FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ALX |
| Lat/Long: | 32-54-53.1000N / 085-57-46.6000W
32-54.885000N / 085-57.776667W
32.9147500 / -85.9629444
(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: | ALX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 18/36 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 120.45/298.850 (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
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5422 x 96 ft. / 1653 x 29 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-55.331188N | | 32-54.438037N |
| Longitude: | 085-57.800010W | | 085-57.754248W |
| Elevation: | 685.8 ft. | | 611.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.4% DOWN | | 1.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 178 true | | 359 magnetic, 358 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 623 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. trees, 424 ft. from runway, 111 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 22:1 FROM DSPLCD THLD. | | 88 ft. trees, 2277 ft. from runway, 118 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 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 256-392-2452. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | 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 09 December 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (219KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (212KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (56KB) |
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 University Regional Airport (32 nm SE)
02A - Chilton County 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunset | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 05:55:22 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 00:55:22 |
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| METAR |
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| KALX | 180455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM TS BKN035 BKN040 BKN048 24/22 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N THRU SE P0004 T02410219 402850175
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| TAF |
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KMXF
39nm SW | 1801/1901 19009KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 BKN100 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1801/1804 19010G15KT 4800 -TSRA BKN030CB OVC080 BECMG 1804/1805 18006KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN050 QNH2998INS BECMG 1816/1817 21009KT 6000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN040 OVC100 QNH2995INS TEMPO 1818/1822 20010G15KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB OVC040 T31/1822Z T19/1811Z AMD 180105 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1803 NEXT 1811
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KANB
41nm N | 180421Z 1804/1824 VRB05KT 3SM TSRA SCT025 OVC050CB FM180600 19003KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM181000 20003KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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KMGM
43nm SW | 171730Z 1718/1818 19006KT P6SM BKN050 FM180500 19003KT P6SM OVC015 FM181600 22006KT P6SM OVC025
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KEET
44nm W | 180132Z 1802/1824 12007KT 2SM +TSRA BR SCT030 BKN050CB FM180230 30010KT P6SM SHRA VCTS SCT030CB BKN050 FM180600 19006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM180900 20005KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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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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