FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & PAPI RY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| 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 edge markings: | RY 09/27 MARKINGS BADLY FADED, RY NUMBERS UNREADABLE. |
| 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 poor condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 620 ft. from runway, 247 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 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
AND LINDA LETT. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 51 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 | | 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 08 January 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 17 FT WIDE TWY BTN MAIN RAMP TWY & HNGR AREA. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (206KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (221KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
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 - Gragg-Wade Field Airport (25 nm SW)
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 23:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:45 | | 23:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Oct-2008 21:46:53 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Oct-2008 16:46:53 |
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| METAR |
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KALX
22nm SE | 072140Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM BKN044 26/18 A3005 RMK AO1
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KEET
24nm W | 072053Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM OVC033 24/19 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB22E34 SLP166 P0000 60000 T02440194 56018
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KBHM
33nm NW | 072053Z 14010KT 10SM BKN039 BKN050 25/15 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02500150 58019
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KANB
34nm NE | 072053Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM OVC060 26/15 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02610150 56025
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| TAF |
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KEET
24nm W | 071731Z 071818 12009KT P6SM SCT030 OVC040 FM2000 14008KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC030CB TEMPO 2202 3SM SHRA BKN015CB FM0900 17008KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC010CB
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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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