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AL93 Big Sky Airport
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AL93
Lat/Long: 34-53-08.3160N / 086-42-35.9920W
34-53.138600N / 086-42.599867W
34.8856433 / -86.7099978
(estimated)
Elevation: 830 ft. / 253 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1990)
From city: 12 miles NW of HUNTSVILLE, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 35773

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1992
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at MDQ (8 nm E): 120.000 (256-829-1242)
WX AWOS-3 at FYM (13 nm NE): 135.275 (931-433-5916)
WX ASOS at HSV (15 nm S): PHONE 256-772-8074
WX ASOS at DCU (18 nm SW): 118.375 (256-350-4270)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RQZr323/6.5ROCKET VORTAC112.2002E
DCUr039/18.2DECATUR VOR/DME112.8001W
UXMr220/(37.4)TULLAHOMA REGIONAL VOR109.6503W
MSLr073/40.0MUSCLE SHOALS VORTAC116.5001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAPSHAW028/7.535001WCWH -.-. .-- ....
REDSTONE354/11.328700WHUA .... ..- .-
KELSO210/17.035801WTNY - -. -.--
COLE SPRING011/31.623001WCPP -.-. .--. .--.
LAWRENCEBURG128/34.226900ELRT .-.. .-. -
BOILING FORK243/36.126302WBGF -... --. ..-.
VERONA172/37.225100WLUG .-.. ..- --.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2450 x 80 ft. / 747 x 24 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no400 ft.
RY 36 DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH CONES.
Obstructions: none60 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CHRISTOPHER A BARBER
437 WILL RABY RD
TONEY, AL 35773
Phone 256-842-9416
Manager: CHRISTOPHER A BARBER
437 WILL RABY RD
TONEY, AL 35773
Phone 256-842-9416

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 4
Single engine airplanes: 3
Ultralights: 1
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AL93.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMDQ - Madison County Executive Airport/Tom Sharp Jr Field (8 nm E)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (12 nm S)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (13 nm NE)
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (15 nm S)
KDCU - Pryor Field Regional Airport (18 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0912:09
Sunrise06:3612:36
Sunset16:3522:35
Evening civil twilight17:0223:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 04:37:09
Local (UTC-6)  30-Nov-2009 22:37:09
 
METAR
KMDQ 
8nm E 
010420Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A3014 RMK AO2 T00160004
KHUA 
12nm S 
010355Z AUTO RMK AO2 SLPNO $
KHSV 
15nm S 
010353Z 35006KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP205 T00221006 $
KDCU 
18nm SW 
010353Z AUTO 01003KT 8SM CLR 00/M01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00001011
TAF
KHSV 
15nm S 
302338Z 0100/0124 36006KT P6SM SCT029 FM011000 08007KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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