FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 SEPTEMBER 2024
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 05 September 2024 at 0901Z to 03 October 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (250KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (261KB) |
NDB-A | |
download (177KB) |
COPTER NDB RWY 29 | |
download (172KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (153KB) |
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
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 07-Sep-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
Sunset | | 19:00 | | 24:00 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:24 | | 00:24 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2024 01:43:33 |
Local (UTC-5) | 07-Sep-2024 20:43:33 |
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METAR |
K79J | 080056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02330206 TSNO
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K0J4 16nm S | 080058Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 23/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02330206
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TAF |
KOZR 35nm E | 072340Z 0723/0824 VRB06KT 9999 FEW012 BKN120 QNH2986INS BECMG 0803/0804 VRB05KT 9999 FEW007 SCT015 SCT030 QNH2988INS TEMPO 0805/0809 4800 BR SCT007 BKN015 BECMG 0808/0809 VRB05KT 4800 BR BKN007 BKN015 QNH2986INS BECMG 0811/0812 04005KT 9999 NSW SCT012 BKN040 QNH2990INS TX28/0818Z TN19/0811Z
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KEGI 41nm S | 070445Z 0704/0807 06006KT 9999 OVC005 QNH2989INS BECMG 0705/0706 06006KT 4800 -RA BR BKN003 OVC010 QNH2985INS BECMG 0716/0717 04012KT 6000 -SHRA VCTS OVC010CB QNH2988INS BECMG 0720/0721 04009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC025 QNH2987INS BECMG 0802/0803 06006KT 9999 NSW BKN025 QNH2990INS TX26/0719Z TN21/0709Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0704 NEXT 0909
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NOTAMs |
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