FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | EKY |
Lat/Long: | 33-18-45.4000N 086-55-34.7000W 33-18.756667N 086-55.578333W 33.3126111,-86.9263056 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 699.6 ft. / 213.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (2010) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of BESSEMER, AL |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 35022 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1973 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1800 FEE FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 205-835-1415. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.825 (205-424-3127) |
BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 124.9 |
BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 124.9 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.75 |
WX ASOS at EET (11 nm SE): | 134.325 (205-663-5881) |
WX ASOS at BHM (17 nm NE): | PHONE 205-591-6172 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
OKWr075/16.8 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
VUZr182/21.5 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
MCDEN | | 202/12.6 | | 224 | | 03W | | BH | -... .... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 6007 x 100 ft. / 1831 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 60.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 33-18.437102N | | 33-19.076205N |
Longitude: | 086-56.028720W | | 086-55.127518W |
Elevation: | 699.3 ft. | | 699.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 050 true | | 233 magnetic, 230 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 41 ft. trees, 472 ft. from runway, 433 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. trees, 339 ft. from runway, 179 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF BESSEMER 1700 N THIRD AVE BESSEMER, AL 35020 Phone 205-424-4060 |
Manager: | TIM WASYLUKA 900 MITCHELL FIELD RD BESSEMER, AL 35022 Phone (205) 835-1415 |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD IF UNA VIA FREQ, CTC BIRMINGHAM APCH AT 205-769-3890. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (283KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (230KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (260KB) |
VOR RWY 05 | |
download (233KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEET - Shelby County Airport (11 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (17 nm NE)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (24 nm S)
02A - Chilton County Airport (32 nm SE)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Danny Schnautz
Photo taken 25-Mar-2015
looking northeast.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 12-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 10:24 |
Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
Sunset | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2025 14:24:31 |
Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2025 09:24:31 |
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METAR |
KEKY | 121356Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM OVC002 18/ RMK AO2 SLPNO T0178 $
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KEET 11nm SE | 121353Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM OVC004 18/17 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01830172
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KBHM 18nm NE | 121353Z 14006KT 10SM BKN009 BKN160 19/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01890172
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TAF |
KEET 11nm SE | 121120Z 1212/1312 11007KT 6SM BR OVC003 FM121400 14007KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 1214/1215 BKN007 FM121600 16009KT P6SM BKN025 FM122000 16010KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC035 PROB30 1221/1224 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM130000 15007KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1300/1303 4SM SHRA BR OVC025 FM130600 00000KT P6SM BKN020
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KBHM 18nm NE | 121120Z 1212/1312 11007KT P6SM BKN008 FM121400 14007KT P6SM OVC015 FM121600 16009KT P6SM BKN025 FM122000 16010KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC035 PROB30 1221/1224 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM130000 15007KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1300/1303 4SM SHRA BR OVC025 FM130600 00000KT P6SM BKN020
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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