FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 HRS CALL 334-828-1893 OR 334-403-0064. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST ONLY 1800-0700. ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 CTAF. |
| 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 |
| HEYr029/(3.8) | | HANCHEY VOR | | 110.60 | | 03W |
| OZRr032/11.2 | | CAIRNS VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03W |
| 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 | | 024/4.2 | | 221 | | 03W | | HYE | .... -.-- . |
| LOWE | | 059/7.6 | | 269 | | 03W | | LOR | .-.. --- .-. |
| BOLL WEEVIL | | 076/19.3 | | 352 | | 03W | | BVG | -... ...- --. |
| SPRING HILL | | 133/23.6 | | 281 | | 03W | | XNE | -..- -. . |
| 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 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5152 x 80 ft. / 1570 x 24 m RY 12/30 EXTDD 953 FT N END. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 31-26.129053N | | 31-25.688437N |
| Longitude: | 085-37.655898W | | 085-36.808283W |
| Elevation: | 357.9 ft. | | 340.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 121 true | | 303 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 37 ft. trees, 465 ft. from runway, 178 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 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: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 9 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 251/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 February 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYING HELICOPTERS OPERATE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. |
| - | RY & PARALLEL TWYS CNTRLN SEPARATION IS 240 FT. |
| - | 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. |
| - | 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (166KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 | |
download (242KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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)
KEDN - Enterprise Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| 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 |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 26-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 16:39 | | 22:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:05 | | 23:05 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Nov-2009 13:24:53 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 26-Nov-2009 07:24:53 |
|
| METAR |
KHEY 5nm S | 261053Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP149 T00440028 $
|
KLOR 8nm SW | 261253Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 02/01 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00220006 FZRANO TSNO $
|
KOZR 10nm SW | 261255Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 04/04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T00400036
|
KDHN 11nm SE | 261253Z 30006KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00610039 $
|
|
| TAF |
KDHN 11nm SE | 261135Z 2612/2712 32006KT P6SM SCT250 FM261500 33010G15KT P6SM SKC FM270100 32005KT P6SM SKC
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|