FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | 00E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BESSEMER, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | 0730-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-18.437097N | | 33-19.076203N |
| Longitude: | 086-56.028727W | | 086-55.127523W |
| Elevation: | 699.3 ft. | | 699.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 | | 230 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 1145 ft. from runway, 136 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 21 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 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: | TOMMY MORROW
900 MITCHELL FIELD RD
BESSEMER, AL 35022
Phone 205-425-9500 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 167 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 151 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 281/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 24 January 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (241KB) |
| GPS RWY 23 | |
download (153KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (235KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEET - Shelby County Airport (11 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham International Airport (17 nm NE)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (24 nm S)
02A - Gragg-Wade Field Airport (32 nm SE)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 19:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 01:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 12:32:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2008 07:32:01 |
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| METAR |
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KEET
11nm SE | 121153Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01170067 10133 20111 53021
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KBHM
18nm NE | 121153Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 70002 T01060067 10133 20094 53018
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| TAF |
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KEET
11nm SE | 121121Z 121212 34006KT P6SM SKC FM1500 33012KT P6SM SKC FM0100 00000KT P6SM SKC
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KBHM
18nm NE | 121121Z 121212 34006KT P6SM SKC FM1500 32012KT P6SM SKC FM0200 00000KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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