FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 |
| 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (219KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (212KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (56KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (189KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of www.AceAerialPhoto.US Auburn Alabama
Taken in 2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunset | | 19:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:58 | | 00:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 02:38:19 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Aug-2013 21:38:19 |
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| METAR |
| KALX | 130155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3006 RMK AO2 T02560237 PNO
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| TAF |
KMXF 39nm SW | 1219/1401 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3005INS BECMG 1220/1221 28009KT 9999 VCTS BKN030CB BKN150 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1222/1302 VRB15G25KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB OVC100 BECMG 1301/1302 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW020 SCT150 QNH3008INS BECMG 1314/1315 30009KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 QNH2995INS TEMPO 1319/1401 VRB15G25KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB OVC100 T34/1221Z T23/1311Z AMD 121948 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1303 NEXT 1311
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KANB 41nm N | 121721Z 1218/1318 27007KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN100 FM130000 28003KT P6SM SCT030 FM130900 00000KT 5SM BR SCT015 FM131400 26006KT P6SM SCT030
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KMGM 43nm SW | 121721Z 1218/1318 27005KT P6SM SCT030 FM121900 24005KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT100 FM130000 24002KT P6SM BKN150 FM131500 28007KT P6SM SCT040
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KEET 44nm W | 130203Z 1302/1324 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN100 FM130600 00000KT P6SM BKN150 FM131000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT015 FM131400 28006KT P6SM VCTS SCT025 BKN040CB
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| NOTAMs |
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