FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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: | 0730-1630 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 OPERS DUSK-2200. AFTER 2200, 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 |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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: | 18 ft. trees, 540 ft. from runway, 159 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 50:1 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
PHONE 256-329-6700 OR 256-329-3721. |
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 20 December 2006 | |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 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 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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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 13-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Oct-2008 00:26:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Oct-2008 19:26:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KALX | 140020Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN035 BKN047 OVC055 23/20 A3027 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KMXF
39nm SW | 131111 09006KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3020INS BECMG 1718 09009KT 9999 SCT015 BKN030 QNH3023INS BECMG 0001 12008KT 9999 SCT030 BKN250 QNH3017INS T27/20Z T17/10Z COR 1207 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1313 NEXT 1411
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KANB
41nm N | 132335Z 140024 08003KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 0913 4SM BR OVC015 FM1400 09005KT P6SM SKC
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KMGM
43nm SW | 132335Z 140024 09006KT P6SM SCT030 OVC050 TEMPO 0913 4SM BR OVC010 FM1500 08005KT P6SM BKN150 FM1800 09007KT P6SM SKC
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KEET
44nm W | 132335Z 140024 10004KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 TEMPO 1013 4SM BR OVC015 FM1500 08005KT P6SM SKC
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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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