FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ALX |
| Lat/Long: | 32-54-53.0800N / 085-57-46.6400W
32-54.884667N / 085-57.777333W
32.9147444 / -85.9629556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 686 ft. / 209.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of ALEXANDER CITY, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35010 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (256-329-1820) |
| MONTGOMERY APPROACH: | 121.2 |
| MONTGOMERY DEPARTURE: | 121.2 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 120.45/357.6 (COLUMBUS RCAG) WHEN MONTGOMERY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TGEr328/29.8 | | TUSKEGEE VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 02E |
| LGCr257/38.9 | | LAGRANGE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 01E |
| TDGr172/39.8 | | TALLADEGA VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5425 x 96 ft. / 1654 x 29 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-55.331500N | | 32-54.437667N |
| Longitude: | 085-57.800167W | | 085-57.754500W |
| Elevation: | 685.8 ft. | | 612.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.4% DOWN | | 1.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 178 true | | 359 magnetic, 358 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 619 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. trees, 438 ft. from runway, 123 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 24:1 FROM DSPLCD THLD. | | 70 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALEXANDER CITY
PO BOX 552
ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35011
Phone 256-329-6700 |
| Manager: | MIKE SMITH
997 T.C. RUSSELL FIELD
ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35010
Phone 256-329-9057
ON CALL PHONE 256-750-5710. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 91/day * | | 79% | transient general aviation | | 12% | local general aviation | | 9% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 18 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 18 HAS +136' OBSTR LGTD BLDG 3700' FROM THLD ON CNTRLN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (271KB) |
| NDB OR GPS-A | |
download (215KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
08A - Wetumpka Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
06A - Moton Field Municipal Airport (31 nm SE)
KAUO - Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport (32 nm SE)
02A - Gragg-Wade Field Airport (33 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of www.AceAerialPhoto.US Auburn Alabama
Taken in 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 04-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 05:41 | | 10:41 |
| Sunset | | 19:55 | | 00:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 01:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 02:24:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 21:24:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KALX | 050200Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A2998 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT NW
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| TAF |
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KANB
41nm N | 042331Z 0500/0524 22005KT P6SM SCT250 FM051430 21007KT P6SM VCSH OVC050CB FM051700 24008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC035CB
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KMGM
43nm SW | 042331Z 0500/0524 26005KT P6SM SCT250 FM051200 21005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM052100 21005KT P6SM VCSH BKN100
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KEET
44nm W | 042331Z 0500/0524 21003KT P6SM SCT250 FM051400 20005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050CB FM051700 21008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC035CB
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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