FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 02A |
| Lat/Long: | 32-51-01.7400N / 086-36-41.1700W 32-51.029000N / 086-36.686167W 32.8504833 / -86.6114361 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 585 ft. / 178.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of CLANTON, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35045 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| MONTGOMERY APPROACH: | 121.2 |
| MONTGOMERY DEPARTURE: | 121.2 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 132.25/297.4 (UNIONTOWN RCAG) WHEN MONTGOMERY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| JYUr033/35.9 | | JUNIOR VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 01W |
| OKWr126/39.7 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4008 x 100 ft. / 1222 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 32-50.962333N | | 32-51.095667N |
| Longitude: | 086-37.069667W | | 086-36.302667W |
| Elevation: | 585.0 ft. | | 566.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% DOWN | | 0.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 077 magnetic, 078 true | | 257 magnetic, 258 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 819 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | non-standard VASI system (6.00 degrees glide path) RY 08 SINGLE BOX VASI LEFT SIDE. | | non-standard VASI system (6.00 degrees glide path) RY 26 SINGLE BOX VASI LEFT SIDE. RY 26 VASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Obstructions: | 84 ft. tree, 777 ft. from runway, 155 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear RY 08 APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 90 ft. tree, 1188 ft. from runway, 169 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHILTON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY PO BOX 1984 CLANTON, AL 35046 Phone 205-755-6300 |
| Manager: | AIRPORT AUTHORITY 700 AIRPORT ROAD CLANTON, AL 35045 Phone 205-280-3800 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 66/day * | | 95% | transient general aviation | | 5% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 12 December 2006 | |
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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 26 | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEET - Shelby County Airport (21 nm NW)
08A - Wetumpka Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (25 nm W)
1A9 - Prattville - Grouby Field Airport (25 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gary Chambers
Photo taken 25-Feb-2005
looking west
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 19:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 15:32:16 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-May-2008 10:32:16 |
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| METAR |
KEET 22nm NW | 161513Z AUTO 33009KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC005 16/16 A2996 RMK AO2
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KMXF 32nm SE | 161455Z 23005KT 10SM FEW014 24/20 A2991 RMK AO2A SLP128 T02370201 51013
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KALX 32nm E | 161520Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM BKN018 BKN023 23/19 A2993 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT S AND SW
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KMGM 35nm S | 161453Z 27007KT 10SM FEW010 SCT070 24/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02390194 51011
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| TAF |
KEET 22nm NW | 161140Z 161212 00000KT P6SM SCT006 OVC012 TEMPO 1215 BKN006 FM1600 33009KT P6SM BKN020 FM2000 34009KT P6SM OVC050 FM0300 35003KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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