FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AL96 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-17-54.0000N / 087-44-27.0000W 30-17.900000N / 087-44.450000W 30.2983333 / -87.7408333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of GULF SHORES, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 36511 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/2006 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at JKA (4 nm E): | 134.525 (251-968-7581) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| NUNr243/(23.4) | | SAUFLEY VOR | | 108.80 | | 01E |
| BFMr135/24.9 | | BROOKLEY VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SUMMERDALE | | 183/12.1 | | 204 | | 01E | | ESU | . ... ..- |
| PICKENS | | 253/30.3 | | 326 | | 01E | | PKZ | .--. -.- --.. |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 5W/23W
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 300 ft. / 914 x 91 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 5W | | RUNWAY 23W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DAVID M. WALTER P.O. BOX 998 ORANGE BEACH, AL 36561 Phone 251-979-2200 |
| Manager: | DAVID M. WALTER P.O. BOX 998 ORAGNE BEACH, AL 36561 Phone 251-979-2200 |
Additional Remarks
| - | 100 FT TWR 2000 FT SW AND 200 FT TWR 4000 FT NE OF SEAPLANE BASE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AL96.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJKA - Jack Edwards Airport (4 nm E)
5R4 - Foley Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
4R4 - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (12 nm NW)
KNPA - Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) (22 nm E)
KBFM - Mobile Downtown Airport (26 nm NW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 21:13:12 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 16:13:12 |
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| METAR |
KJKA 4nm E | 052100Z AUTO 23011G16KT 10SM CLR 35/23 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T03470225
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| TAF |
KBFM 25nm NW | 051732Z 0518/0618 23007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM052100 23009KT P6SM VCTS BKN025CB TEMPO 0521/0524 VRB17G33KT 1SM +TSRA BKN015CB FM060100 22006KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM060900 25004KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 0609/0612 4SM -TSRA SCT030 BKN050CB FM061500 25011K
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