FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | 79J |
Lat/Long: | 31-18-30.1000N 086-23-32.0000W 31-18.501667N 086-23.533333W 31.3083611,-86.3922222 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 310.2 ft. / 94.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (2005) |
From city: | 4 miles E of ANDALUSIA, AL |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 36420 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | 79J (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | SAT-SUN 0730-1630, ALL MON - FRI 0630-0000 AFT HRS SVC CALL 334-222-0638/334-427-0733 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS: | 134.875 (334-222-9770) |
CAIRNS APPROACH: | 133.45 |
CAIRNS DEPARTURE: | 133.45 |
WX ASOS at 0J4 (16 nm S): | 124.17 (334-858-4843) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/322.55 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
EDNr275/(25.1) | | ENTERPRISE VOR | | 116.60 | | 03W |
CEWr024/32.5 | | CRESTVIEW VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 03E |
OZRr277/34.2 | | CAIRNS VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03W |
HEYr267/(38.1) | | HANCHEY VOR | | 110.60 | | 03W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
JUDD | | at field | | 264 | | 02W | | JUY | .--- ..- -.-- |
BOLL WEEVIL | | 268/21.1 | | 352 | | 03W | | BVG | -... ...- --. |
LOWE | | 268/33.4 | | 269 | | 03W | | LOR | .-.. --- .-. |
BLOOD | | 209/34.6 | | 365 | | 04W | | TOI | - --- .. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:100LL SELF SERVE AVBL 24 HRS. A+:MILITARY CONTRACT FUEL AVBL MON-FRI 0700-2400, OTHER TIMES CALL (334) 222-0638 |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 98.0 | Double wheel: | 160.0 | Double tandem: | 275.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FAIR DUE TO FADING |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
Latitude: | 31-18.642895N | | 31-18.359393N |
Longitude: | 086-24.085857W | | 086-22.981555W |
Elevation: | 309.9 ft. | | 299.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 109 magnetic, 107 true | | 289 magnetic, 287 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 102 ft. tree, 2795 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. tree, 1535 ft. from runway, 176 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ANDALUSIA ARPT AUTH 21861 BILL BENTON LANE ANDALUSIA, AL 36421 Phone 334-222-6598 |
Manager: | JED BLACKWELL 21861 BILL BENTON LANE ANDALUSIA, AL 36421 Phone 334-222-6598 JED BLACKWELL |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC CAIRNS APCH AT 334-255-8402, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592. |
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (250KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (261KB) |
NDB-A | |
download (179KB) |
COPTER NDB RWY 29 | |
download (179KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (159KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (480KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0J4 - Florala Municipal Airport (16 nm S)
KEDN - Enterprise Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
33J - Geneva Municipal Airport (31 nm SE)
KCEW - Bob Sikes Airport (32 nm S)
KLOR - Lowe Army Heliport (Fort Novosel) (33 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 05-May-2011
looking southeast.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 22-Feb-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 11:57 |
Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 12:21 |
Sunset | | 17:37 | | 23:37 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Feb-2025 07:04:38 |
Local (UTC-6) | 22-Feb-2025 01:04:38 |
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METAR |
K79J | 220556Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP309 T00391028 10072 20033 58006 TSNO
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K0J4 16nm S | 220558Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP316 T00391044 10067 20022 58009
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TAF |
KOZR 35nm E | 220200Z 2202/2308 03004KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3040INS BECMG 2214/2215 28007KT 9999 BKN060 BKN250 QNH3030INS BECMG 2301/2302 VRB04KT 9999 SCT060 QNH3032INS TX14/2220Z TN00/2210Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2207 NEXT 2212
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KEGI 41nm S | 220200Z 2202/2308 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3031INS BECMG 2207/2208 VRB06KT 9999 SCT060 QNH3044INS BECMG 2213/2214 VRB06KT 9999 FEW035 BKN050 QNH3040INS TX12/2220Z TN00/2210Z
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NOTAMs |
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