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KSCD Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport
Sylacauga, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: SCD
Lat/Long: 33-10-18.6000N 086-18-19.9000W
33-10.310000N 086-18.331667W
33.1718333,-86.3055278
(estimated)
Elevation: 568.9 ft. / 173.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2005)
From city: 3 miles W of SYLACAUGA, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 35151

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1962
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1600
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27: MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3PT: 119.125 (256-249-2620)
BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: 123.8
BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: 123.8

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 5390 x 100 ft. / 1643 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 33-10.314298N33-10.305862N
Longitude: 086-18.860457W086-17.803905W
Elevation: 568.8 ft.547.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 094 magnetic, 091 true274 magnetic, 271 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 127 ft. tree, 1881 ft. from runway, 210 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF SYLACAUGA
PO BOX 390
SYLACAUGA, AL 35150
Phone 256-401-2400
Manager: SYLACAUGA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
195 AIRPORT RD.
SYLACAUGA, AL 35151
Phone 256-245-3246

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 32
Single engine airplanes: 21
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Gliders airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 78/day *
91% transient general aviation
7% local general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 13 February 2017

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
GLDR TOWING OPS 3 NM RADIUS BLW 6000 FT 0900-2200 WKENDS.
FOR CD 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 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (271KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (256KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (157KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (490KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALX - Thomas C Russell Field Airport (23 nm SE)
KPLR - St Clair County Airport (23 nm N)
KEET - Shelby County Airport (24 nm W)
02A - Chilton County Airport (25 nm SW)
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2711:27
Sunrise06:5111:51
Sunset18:5523:55
Evening civil twilight19:2000:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 04:11:46
Local (UTC-5)  18-Mar-2024 23:11:46
 
METAR
KSCD 190355Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM BKN090 OVC110 05/M07 A3022 RMK AO2 T00481066
TAF
KEET 
24nm W 
181729Z 1818/1918 31014G24KT P6SM FEW050 FM190200 32005KT P6SM SKC FM191500 28005KT P6SM SKC
KASN 
27nm NE 
181729Z 1818/1918 31012G22KT P6SM FEW050 FM190200 32005KT P6SM SKC FM191500 28004KT P6SM SKC
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Sylacauga Airport 256-245-3246
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More info about Sylacauga Airport
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100LL Jet A
PS --- $5.89 
SS $5.69 --- 
 Updated 05-Mar-2024
 
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PS=Pump service
SS=Self service
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