FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | SUN 1100-1700, ALL MON-SAT 0730-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1285 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 AND PAPI RYS 03 AND 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.625 ((205) 884-4359) |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 123.8 [0600-2300] |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 123.8 [0600-2300] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.725 |
| 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) |
- GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (BHM CLNC DEL)
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 | ... -.-. -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 205-369-0674. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 80 ft. / 1524 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| 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: | 50 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, 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) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 397 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
RY 03 APCH RATIO 24:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 18 ft. fence, 1134 ft. from runway, 49:1 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: | | 72 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | 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 22 January 2009 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (267KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (104KB) |
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-Shuttlesworth International Airport (25 nm W)
KGAD - Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (26 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in November 2008
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 23:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 23:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 05:48:59 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 23:48:59 |
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| METAR |
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KANB
20nm E | 130453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M09 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP293 T10441089
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KBHM
25nm W | 130453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP289 T10331083
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KGAD
26nm N | 130455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M09 A3035 RMK AO1
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KEET
35nm SW | 130453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M09 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP284 T10221089 FZRANO
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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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