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 |
OKWr075/16.8 | | 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 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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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 01-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 11:52 |
Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 12:17 |
Sunset | | 17:43 | | 23:43 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:08 | | 00:08 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Mar-2025 12:03:14 |
Local (UTC-6) | 01-Mar-2025 06:03:14 |
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METAR |
KEKY | 011156Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP112 6//// 7//// T00780000 10117 20078 53006
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KEET 11nm SE | 011153Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00720006 10111 20067 53004
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KBHM 18nm NE | 011153Z 26006KT 9SM FEW150 FEW250 10/01 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01000006 10122 20067 53009
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TAF |
KEET 11nm SE | 010520Z 0106/0206 00000KT P6SM SKC FM011600 31010G18KT P6SM SKC
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KBHM 18nm NE | 010520Z 0106/0206 24005KT P6SM SKC FM011600 31012G20KT P6SM SKC
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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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