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AL55

Shields Airport
Elberta, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	AL55
Lat/Long:	30-26-30.7100N 087-27-49.9260W 30-26.511833N 087-27.832100W 30.4418639,-87.4638683 (estimated)
Elevation:	95 ft. / 29 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	9 miles E of ELBERTA, AL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	36549

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/1985
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at JKA (14 nm SW):	PHONE 251-923-5615
WX ASOS at PNS (14 nm E):	121.25 (850-436-4799)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
NUNr254/(6.9)		SAUFLEY VOR		112.25		01E
BFMr105/32.2		BROOKLEY VORTAC		116.35		04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2175 x 80 ft. / 663 x 24 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition WEST END SOFT AFT RAIN.
Runway edge markings:	MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	370 ft.
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	brush, 70 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear	35 ft. trees, 530 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SHIELDS ARPT CORPORATION P.O. BOX 681 LILLIAN 36549 Phone (850) 380-1382
Manager:	DEWITT BARKER 14399 SHEILDS DR LILLIAN, AL 36549 Phone 850-572-0288

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC PENSACOLA APCH AT 850-266-6884 OR 850-266-6885.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AL55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNPA - Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (9 nm SE)
5R4 - Foley Municipal Airport (12 nm W)
KJKA - Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field (14 nm SW)
KPNS - Pensacola International Airport (14 nm E)
KCQF - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (21 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:17	12:17
Sunrise	06:42	12:42
Sunset	17:25	23:25
Evening civil twilight	17:50	23:50

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Feb-2025 16:21:03
Local (UTC-6)	01-Feb-2025 10:21:03

METAR

KNPA 9nm SE	011556Z 02007KT 10SM BKN200 16/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01560111 $
KJKA 14nm SW	011556Z 05007KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3022
KPNS 15nm E	011553Z 03006KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP233 T01440044

TAF

KNPA 9nm SE	3123/0123 23007KT 9999 FEW060 FEW120 BKN250 QNH2992INS FM010300 27010KT 9999 FEW120 BKN250 QNH2995INS FM010600 32008KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3000INS FM011200 35006KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3003INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 3123 NEXT 0307 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0103 TIL 0115 TX17/0118Z TN09/0111Z FN20034
KJKA 14nm SW	011144Z 0112/0212 33005KT P6SM FEW250 FM011800 18006KT P6SM FEW250 FM020400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KPNS 15nm E	011144Z 0112/0212 34008KT P6SM FEW250 FM011900 18007KT P6SM FEW250 FM020300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

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