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KSCD Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport
Sylacauga, Alabama, USA

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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
TDGr207/27.6TALLADEGA VOR/DME108.8002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SYLACAUGAat field28403WSCD ... -.-. -..
PELL CITY186/23.425701EPLR .--. .-.. .-.
GRAGG-WADE038/24.533801EGGY --. --. -.--
ALEXANDER CITY316/24.738201WDER -.. . .-.

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: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 33-10.314298N33-10.305862N
Longitude: 086-18.860457W086-17.803905W
Elevation: 568.8 ft.547.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 094 magnetic, 091 true274 magnetic, 271 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 67 ft. hill, 1464 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clearnone

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
    
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
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2611:26
Sunrise06:5111:51
Sunset18:1023:10
Evening civil twilight18:3523:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 10:36:34
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 05:36:34
 
METAR
KALX 
22nm SE 
160755Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 17/16 A3002 RMK AO2 T01710155
KEET 
24nm W 
160753Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01720156
KBHM 
33nm NW 
160753Z 00000KT 10SM SCT110 18/15 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01780150
KANB 
34nm NE 
160753Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01670144
TAF
KEET 
24nm W 
160520Z 1606/1706 00000KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM161100 15003KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 FM162000 21006KT P6SM SHRA OVC040
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Custom Aero Service 256-245-3246
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100LL Jet A
PS $5.40 --- 
RA --- $4.95 
 Updated 03-Oct-2013
 
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PS=Pump service
RA=Restricted
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Hotels near Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES SYLACAUGA 0.7 81-99

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