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4R9 Dauphin Island Airport
Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 4R9
Lat/Long: 30-15-37.7700N / 088-07-38.9000W
30-15.629500N / 088-07.648333W
30.2604917 / -88.1274722
(estimated)
Elevation: 5 ft. / 1.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 36528

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1967
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 AND PVASI RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at 4R4 (18 nm NE): 118.425 (251-928-3242)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BFMr186/21.5BROOKLEY VORTAC112.8004E
SJIr152/30.4SEMMES VORTAC115.3005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMMERDALE237/25.320402WESU . ... ..-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3000 x 80 ft. / 914 x 24 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 30-15.765500N30-15.493500N
Longitude: 088-07.886500W088-07.410167W
Elevation: 4.7 ft.5.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 202 ft.140 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on leftpulsating/steady burning VASI on right
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none
RY 12 APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
37 ft. trees, 1131 ft. from runway, 71 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
RY 30 APCH SLOPE 34:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MOBILE COUNTY
205 GOVERNMENT STREET
MOBILE, AL 36644
Phone 251-574-8606
Manager: WILLIAM MEREDITH
11562 FAIRWAY DR
IRVINGTON, AL 36544
Phone 251-574-8606

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 70/week *
60% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 08 April 2009

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
EXTSV BANNER TOW OPNS ARND IS CST LN & N TO MOBILE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4R9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2R5 - St Elmo Airport (16 nm NW)
4R4 - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (18 nm NE)
KBFM - Mobile Downtown Airport (22 nm N)
KJKA - Jack Edwards Airport (24 nm E)
KPQL - Trent Lott International Airport (24 nm NW)
 
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Area around 4R9 (Dauphin Island Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 4R9 (Dauphin Island Airport)
Photo taken 30-Aug-2008

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From to 4R9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4811:48
Sunrise06:1312:13
Sunset16:5922:59
Evening civil twilight17:2423:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 12:17:09
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 06:17:09
 
METAR
KBFM 
22nm N 
081153Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01610117 10178 20128 53005
KJKA 
24nm E 
081200Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3016 RMK AO2 T01630142
KPQL 
24nm NW 
081153Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP212 60001 70001 T01280106 10156 20128 53004 TSNO
KMOB 
26nm N 
081156Z 05006KT 10SM FEW250 13/10 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP218 T01280100 10156 20128 53006
KBIX 
42nm W 
081155Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM FEW220 15/12 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP208 T01520118 10178 20148 56001 $
KNPA 
42nm E 
081156Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01610128 10178 20161 53004 $
TAF
KBFM 
22nm N 
081130Z 0812/0912 07008KT P6SM BKN250 FM081700 08014G20KT P6SM BKN250 FM082200 09011KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM090900 06013KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040
KMOB 
26nm N 
081130Z 0812/0912 05005KT P6SM SCT250 FM081500 09009KT P6SM BKN250 FM081700 09012G20KT P6SM BKN250 FM082200 09010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
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Miscellaneous businesses, services or facilities

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Boardwalk Realty
877-861-3992
251-861-3992
[web site]
[email]
Lodging

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