FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | TCL |
Lat/Long: | 33-13-14.2591N 087-36-41.0454W 33-13.237652N 087-36.684090W 33.2206275,-87.6114015 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 169.9 ft. / 51.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 00E (1990) |
From city: | 3 miles NW of TUSCALOOSA, AL |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 35476 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | TCL (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0500-2200 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 04; PAPI RWY 22; HIRL RWY 04/22 MED INTST ONLY; TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airline operations: | 24 HR PPR RQR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS GTR THAN 30 PAX SEATS 2130-0500 - CTC AMGR. INDEX B ARFF CAPABILITY AVBL H24. |
International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 126.3 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
WX ASOS: | 132.825 (205-750-8940) |
TUSCALOOSA GROUND: | 121.8 257.95 [0700-2000] |
TUSCALOOSA TOWER: | 126.3 256.7 [0700-2000] |
BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 120.15 |
BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 120.15 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.775 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
LDKr235/4.4 | | CRIMSON VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 03E |
OKWr267/18.2 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
TUSKE | | 038/4.8 | | 362 | | 00E | | TC | - -.-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 6499 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in poor condition CRACKS IN SFC. |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 22 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 61.0 | Double wheel: | 87.0 | Double tandem: | 168.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 33-12.608933N | | 33-13.417468N |
Longitude: | 087-37.150603W | | 087-36.313820W |
Elevation: | 153.2 ft. | | 164.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 041 | | 221 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Obstructions: | none | | 38 ft. tree, 1550 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 4001 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 4 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 15.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | NA WHEN TWR CLSD; LGTD AS A VISUAL RWY. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 33-13.749563N | | 33-13.455060N |
Longitude: | 087-36.956978W | | 087-36.254512W |
Elevation: | 166.7 ft. | | 164.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 117 | | 297 |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 850 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 61 ft. trees, 1725 ft. from runway, 180 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF TUSCALOOSA 7601 ROBERT CARDINAL AIRPORT ROAD TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401 Phone (205) 248-5300 |
Manager: | TOMMY TURNER 7601 ROBERT CARDINAL ARPT ROAD, STE 208 TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401 Phone 205-454-9939 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 103 | Single engine airplanes: | | 69 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 14 | Jet airplanes: | | 14 | Helicopters: | | 6 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 127/day * | 37% | local general aviation | 28% | transient general aviation | 28% | military | 6% | air taxi | <1% | commercial | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | TWY D CLSD BTN TWY D5 & D6 WHEN TWR CLSD. |
- | FOR CD WHEN TWR CLSD, 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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 04 | |
download (299KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (322KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (255KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (330KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (255KB) |
VOR OR TACAN RWY 04 | |
download (239KB) |
VOR OR TACAN RWY 22 | |
download (236KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (160KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (549KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3M8 - North Pickens Airport (22 nm NW)
KAIV - George Downer Airport (30 nm W)
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (31 nm N)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (31 nm SE)
KEKY - Bessemer Airport (35 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo by Todd Media Aerial Photography
Photo taken 24-Sep-2015
looking west.
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
Sunset | | 17:11 | | 23:11 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 23:37 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Jan-2021 03:40:21 |
Local (UTC-6) | 21-Jan-2021 21:40:21 |
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METAR |
KTCL | 220253Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA OVC100 11/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 P0002 60008 T01060106 58006
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TAF |
KTCL | 211915Z 2119/2218 26005KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM220900 00000KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC003 PROB30 2209/2215 2SM SHRA BR OVC001 FM221500 VRB03KT P6SM OVC008 PROB30 2215/2218 4SM SHRA BR OVC005
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NOTAMs |
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