AirNav: 5R1 - Roy Wilcox Airport

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Roy Wilcox Airport
Chatom, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	5R1
Lat/Long:	31-27-06.0008N 088-11-39.9359W 31-27.100013N 088-11.665598W 31.4516669,-88.1944266 (estimated)
Elevation:	166 ft. / 51 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of CHATOM, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	36518

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1964
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:	no
Lights:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 127.65/285.475 (MOBILE RCAG).

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:

4002 x 80 ft. / 1220 x 24 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

15.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

RWY 30 MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 12

RUNWAY 30

Latitude:

31-27.266902N

31-26.933125N

Longitude:

088-11.997703W

088-11.333492W

Elevation:

165.2 ft.

126.2 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

121 magnetic, 120 true

301 magnetic, 300 true

Displaced threshold:

200 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in poor condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

13 ft. road, 384 ft. from runway, 74 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
RWY 12 APCH RATIO 27:1 FM DSPLCD THR.

20 ft. tree, 450 ft. from runway, 18 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF CHATOM PO BOX 817 CHATOM, AL 36518 Phone 251-847-2580
Manager:	DALE SINGLETON PO BOX 817 CHATOM, AL 36518 Phone 251-847-2580

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		6
Single engine airplanes:		6

Aircraft operations: avg 71/week *
65%	transient general aviation
35%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 05 August 2019

Additional Remarks

-	DEER ON & INVOF RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12		download (203KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30		download (204KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:56	10:56
Sunrise	06:21	11:21
Sunset	19:23	00:23
Evening civil twilight	19:48	00:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 01:06:00
Local (UTC-5)	18-Apr-2024 20:06:00

METAR

KMOB
46nm S

190056Z 21005KT 10SM SCT040 BKN190 23/21 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02330211

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