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KEKY Bessemer Airport
Bessemer, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
OKWr075/16.8BROOKWOOD VORTAC111.0000E
VUZr182/21.5VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MCDEN202/12.622403WBH -... ....

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 33-18.437102N33-19.076205N
Longitude: 086-56.028720W086-55.127518W
Elevation: 699.3 ft.699.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 053 magnetic, 050 true233 magnetic, 230 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 41 ft. trees, 472 ft. from runway, 433 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear31 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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 05   download (282KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (230KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (260KB)
VOR RWY 05   download (232KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Mar-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5211:52
Sunrise06:1712:17
Sunset17:4323:43
Evening civil twilight18:0800:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Mar-2025 12:03:14
Local (UTC-6)  01-Mar-2025 06:03:14
 
METAR
KEKY 011156Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP112 6//// 7//// T00780000 10117 20078 53006
KEET 
11nm SE 
011153Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00720006 10111 20067 53004
KBHM 
18nm NE 
011153Z 26006KT 9SM FEW150 FEW250 10/01 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01000006 10122 20067 53009
TAF
KEET 
11nm SE 
010520Z 0106/0206 00000KT P6SM SKC FM011600 31010G18KT P6SM SKC
KBHM 
18nm NE 
010520Z 0106/0206 24005KT P6SM SKC FM011600 31012G20KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
 Fly EKY - The Bessemer Municipal Airport FBO
UNICOM 123.00
205-428-9292
205-424-7234
[web site]
[email]
Fly EKY - The Bessemer Municipal Airport FBO

The entire Fly EKY team invites you to enjoy a convenient & attentive Executive / Corporate / Leisure Aviation experience on your next flight to Birmingham and Central Alabama.

The Bessemer Municipal Airport (EKY) is only 15 miles as the crow flies southwest from Birmingham's city center and only a few minutes to the Mercedes Benz McCalla-Vance Auto Corridor.

EKY is a Regional Airport serving as a reliever for BHM. We strive to provide the safety, service and amenities available at busier airports with less stress and hassle.
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
 B-N-B Aircraft Services LLC
205-335-8471
[web site]
[email]
Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft cleaning / washing / detailing, ...

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