AirNav: 4A9 - Isbell Field Airport

4A9

Isbell Field Airport
Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	4A9
Lat/Long:	34-28-25.3000N 085-43-17.0000W 34-28.421667N 085-43.283333W 34.4736944,-85.7213889 (estimated)
Elevation:	876.7 ft. / 267.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	04W (2010)
From city:	2 miles N of FORT PAYNE, AL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	35968

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	01/1959
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	4A9 (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0700-1700 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-997-7524.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	MIRL RWY 4/22 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. REIL RWY 04 & 22 ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 04 & 22 OPR CONSLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3PT:	119.025 (256-845-5397)
WX AWOS-3PT at 4A6 (19 nm NW):	120.125 (256-259-1148)

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
GADr029/34.8		GADSDEN VOR/DME		112.30		02E
RMGr301/35.2		ROME VORTAC		115.40		01E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A+
Parking:	tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:

5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

16.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 4

RUNWAY 22

Latitude:

34-28.104200N

34-28.739500N

Longitude:

085-43.601027W

085-42.966895W

Elevation:

855.8 ft.

873.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

044 magnetic, 040 true

224 magnetic, 220 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

62 ft. tree, lighted, 1536 ft. from runway, 189 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF FORT PAYNE 100 ALABAMA AVE NW FORT PAYNE, AL 35967 Phone 256-845-1524
Manager:	BARRY STONE 2200 TERMINAL DRIVE NW FORT PAYNE, AL 35968 Phone 256-845-9129

Additional Remarks

-	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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04		download (247KB)
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 22		download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 22		download (197KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (154KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (480KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (19 nm NW)
KPYP - Centre Piedmont/Cherokee County Regional Airport (24 nm S)
9A5 - Barwick Lafayette Airport (25 nm NE)
8A1 - Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field (27 nm W)
KRMG - Richard B. Russell Regional Airport - J.H. Towers Field (29 nm E)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:02	12:02
Sunrise	06:30	12:30
Sunset	16:32	22:32
Evening civil twilight	17:00	23:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Nov-2025 10:21:06
Local (UTC-6)	28-Nov-2025 04:21:06

METAR

K4A9	280955Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR M02/M05 A3038 RMK AO2 T10191055
K4A6 19nm NW	280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M04 A3041 RMK AO2

TAF

KCHA
42nm NE

280537Z 2806/2906 34006KT P6SM SKC FM281600 32008KT P6SM SKC

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Fort Payne Airport

256-845-9129

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More info about Fort Payne Airport

Phillips 66
	100LL		Jet A
FS		$5.30		$4.90
Updated 25-Nov-2025

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FS=Full service

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