FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EKY |
| Lat/Long: | 33-18-45.4000N / 086-55-34.7000W
33-18.756667N / 086-55.578333W
33.3126111 / -86.9263056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 700 ft. / 213.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BESSEMER, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 35022 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800
AFTER HOURS 205-542-5311 (FEE FOR AFTER HOURS SERVICE). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.825 (205-424-3127) |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 124.9 |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 124.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.75 |
| WX ASOS at EET (11 nm SE): | 134.325 (205-663-5881) |
| WX ASOS at BHM (17 nm NE): | PHONE 205-591-6172 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OKWr075/16.8 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
| VUZr182/21.5 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
| LDKr081/30.8 | | CRIMSON VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MCDEN | | 200/12.6 | | 224 | | 01W | | BH | -... .... |
| SYLACAUGA | | 288/31.6 | | 284 | | 03W | | SCD | ... -.-. -.. |
| GRAGG-WADE | | 329/31.8 | | 338 | | 01E | | GGY | --. --. -.-- |
| PELL CITY | | 245/37.0 | | 257 | | 01E | | PLR | .--. .-.. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 205-425-9500. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 6007 x 100 ft. / 1831 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-18.437102N | | 33-19.076205N |
| Longitude: | 086-56.028720W | | 086-55.127518W |
| Elevation: | 699.3 ft. | | 699.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 050 true | | 233 magnetic, 230 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left
VASI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left
VASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. trees, 877 ft. from runway, 583 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 24 ft. trees, 406 ft. from runway, 194 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BESSEMER
1800 N THIRD AVE
BESSEMER, AL 35020
Phone 205-424-4060 |
| Manager: | MIKE COLLINS
900 MITCHELL FIELD RD
BESSEMER, AL 35022
Phone 205-428-9292 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 76 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 281/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 09 September 2010 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (306KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (289KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (234KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEET - Shelby County Airport (11 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (17 nm NE)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (24 nm S)
02A - Chilton County Airport (32 nm SE)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 23:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 23:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 02:12:39 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 20:12:39 |
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| METAR |
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KEET
11nm SE | 130153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M08 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP290 T00001083 FZRANO
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KBHM
18nm NE | 130153Z 02003KT 10SM CLR 01/M11 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP296 T00061111
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| TAF |
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KEET
11nm SE | 121730Z 1218/1318 32005KT P6SM SKC FM131500 11003KT P6SM BKN250
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KBHM
18nm NE | 121730Z 1218/1318 35010KT P6SM SKC FM130100 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM131500 14003KT P6SM BKN250
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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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