AirNav: 71J - Blackwell Field Airport

71J

Blackwell Field Airport
Ozark, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	71J
Lat/Long:	31-25-54.5232N / 085-37-13.9221W 31-25.908720N / 085-37.232035W 31.4318120 / -85.6205339 (estimated)
Elevation:	356 ft. / 108.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (2000)
From city:	2 miles SE of OZARK, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	36360

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1956
Sectional chart:	NEW ORLEANS
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1700 AFTER HOURS CALL (334) 403-0064.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST ONLY 1800-0700.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
CAIRNS APPROACH:	125.4 [0600-2300]
CAIRNS DEPARTURE:	125.4 [0600-2300]
WX ASOS at DHN (11 nm SE):	PHONE 334-983-5999

APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/353.5 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
HEYr024/(3.8)	HANCHEY VOR	110.60	02E
OZRr027/11.2	CAIRNS VOR/DME	111.20	02E
RRSr310/13.1	WIREGRASS VORTAC	111.60	02E
EDNr064/(16.6)	ENTERPRISE VOR	116.60	03W
EUFr217/39.9	EUFAULA VORTAC	109.20	02E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
HANCHEY	021/4.2	221	00E	HYE	.... -.-- .
LOWE	059/7.6	269	03W	LOR	.-.. --- .-.
BOLL WEEVIL	070/19.4	352	03E	BVG	-... ...- --.
TRI COUNTY	000/34.8	275	02W	BKK	-... -.- -.-
BRANTLEY	103/35.3	410	00E	XBR	-..- -... .-.
SOYYA	331/39.3	329	02W	SMY	... -- -.--

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:

5153 x 80 ft. / 1571 x 24 m
RY 12/30 EXTDD 953 FT N END.

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

25.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 12

RUNWAY 30

Latitude:

31-26.129053N

31-25.688388N

Longitude:

085-37.655898W

085-36.808170W

Elevation:

357.9 ft.

343.7 ft.

Gradient:

0.3%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

123 magnetic, 121 true

303 magnetic, 301 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

15 ft. trees, 564 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	TOWN OF OZARK P.O. BOX 1987 OZARK, AL 36361 Phone 334-774-5393
Manager:	COL. (RET) FRANK H. MAYER 1110 PARKER DRIVE OZARK, AL 36360 Phone 334-774-3370

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		35
Single engine airplanes:		24
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		10

Aircraft operations: avg 251/day *
59%	transient general aviation
41%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 10 January 2007

Additional Remarks

-	LOW FLYING HELICOPTERS OPERATE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.
-	RY & PARALLEL TWYS CNTRLN SEPARATION IS 240 FT.
-	500' STOPWAY AT STOP END OF RWY 30. MARKED AND LIGHTED AS TAXIWAY.
-	PILOTS DEPARTING BLACKWELL VFR TO THE EAST OR NORTH REMAIN AT 1500 FT MSL OR BLO TIL APRXLY 5 MI FM THE ARPT TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH TFC ON IFR APCH TO THE DOTHAN ARPT.
-	PARALLEL TY CLSD INDEFLY.
-	PAEW ADJ RY & TY.

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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 30 CHANGED		download (165KB)
VOR RWY 30 CHANGED		download (240KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply		download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHEY - Hanchey Army Heliport (Fort Rucker) (5 nm S)
KLOR - Lowe Army Heliport (Fort Rucker) (8 nm SW)
KOZR - Cairns Army Airfield (Fort Rucker) (11 nm SW)
KDHN - Dothan Regional Airport (11 nm SE)
0J6 - Headland Municipal Airport (16 nm E)

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Area around 71J (Blackwell Field Airport)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Bill Mansfield Photo taken 20-Aug-2006 on final for runway 30 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Blackwell Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-May-2008

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:19	10:19
Sunrise	05:45	10:45
Sunset	19:32	00:32
Evening civil twilight	19:59	00:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-May-2008 05:07:22
Local (UTC-5)	17-May-2008 00:07:22

METAR

KHEY 5nm S	170453Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP011 T01720144 402500172 PNO $
KOZR 10nm SW	170455Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01730152 RVRNO
KDHN 11nm SE	170453Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01830139

TAF

KOZR 10nm SW	170202 33008KT 9999 SCT020 BKN100 QNH2992INS BECMG 0607 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 2021 29007KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2987INS T27/21Z T15/11Z
KDHN 11nm SE	162331Z 170024 25006KT P6SM FEW025 BKN050 OVC060 TEMPO 0002 BKN025 FM0200 33006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM1300 02003KT P6SM SKC FM1500 06005KT P6SM FEW250 FM2100 28007KT P6SM SCT250

NOTAMs

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Blackwell Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Blackwell Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

AirNav users who flew into 71J have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
JAMESON INN OZARK		0.8
QUALITY INN AND SUITES OZARK		2.5

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

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14 in	Dothan

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