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KALX Thomas C Russell Field Airport
Alexander City, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 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
TGEr328/29.8TUSKEGEE VOR/DME117.3002E
LGCr257/38.9LAGRANGE VORTAC115.6001E
TDGr172/39.8TALLADEGA VOR/DME108.8002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALEXANDER CITY359/2.138201WDER -.. . .-.
SYLACAUGA134/23.728403WSCD ... -.-. -..
GRAGG-WADE083/32.933801EGGY --. --. -.--

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: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 32-55.331500N32-54.437667N
Longitude: 085-57.800167W085-57.754500W
Elevation: 685.8 ft.612.1 ft.
Gradient: 1.4% DOWN1.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 178 true359 magnetic, 358 true
Displaced threshold: 619 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 28
Single engine airplanes: 21
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
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

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FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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 of KALX (Thomas C Russell Field Airport)
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Taken in 2006

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From to KALX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2710:27
Sunrise05:5410:54
Sunset19:4600:46
Evening civil twilight20:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 23:56:49
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 18:56:49
 
METAR
KALX 252340Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM -RA BKN006 BKN011 BKN016 26/23 A3009 RMK AO1 P0002 LTG DSNT E
TAF
KMXF 
39nm SW 
251919 33006KT 9999 VCTS BKN050CB QNH2999INS TEMPO 2024 VRB10G20KT 6000 -TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 0001 32004KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 0708 VRB03KT 4800 BR SKC QNH3002INS BECMG 1213 30006KT 9999 NSW FEW050 SCT180 QNH2997INS T32/21Z T21/12Z LAST NO A
KANB 
41nm N 
252029Z 252018 20006KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB FM2045 VRB07KT 5SM TSRA BKN040CB OVC100 FM2115 30006KT P6SM BKN100 FM0000 00000KT 5SM BR HZ SCT150 FM1600 25005KT P6SM SCT050CB BKN100
KMGM 
43nm SW 
251959Z 252018 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 FM2200 30007KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN150 FM0000 00000KT P6SM SCT150 TEMPO 1012 5SM BR FM1600 27005KT P6SM SCT050CB BKN100
KEET 
44nm W 
251727Z 251818 30004KT P6SM SCT040CB BKN150 FM2000 30005KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN150 FM0000 00000KT P6SM SCT150 TEMPO 0912 5SM BR FM1600 27005KT P6SM SCT050CB BKN100
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