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8AL5

Plant Gorgas Heliport
Parrish, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 01-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:14	10:14
Sunrise	05:43	10:43
Sunset	20:02	01:02
Evening civil twilight	20:31	01:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Jul-2026 22:18:31
Local (UTC-5)	01-Jul-2026 17:18:31

METAR

KJFX 17nm N	012155Z AUTO 31003KT 24/23 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS PWINO
KBHM 23nm E	012153Z 04005KT 10SM FEW040 BKN075 OVC250 27/23 A3010 RMK AO2 TSE11 SLP183 TS MOV NW T02670233 $
KEKY 24nm SE	012156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3008 RMK AO2 TSE08 SLP158 T02670233 $
KTCL 33nm SW	012202Z 34006KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW T02780211 $

TAF

KBHM
23nm E

011720Z 0118/0218 09007KT P6SM FEW050 TEMPO 0118/0122 2SM TSRA BR BKN040CB FM020100 07003KT P6SM BKN250 FM020600 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM021600 03005KT P6SM BKN050

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