FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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 |
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunset | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 23:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 10:22:49 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 05:22:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KALX | 160755Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 17/16 A3002 RMK AO2 T01710155
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| TAF |
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KMXF
39nm SW | 1519/1701 VRB04KT 9999 BKN025 BKN120 QNH3000INS BECMG 1607/1608 VRB04KT 8000 BR BKN015 BKN100 QNH2996INS BECMG 1613/1614 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN100 QNH2992INS T27/1619Z T17/1611Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1603 NEXT 1611
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KASN
40nm N | 160520Z 1606/1706 00000KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM161400 11003KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 FM162100 21005KT P6SM SHRA OVC040 AMD NOT SKED
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KANB
41nm N | 160520Z 1606/1706 05004KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM161400 08004KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 FM162200 21005KT P6SM SHRA OVC040
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KMGM
43nm SW | 160520Z 1606/1706 11003KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 FM161200 16003KT P6SM BKN025 BKN150 FM162000 23005KT P6SM BKN040 OVC150
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KEET
44nm W | 160520Z 1606/1706 00000KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM161100 15003KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 FM162000 21006KT P6SM SHRA OVC040
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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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