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79J South Alabama Regional Airport at Bill Benton Field
Andalusia, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 79J
Lat/Long: 31-18-30.1000N 086-23-32.0000W
31-18.501667N 086-23.533333W
31.3083611,-86.3922222
(estimated)
Elevation: 310.2 ft. / 94.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2005)
From city: 4 miles E of ANDALUSIA, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 36420

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: 79J (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SAT-SUN 0730-1630, ALL MON - FRI 0630-0000
AFT HRS SVC CALL 334-222-0638/334-427-0733
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 134.875 (334-222-9770)
CAIRNS APPROACH: 133.45
CAIRNS DEPARTURE: 133.45
WX ASOS at 0J4 (16 nm S): 124.17 (334-858-4843)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/322.55 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EDNr275/(25.1)ENTERPRISE VOR116.6003W
CEWr024/32.5CRESTVIEW VORTAC115.9003E
OZRr277/34.2CAIRNS VOR/DME111.2003W
HEYr267/(38.1)HANCHEY VOR110.6003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
JUDDat field26402WJUY .--- ..- -.--
BOLL WEEVIL268/21.135203WBVG -... ...- --.
LOWE268/33.426903WLOR .-.. --- .-.
BLOOD209/34.636504WTOI - --- ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
100LL:100LL SELF SERVE AVBL 24 HRS.
A+:MILITARY CONTRACT FUEL AVBL MON-FRI 0700-2400, OTHER TIMES CALL (334) 222-0638
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 98.0
Double wheel: 160.0
Double tandem: 275.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MARKINGS FAIR DUE TO FADING
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 31-18.642895N31-18.359393N
Longitude: 086-24.085857W086-22.981555W
Elevation: 309.9 ft.299.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 109 magnetic, 107 true289 magnetic, 287 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 102 ft. tree, 2795 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear54 ft. tree, 1535 ft. from runway, 176 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ANDALUSIA ARPT AUTH
21861 BILL BENTON LANE
ANDALUSIA, AL 36421
Phone 334-222-6598
Manager: JED BLACKWELL
21861 BILL BENTON LANE
ANDALUSIA, AL 36421
Phone 334-222-6598
JED BLACKWELL

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC CAIRNS APCH AT 334-255-8402, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.

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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11   download (250KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29   download (261KB)
NDB-A   download (179KB)
COPTER NDB RWY 29   download (178KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (159KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (480KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

0J4 - Florala Municipal Airport (16 nm S)
KEDN - Enterprise Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
33J - Geneva Municipal Airport (31 nm SE)
KCEW - Bob Sikes Airport (32 nm S)
KLOR - Lowe Army Heliport (Fort Novosel) (33 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2510:25
Sunrise05:5310:53
Sunset19:5000:50
Evening civil twilight20:1801:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Jul-2025 18:21:17
Local (UTC-5)  15-Jul-2025 13:21:17
 
METAR
K79J 151756Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM FEW044 37/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP163 T03670222 10367 20272 58011 TSNO
K0J4 
16nm S 
151758Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM -RA FEW047 FEW060 35/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP167 P0000 60000 T03500222 10350 20267 56012
TAF
KOZR 
35nm E 
151000Z 1510/1616 33006KT 9999 FEW040 FEW200 QNH2998INS BECMG 1516/1517 02006KT 9999 SCT040 SCT200 QNH2998INS BECMG 1519/1520 04006KT 9999 VCTS SCT045CB SCT200 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1521/1524 VRB15G25KT 3200 TSRA SCT020 BKN045CB BECMG 1602/1603 06006KT 9999 NSW FEW050 SCT200 QNH2994INS TX36/1520Z TN24/1510Z
KEGI 
41nm S 
151700Z 1517/1623 34009KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2999INS BECMG 1521/1522 25012KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2993INS TEMPO 1523/1602 22012G20KT 9000 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 1602/1603 35006KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2991INS TX36/1520Z TN28/1609Z
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South Alabama Regional Airport 334-222-6598
334-222-0638
[email]
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.60 $4.25 
SS $4.40 --- 
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SS=Self service
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