821-4932) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CSGr288/18.7 | | COLUMBUS VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 01E |
| TGEr045/20.8 | | TUSKEGEE VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 02E |
| LGCr201/21.4 | | LAGRANGE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 01E |
| LSFr323/29.9 | | LAWSON VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 02W |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 2250 x 100 ft. / 686 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 250 ft. | | 300 ft. |
| Obstructions: | road, 300 ft. from runway | | 60 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | J. B. STOKLEY P.O. BOX 430 OPELIKA, AL 36803 Phone 334-745-3532 |
| Manager: | J. B. STOKLEY P.O. BOX 430 OPELIKA, AL 36803 Phone 334-745-3532 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AL89.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAUO - Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport (7 nm SW)
7A3 - Lanett Municipal Airport (9 nm NE)
06A - Moton Field Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
KLGC - LaGrange-Callaway Airport (23 nm NE)
KCSG - Columbus Metropolitan Airport (25 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by J. B. Stokley
Taken in the Summer of 2001
view of runway 07
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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
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunset | | 18:17 | | 23:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:41 | | 23:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 01:25:01 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Oct-2008 20:25:01 |
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| METAR |
KAUO 7nm S | 080055Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW060 SCT075 OVC085 24/17 A3007 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KCSG 24nm SE | 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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