FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
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: | 685.8 ft. / 209.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2015) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of ALEXANDER CITY, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 35010 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ALX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 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 |
| LGCr257/38.9 | | LAGRANGE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC BOTH JET-A AND AVGAS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5422 x 96 ft. / 1653 x 29 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 178 true | | 002 magnetic, 358 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 623 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT AND 6 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 129 ft. tree, 2006 ft. from runway, 572 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 15:1 FM DSPLCD THR. | | 46 ft. tree, 1117 ft. from runway, 347 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 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) 329-9057 |
| Manager: | JACKSON HATTON 965 T.C. RUSSELL FIELD ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35010 Phone 256-329-9057 ON CALL 256-392-2452. |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MONTGOMERY APCH AT 334-284-4575. WHEN APCH CLSD FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (241KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (154KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (480KB) |
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 Jay Taffet / FBO Capital
Photo taken 24-Oct-2013
looking north.
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Times for 06-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunrise | | 06:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 16:48 | | 22:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:14 | | 23:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Nov-2025 17:31:38 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 06-Nov-2025 11:31:38 |
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| METAR |
| KALX | 061715Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3015 RMK AO2 T02340097
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| TAF |
KAUO 33nm SE | 061125Z 0612/0712 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KMXF 39nm SW | 061225Z 0612/0718 05003KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS TEMPO 0612/0615 0800 FG BECMG 0713/0714 12003KT 8000 BR SCT002 OVC010 QNH3001INS BECMG 0715/0716 13006KT 9999 NSW SCT010 OVC015 QNH3001INS TX23/0620Z TN07/0612Z
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| NOTAMs |
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