FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 4R4 (12 nm NW): | 118.425 (251-928-3242) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| NUNr243/(23.4) | | SAUFLEY VOR | | 108.80 | | 01E |
| BFMr135/24.9 | | BROOKLEY VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SUMMERDALE | | 186/12.1 | | 204 | | 02W | | 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 courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 10-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 22:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:22 | | 23:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 16:24:03 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Nov-2009 10:24:03 |
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| METAR |
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KJKA
4nm E | 101600Z AUTO 34012G21KT 10SM BKN007 OVC014 22/20 A2970 RMK AO2 T02160195
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KBFM
25nm NW | 101156Z 1012/1112 36020G30KT 4SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC012 TEMPO 1012/1016 36020G30KT 2SM RA BR OVC005 FM101600 36020G30KT 2SM BR OVC005 TEMPO 1016/1020 4SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC012 FM102000 01020G30KT 2SM BR OVC007 TEMPO 1020/1024 4SM -DZ SCT012 BKN020 FM110
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