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8AL1 Med West-Hoover Heliport
Hoover, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 8AL1
Lat/Long: 33-21-17.0000N 086-51-21.0000W
33-21.283333N 086-51.350000W
33.3547222,-86.8558333
(estimated)
Elevation: 600 ft. / 183 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles NE of HOOVER, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35226

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/2016
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at EKY (4 nm SW): 118.825 (205-424-3127)
WX ASOS at EET (11 nm S): 134.325 (205-663-5881)
WX ASOS at BHM (14 nm N): PHONE 205-591-6172

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VUZr171/19.1VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E
OKWr070/21.0BROOKWOOD VORTAC111.0000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MCDEN186/9.422403WBH -... ....

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt
Latitude: 33-21.283333N
Longitude: 086-51.350000W
Elevation: 600.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: UAB HEALTH SYS - MED WEST
995 9TH AVE SW
BESSEMER, AL 35022
Phone 205-481-7101
Manager: UAB HEALTH SYS - MED WEST
995 9TH AVE SW
BESSEMER, AL 35022
Phone 205-481-7101

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8AL1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEKY - Bessemer Airport (4 nm SW)
KEET - Shelby County Airport (11 nm S)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (14 nm N)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (28 nm SW)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (30 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1511:15
Sunrise06:4011:40
Sunset19:0400:04
Evening civil twilight19:2900:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 11:28:45
Local (UTC-5)  28-Mar-2024 06:28:45
 
METAR
KEKY 
4nm SW 
281056Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP042 T00721006
KEET 
11nm S 
281053Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T00831017
KBHM 
14nm NE 
281053Z 36007KT 10SM SCT250 06/00 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T00610000
TAF
KEET 
11nm S 
280520Z 2806/2906 35004KT P6SM BKN250 FM281700 01010KT P6SM FEW250 FM290000 33003KT P6SM FEW250
KBHM 
14nm NE 
280520Z 2806/2906 35004KT P6SM BKN250 FM281600 36010G19KT P6SM FEW250 FM290500 33006KT P6SM FEW250
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