FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4A6 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-41-19.3360N 086-00-21.3550W
34-41.322267N 086-00.355917W
34.6887044,-86.0059319
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 650.5 ft. / 198.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of SCOTTSBORO, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 35768 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1975 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS.
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-603-5723. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1450.5 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT- CTAF. TO ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 04 & 22 OPR CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 120.125 (256-259-1148) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 4A9 (19 nm SE): | 119.025 (256-845-5397) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 124.5/270.325 (GADSDEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RQZr100/31.6 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR
REPAIRS AVBL ON CALL 256-259-3702. |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5240 x 80 ft. / 1597 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 34-40.979342N | | 34-41.665162N |
| Longitude: | 086-00.673847W | | 086-00.037945W |
| Elevation: | 650.5 ft. | | 630.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 040 magnetic, 037 true | | 220 magnetic, 217 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 230 ft.
RWY 22 LGTD THRS DSPLCD FOR NGT OPNS. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. tree, 1163 ft. from runway, 211 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. tree, 503 ft. from runway, 248 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 20:1 FM DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SCOTTSBORO
316 BROAD ST
SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768
Phone 256-574-3100 |
| Manager: | COREY PORTER
86 AVIATION CIRCLE
SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768
Phone 256-259-3702 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RED LGTD TV TWR 1 MILE SW. |
| - | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (234KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (490KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4A9 - Isbell Field Airport (19 nm SE)
8A1 - Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field (21 nm SW)
KMDQ - Huntsville Executive Airport / Tom Sharp Jr Field (29 nm W)
KBGF - Winchester Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
KBFZ - Albertville Regional Airport-Thomas J Brumlik Field (30 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Whorton Aviation
Photo taken 04-Dec-2018
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Dec-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 16:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Dec-2025 11:40:02 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 22-Dec-2025 05:40:02 |
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| METAR |
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| K4A6 | 221115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC036 02/M04 A3042 RMK AO2
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K4A9
19nm SE | 221115Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM BKN040 09/M09 A3040 RMK AO2 T00951089
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KHUA
34nm W | 212005Z 2112/2218 02003KT 9999 SCT025 OVC080 QNH3023INS BECMG 2214/2215 13010G20KT 9999 FEW030 OVC045 QNH3043INS BECMG 2215/2216 14010KT 9999 FEW030 OVC045 QNH3044INS TX13/2120Z TN04/2205Z LAST NO AMD AFT 2120 NEXT 2212
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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