FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -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: | 0800-1800 AFTER HOURS 205-542-5311 (FEE FOR AFTER HOURS SERVICE). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | high intensity |
| 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 22 ft. gnd, 1173 ft. from runway, 44:1 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: | | 107 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 82 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (193KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 19:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 05:57:12 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 00:57:12 |
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| METAR |
KEET 11nm SE | 180453Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM FEW042 SCT110 21/19 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW SLP158 T02110194
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KBHM 18nm NE | 180453Z 19006KT 10SM FEW009 BKN016 OVC040 21/19 A3002 RMK AO2 TSB16E45RAE52 SLP159 TS MOV E P0022 T02110194
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| TAF |
KEET 11nm SE | 180132Z 1802/1824 12007KT 2SM +TSRA BR SCT030 BKN050CB FM180230 30010KT P6SM SHRA VCTS SCT030CB BKN050 FM180600 19006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM180900 20005KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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KBHM 18nm NE | 180408Z 1804/1824 18006KT 3SM TSRA SCT030CB BKN050 FM180500 19005KT P6SM SHRA VCTS BKN025CB FM180900 20005KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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