FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5R1 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-27-06.5960N / 088-11-40.0310W
31-27.109933N / 088-11.667183W
31.4518322 / -88.1944531
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 165 ft. / 50 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of CHATOM, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 36518 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1964 |
| 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: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GCVr030/26.0 | | GREENE COUNTY VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHOCTAW | | 184/39.9 | | 228 | | 01E | | BCZ | -... -.-. --.. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 80 ft. / 1219 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
BLOCK CRACKING, AND RAVELING WITH LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | FADED NSTD BASIC MKG SIZE. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. tree, 696 ft. from runway, 157 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RY 12 APCH RATIO 13:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. | | 41 ft. trees, 627 ft. from runway, 168 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 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: | JOE HEARN
PO BOX 530
CHATOM, AL 36518
Phone 251-847-2723 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 71/week * | | 65% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5R1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1R8 - Bay Minette Municipal Airport (40 nm SE)
09A - Butler-Choctaw County Airport (40 nm N)
KMVC - Monroe County Airport (43 nm E)
KMOB - Mobile Regional Airport (46 nm S)
0R1 - Atmore Municipal Airport (46 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunset | | 16:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 23:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 05:38:10 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 23:38:10 |
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| METAR |
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KMOB
46nm S | 090456Z 06007KT 10SM BKN250 19/14 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01940139
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| TAF |
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KMOB
46nm S | 082324Z 0900/0924 05005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN150 BKN250 FM090600 07015KT P6SM OVC050 FM091500 08020G30KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM092100 05022G32KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 TEMPO 0921/0924 4SM SHRA OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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