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AL73 Ascension St. Vincent's Fed Heliport
Trussville, Alabama, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: AL73
Lat/Long: 33-38-29.2200N 086-36-44.1200W
33-38.487000N 086-36.735333W
33.6414500,-86.6122556
(estimated)
Elevation: 782 ft. / 238 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles N of TRUSSVILLE, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 35173

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2022
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at BHM (8 nm SW): PHONE 205-591-6172
WX AWOS-3P at PLR (19 nm E): 119.625 ((205) 884-4359)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VUZr095/14.5VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E
GADr231/33.1GADSDEN VOR/DME112.3002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MCDEN059/14.022403WBH -... ....

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 33-38.487000N
Longitude: 086-36.735333W
Elevation: 782.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good condition

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ASCENSION ST. VINCENT'S EAST HOSP.
50 MEDICAL PARK EAST DRIVE
BIRMINGHAM, AL 25325
Phone 205-838-3588
Manager: ASCENSION ST. VINCENT'S EAST HOSP.
50 MEDICAL PARK EAST DRIVE
BIRMINGHAM, AL 25325
Phone 205-838-3588
SUZANNAH.CAMPBELL@ASCENSION.ORG

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AL73.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (8 nm SW)
KPLR - St Clair County Airport (19 nm E)
20A - Robbins Field Airport (23 nm NE)
KEKY - Bessemer National Airport (25 nm SW)
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3811:38
Sunrise07:0312:03
Sunset18:5023:50
Evening civil twilight19:1500:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Mar-2026 04:45:36
Local (UTC-5)  11-Mar-2026 23:45:36
 
METAR
KBHM 
8nm SW 		120436Z 33005KT 2 1/2SM +TSRA BR SCT009 SCT015 OVC026CB 17/16 A2997 RMK AO2 OCNL LTGIC SW TS SW MOV NE P0018 T01670161
KPLR 
19nm E 		120435Z AUTO 34007KT 290V020 1 1/4SM BR BKN005 BKN016 OVC022 17/17 A2994 RMK A01
TAF
KBHM 
8nm SW 		120113Z 1201/1224 19010G20KT 6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC050CB TEMPO 1201/1205 VRB20G35KT 4SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM120600 32011G20KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC010 FM121100 35018G25KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC015 FM121500 36014G24KT P6SM SCT050 FM122300 36012KT P6SM SKC
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