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8AL5

Plant Gorgas Heliport
Parrish, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8AL5
Lat/Long:	33-38-32.9400N 087-11-49.8200W 33-38.549000N 087-11.830333W 33.6424833,-87.1971722 (estimated)
Elevation:	256 ft. / 78 m (estimated)
From city:	7 miles SE of PARRISH, AL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	35130

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/2017
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at JFX (17 nm N):

119.225 (205-295-5539)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
VUZr262/14.9		VULCAN VORTAC		114.40		02E
OKWr006/24.4		BROOKWOOD VORTAC		111.00		00E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	26 x 26 ft. / 8 x 8 m
Surface:	concrete
Latitude:	33-38.549000N
Longitude:	087-11.830333W
Elevation:	256.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	AL PWR CO 460 GORGAS RD PARRISH, AL 35580 Phone 205-527-2473
Manager:	GERALD ABNEY 4301 EAST LAKE BLVD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35217 Phone 205-527-2473

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8AL5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJFX - Walker County Airport/Bevill Field (17 nm N)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (23 nm E)
KEKY - Bessemer National Airport (24 nm SE)
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (31 nm W)
KTCL - Tuscaloosa National Airport (33 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	12:22
Sunrise	06:50	12:50
Sunset	16:43	22:43
Evening civil twilight	17:11	23:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Dec-2025 10:05:25
Local (UTC-6)	20-Dec-2025 04:05:25

METAR

KJFX 17nm N	200955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT055 A3018 RMK AO2
KBHM 23nm E	200953Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 T10111028
KEKY 24nm SE	200956Z AUTO 08003KT CLR 01/M03 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP198 T00111028 PWINO FZRANO RVRNO $
KTCL 33nm SW	200953Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M01/M02 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T10111022

TAF

KBHM
23nm E

200520Z 2006/2106 00000KT P6SM SKC FM201600 17009KT P6SM SKC FM210000 16003KT P6SM SKC

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