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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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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 01-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0612:06
Sunrise06:3212:32
Sunset16:5122:51
Evening civil twilight17:1723:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Dec-2009 04:09:31
Local (UTC-6)  01-Dec-2009 22:09:31
 
METAR
KBFM 
22nm N 
020404Z AUTO 12023G38KT 1 3/4SM +RA BR BKN007 BKN013 OVC029 17/15 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 11038/0402 PRESFR P0009
KJKA 
24nm E 
020400Z AUTO 13019G33KT 5SM BR BKN007 OVC013 22/22 A2961 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T02210215
KPQL 
24nm NW 
020401Z AUTO 34013G23KT 10SM -RA FEW004 SCT018 OVC046 10/08 A2961 RMK AO2 WSHFT 0341 P0000 TSNO
KMOB 
26nm N 
020356Z 30005KT 3SM +RA BR OVC004 14/13 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP026 P0043 T01390128
KBIX 
42nm W 
020400Z 03020G28KT 10SM -RA FEW011 OVC034 10/09 A2962 RMK AO2A PK WND 02028/0356 RAB0400 SLP033
KNPA 
42nm E 
020356Z 12028G35KT 7SM -RA BKN008 OVC013 20/18 A2963 RMK AO2 PK WND 11037/0334 CIG 007V011 SLP036 T02000183 $
TAF
KBFM 
22nm N 
020151Z 0202/0224 07013G20KT P6SM OVC006 TEMPO 0202/0206 2SM +SHRA BR OVC007 FM020600 13016G24KT 2SM SHRA BR OVC005 TEMPO 0207/0211 2SM +TSRA BKN004CB FM021100 18018G26KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC005 TEMPO 0211/0215 1SM +TSRA BR BKN004CB FM021500 20013G20KT P6
KMOB 
26nm N 
020151Z 0202/0224 08015G22KT P6SM OVC004 TEMPO 0202/0206 2SM +SHRA BR OVC005 FM020600 13020G30KT 2SM SHRA BR OVC005 TEMPO 0207/0211 2SM +TSRA BKN004CB FM021100 18020G28KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC005 TEMPO 0211/0215 1SM +TSRA BR BKN004CB FM021500 20013G20KT P6
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Miscellaneous businesses, services or facilities

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 Boardwalk Realty
877-861-3992
251-861-3992
[web site]
[email]
Lodging

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