FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | EKY |
Lat/Long: | 33-18-45.4000N 086-55-34.7000W 33-18.756667N 086-55.578333W 33.3126111,-86.9263056 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 699.6 ft. / 213.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (2010) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of BESSEMER, AL |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 35022 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1973 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1800 FEE FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 205-835-1415. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.825 (205-424-3127) |
BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 124.9 |
BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 124.9 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.75 |
WX ASOS at EET (11 nm SE): | 134.325 (205-663-5881) |
WX ASOS at BHM (17 nm NE): | PHONE 205-591-6172 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
OKWr075/16.8 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
VUZr182/21.5 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
MCDEN | | 202/12.6 | | 224 | | 03W | | BH | -... .... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 6007 x 100 ft. / 1831 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 60.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 33-18.437102N | | 33-19.076205N |
Longitude: | 086-56.028720W | | 086-55.127518W |
Elevation: | 699.3 ft. | | 699.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 050 true | | 233 magnetic, 230 true |
Markings: | precision, 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) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 41 ft. trees, 472 ft. from runway, 433 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. trees, 339 ft. from runway, 179 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF BESSEMER 1700 N THIRD AVE BESSEMER, AL 35020 Phone 205-424-4060 |
Manager: | TIM WASYLUKA 900 MITCHELL FIELD RD BESSEMER, AL 35022 Phone (205) 835-1415 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 137 | Single engine airplanes: | | 91 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 19 | Jet airplanes: | | 15 | Helicopters: | | 12 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 281/day * | 57% | transient general aviation | 43% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD IF UNA VIA FREQ, CTC BIRMINGHAM APCH AT 205-769-3890. |
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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (282KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (229KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (260KB) |
VOR RWY 05 | |
download (232KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEET - Shelby County Airport (11 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (17 nm NE)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (24 nm S)
02A - Chilton County Airport (32 nm SE)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Danny Schnautz
Photo taken 25-Mar-2015
looking northeast.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 11:16 |
Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
Sunset | | 19:05 | | 00:05 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:30 | | 00:30 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Mar-2024 04:44:35 |
Local (UTC-5) | 28-Mar-2024 23:44:35 |
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METAR |
KEKY | 290356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/M01 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP076 T00941006
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KEET 11nm SE | 290353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/04 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01000039
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KBHM 18nm NE | 290353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00940011
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TAF |
KEET 11nm SE | 281720Z 2818/2918 02010G19KT P6SM SKC FM290100 33003KT P6SM SKC
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KBHM 18nm NE | 281720Z 2818/2918 01013G19KT P6SM SKC FM290200 35003KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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