FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PLR |
| Lat/Long: | 33-33-31.8000N / 086-14-56.6000W
33-33.530000N / 086-14.943333W
33.5588333 / -86.2490556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 485 ft. / 147.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of PELL CITY, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35128 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1285 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 123.8 [0600-2300] |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 123.8 [0600-2300] |
| WX AWOS-3 at ASN (10 nm E): | 118.425 (256-362-5847) |
| WX ASOS at ANB (20 nm E): | 119.675 (256-835-3931) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TDGr263/10.4 | | TALLADEGA VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02E |
| GADr196/26.4 | | GADSDEN VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| VUZr100/33.2 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PELL CITY | | at field | | 257 | | 01E | | PLR | .--. .-.. .-. |
| SYLACAUGA | | 012/23.3 | | 284 | | 03W | | SCD | ... -.-. -.. |
| BESSEMER | | 066/36.9 | | 368 | | 00E | | BEQ | -... . --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 80 ft. / 1524 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
RY SFC HAS ALLIGATOR, LONGITUDINAL & TRANSVERSE CRACKING AND IS OXIDIZED. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 33-33.147892N | | 33-33.911823N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.127498W | | 086-14.756732W |
| Elevation: | 483.2 ft. | | 482.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 025 magnetic, 022 true | | 205 magnetic, 202 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 39 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 397 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
RY 02 APCH RATIO 24:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 75 ft. trees, 1677 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST CLAIR CO ARPT AUTH
240 AIRPORT ROAD
PELL CITY, AL 35128
Phone 205-338-9456
CONTACT PERSON: CHARLES BROWING; CHAIRMAN ST. CLAIR COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | LARRY DAVIS
240 AIRPORT ROAD
PELL CITY, AL 35128
Phone 205-338-9456 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 91 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 81 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 95/day * | | 80% | transient general aviation | | 17% | local general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 January 2008 | |
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 02 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
KANB - Anniston Metropolitan Airport (20 nm E)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KBHM - Birmingham International Airport (25 nm W)
KGAD - Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (26 nm N)
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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 14-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Oct-2008 16:27:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Oct-2008 11:27:14 |
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| METAR |
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KANB
20nm E | 141553Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM FEW028 23/15 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP256 T02330150
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KBHM
25nm W | 141553Z 13009KT 10SM FEW035 24/16 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP259 T02390156
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KGAD
26nm N | 141615Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3031 RMK AO1
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KEET
35nm SW | 141553Z AUTO 08008KT 040V120 10SM CLR 24/17 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP252 T02390167
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| TAF |
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KANB
20nm E | 141121Z 141212 09005KT P6SM SKC FM0300 00000KT P6SM SKC
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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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