FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 12-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 18:22 | | 23:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:46 | | 23:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 21:18:35 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Oct-2008 16:18:35 |
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| METAR |
KJKA 4nm E | 122100Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM SCT028 SCT038 25/19 A3009 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KNPA 22nm E | 121515 05012G20KT 9999 FEW010 BKN020 QNH3002INS TEMPO 1622 BKN010 OVC020 BECMG 2200 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN035 BKN060 QNH3000INS TEMPO 0005 8000 -SHRA BR SCT005 BKN020 OVC035 TEMPO 0509 8000 -SHRA BR SCT005 BKN020 OVC035 BECMG 1012 08013G23KT BKN015 OVC
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KBFM 25nm NW | 121730Z 121818 06010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN045 FM0200 07010KT P6SM BKN030 FM0600 08007KT 5SM BR BKN015 PROB30 0612 3SM -DZ BR BKN008 FM1400 08012KT P6SM SCT010 BKN025
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