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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: MON-FRI 0730-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 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
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: 43 ft. trees, 438 ft. from runway, 123 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 24:1 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
ON CALL PHONE 256-750-5710.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 32
Single engine airplanes: 23
Multi engine airplanes: 7
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 18 December 2008

Additional Remarks

RWY 18 HAS +136' OBSTR LGTD BLDG 3700' FROM THLD ON CNTRLN.

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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (271KB)
NDB OR GPS-A   download (215KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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
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Aerial photo of KALX (Thomas C Russell Field Airport)
Photo courtesy of www.AceAerialPhoto.US Auburn Alabama
Taken in 2006

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Sectional chart
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From to KALX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0212:02
Sunrise06:2912:29
Sunset16:3622:36
Evening civil twilight17:0323:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 12:05:38
Local (UTC-6)  30-Nov-2009 06:05:38
 
METAR
KALX 301140Z AUTO 20004KT 7SM OVC003 13/12 A2994 RMK AO1
TAF
KANB 
41nm N 
301130Z 3012/0112 26003KT P6SM BKN110 FM301300 30006KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 BKN030 FM301800 34009KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015 FM302200 35007KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC040 FM010000 35006KT P6SM SCT015 SCT040 FM010400 02004KT P6SM SKC
KMGM 
43nm SW 
301130Z 3012/0112 16005KT P6SM BKN025 FM301500 23006KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC030 FM302000 33010KT 4SM RA BR OVC015 FM010200 36008KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN030 FM010500 02005KT P6SM SKC
KEET 
44nm W 
301130Z 3012/0112 23005KT 6SM -RA BR OVC030 FM301600 33010KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015 FM302000 35007KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC040 FM302200 35006KT P6SM SCT015 SCT040 FM010200 02004KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Alexander City Flying Service 256-329-9057
Aviation fuel

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100LL Jet A
FS --- $3.43 
SS $3.53 --- 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KALX have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN ALEXANDER CITY 1.6 100-120
JAMESON INN ALEXANDER CITY 0.6 80-81
 

Other hotels near Thomas C Russell Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN HORSESHOE INN 0.6 69-77
HAMPTON INN ALEXANDER CITY 0.9 85-119

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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