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5AL3

Flying X Ranch Airport
Montevallo, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	5AL3
Lat/Long:	33-09-10.4220N 086-51-04.9600W 33-09.173700N 086-51.082667W 33.1528950,-86.8513778 (estimated)
Elevation:	466 ft. / 142.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (1985)
From city:	3 miles N of MONTEVALLO, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	35115

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/1965
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at EET (4 nm NE):	134.325 (205-663-5881)
WX AWOS-3PT at EKY (10 nm N):	118.825 (205-424-3127)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
OKWr104/20.6		BROOKWOOD VORTAC		111.00		00E
VUZr174/31.1		VULCAN VORTAC		114.40		02E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2500 x 100 ft. / 762 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	4 ft. tree, 1 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear	57 ft. tree, 600 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	D H BALLARD 5685 HWY 22 FLYING X RANCH MONTEVALL0, AL 35115 Phone (305) 924-2324
Manager:	D H BALLARD 5685 HWY 22 FLYING X RANCH MONTEVALLO, AL 35115 Phone (305) 924-2324

Additional Remarks

-	LAKE EAST SIDE OF RWY, ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO SOUTH END.
-	PLINE ALONG ROAD AT S END,UNLGTD AND UNMRKD.
-	LAND AT YOUR OWN RISK.
-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AL3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEET - Shelby County Airport (4 nm NE)
KEKY - Bessemer National Airport (10 nm N)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (18 nm SW)
02A - Chilton County Airport (22 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (25 nm N)

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Area around 5AL3 (Flying X Ranch Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:44	10:44
Sunrise	06:10	11:10
Sunset	19:35	00:35
Evening civil twilight	20:01	01:01

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2026 21:41:24
Local (UTC-5)	13-Aug-2026 16:41:24

METAR

KEET 4nm NE	132053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03330228 56015
KEKY 10nm N	132056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 36/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP133 T03560228 58017 $

TAF

KEET
4nm NE

131751Z 1318/1418 28006KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 SCT250 PROB30 1318/1324 VRB10G19KT 6SM -SHRA BR FM140000 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM141500 28006KT P6SM SCT045 SCT250

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