FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SCD |
| Lat/Long: | 33-10-18.6000N / 086-18-19.9000W
33-10.310000N / 086-18.331667W
33.1718333 / -86.3055278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 569 ft. / 173.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of SYLACAUGA, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35151 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1962 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 1000-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, PAPI RYS 09 & 27 AND REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.125 (256-249-2620) |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 123.8 |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 123.8 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TDGr207/27.6 | | 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 |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5390 x 100 ft. / 1643 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 33-10.314298N | | 33-10.305862N |
| Longitude: | 086-18.860457W | | 086-17.803905W |
| Elevation: | 568.8 ft. | | 547.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 091 true | | 274 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. hill, 1464 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SYLACAUGA
PO BOX 390
SYLACAUGA, AL 35150
Phone 256-401-2400 |
| Manager: | RAY LETT
195 AIRPORT RD.
SYLACAUGA, AL 35150
Phone 256-245-3246
AFTER HOURS 256-249-4854. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 62 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 78/day * | | 91% | transient general aviation | | 7% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 December 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 17 FT WIDE TWY BTN MAIN RAMP TWY & HNGR AREA. |
| - | GLIDER TOWING OPS 3 NM RADIUS BLO, 6,000 FT 0900-2200 WEEKENDS. |
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 09 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (235KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KALX - Thomas C Russell Field Airport (23 nm SE)
KPLR - St Clair County Airport (23 nm N)
KEET - Shelby County Airport (24 nm W)
02A - Chilton County Airport (25 nm SW)
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 09-Nov-2012
looking southwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 18:10 | | 23:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 10:36:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 05:36:34 |
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| METAR |
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KALX
22nm SE | 160755Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 17/16 A3002 RMK AO2 T01710155
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KEET
24nm W | 160753Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01720156
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KBHM
33nm NW | 160753Z 00000KT 10SM SCT110 18/15 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01780150
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KANB
34nm NE | 160753Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01670144
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| TAF |
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KEET
24nm W | 160520Z 1606/1706 00000KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM161100 15003KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 FM162000 21006KT P6SM SHRA OVC040
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KASN
27nm NE | 160520Z 1606/1706 00000KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM161400 11003KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 FM162100 21005KT P6SM SHRA OVC040 AMD NOT SKED
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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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