FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | 0700-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | 33-18.437102N | | 33-19.076205N |
| Longitude: | 086-56.028720W | | 086-55.127518W |
| 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 VASI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left VASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 38 ft. trees, 1422 ft. from runway, 9 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 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: | | 99 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 69 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 281/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 13 February 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download |
| GPS RWY 23 | |
download (199KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (234KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEET - Shelby County Airport (11 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunset | | 17:27 | | 23:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 23:52 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 06:45:01 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 00:45:01 |
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| METAR |
KEET 11nm SE | 100553Z AUTO 31008G15KT 10SM CLR M03/M10 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T10281100 10017 21028 400831028 51012 FZRANO
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KBHM 18nm NE | 100553Z 31008KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200 T10331094 10017 21033 400941033 51012
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| TAF |
KEET 11nm SE | 100529Z 1006/1106 31010G20KT P6SM FEW035 FM110000 33006KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO VIS WIND AND WX
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KBHM 18nm NE | 100529Z 1006/1106 32012G22KT P6SM FEW035 FM110000 33007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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