FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EKY |
| Lat/Long: | 33-18-45.4000N / 086-55-34.7000W
33-18.756667N / 086-55.578333W
33.3126111 / -86.9263056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 700 ft. / 213.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BESSEMER, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35022 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.825 (205-424-3127) |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 124.9 |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 124.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.75 |
| WX ASOS at EET (11 nm SE): | 134.325 (205-663-5881) |
| WX ASOS at BHM (17 nm NE): | PHONE 205-591-6172 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OKWr075/16.8 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
| VUZr182/21.5 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
| LDKr081/30.8 | | CRIMSON VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BESSEMER | | at field | | 368 | | 00E | | BEQ | -... . --.- |
| MCDEN | | 200/12.6 | | 224 | | 01W | | BH | -... .... |
| SYLACAUGA | | 288/31.6 | | 284 | | 03W | | SCD | ... -.-. -.. |
| GRAGG-WADE | | 329/31.8 | | 338 | | 01E | | GGY | --. --. -.-- |
| PELL CITY | | 245/37.0 | | 257 | | 01E | | PLR | .--. .-.. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 205-425-9500. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 6007 x 100 ft. / 1831 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-18.437097N | | 33-19.076203N |
| Longitude: | 086-56.028727W | | 086-55.127523W |
| Elevation: | 699.3 ft. | | 699.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 | | 230 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 55 ft. trees, 1169 ft. from runway, 128 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BESSEMER
1800 N THIRD AVE
BESSEMER, AL 35020
Phone 205-424-4060 |
| Manager: | RICK RUSHING
900 MITCHELL FIELD RD
BESSEMER, AL 35022
Phone 205-425-9500 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 167 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 151 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 281/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 09 January 2008 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (241KB) |
| GPS RWY 23 | |
download (153KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (235KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEET - Shelby County Airport (11 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham International Airport (17 nm NE)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (24 nm S)
02A - Gragg-Wade Field Airport (32 nm SE)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 07-Sep-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunset | | 19:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 12:59:51 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Sep-2008 07:59:51 |
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| METAR |
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KEET
11nm SE | 071253Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 19/19 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01940194
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KBHM
18nm NE | 071253Z 00000KT 1SM R06/P6000FT BR OVC002 19/18 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01940183 $
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| TAF |
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KEET
11nm SE | 071124Z 071212 33005KT 1SM BR BCFG BKN005 TEMPO 1214 1/4SM FG VV001 FM1400 35005KT P6SM SKC FM0200 04002KT P6SM SKC
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KBHM
18nm NE | 071124Z 071212 35006KT 1SM BR SCT001 BKN005 TEMPO 1214 1/4SM FG VV001 FM1400 36006KT P6SM SKC FM0200 06003KT 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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