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KSCD Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport
Sylacauga, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
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 edge markings: MKGS FADED.
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 poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
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: 52
Single engine airplanes: 41
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 1
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 13 February 2009

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
17 FT WIDE TWY BTN MAIN RAMP TWY & HNGR AREA.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (207KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (223KB)
NDB-A   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4611:46
Sunrise06:1212:12
Sunset16:4622:46
Evening civil twilight17:1223:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 18:23:08
Local (UTC-6)  09-Nov-2009 12:23:08
 
METAR
KALX 
22nm SE 
091800Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR 20/15 A3024 RMK AO1
KEET 
24nm W 
091753Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM FEW046 20/14 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP235 T02000144 10200 20144 58019
KBHM 
33nm NW 
091753Z 10008G14KT 10SM BKN049 21/14 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP244 T02060139 10206 20156 58018 $
KANB 
34nm NE 
091753Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM BKN049 19/13 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP253 T01890133 10189 20117 58017
TAF
KEET 
24nm W 
091736Z 0918/1018 08008G18KT P6SM BKN120 FM100000 07010G20KT 6SM -RA OVC040 FM100600 08017G26KT 3SM RA BR OVC015
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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
no information available

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Shell
100LL Jet A
PS $4.10 --- 
RA --- $3.60 
 Updated 18-Aug-2009
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PS=Pump service
RA=Restricted
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - SYLACAUGA 0.7 45-54
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES SYLACAUGA 0.7 76-89

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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