FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AIV |
| Lat/Long: | 33-06-23.2750N / 088-11-52.0500W 33-06.387917N / 088-11.867500W 33.1064653 / -88.1977917 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 150 ft. / 45.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of ALICEVILLE, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35442 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD ARPT CLSD NIGHTS INDEFLY. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| IGBr141/27.7 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| CBMr159/34.3 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| LDKr252/34.4 | | CRIMSON VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ALICEVILLE | | at field | | 254 | | | | AIV | .- .. ...- |
| BRYAN | | 119/38.1 | | 281 | | 02E | | STF | ... - ..-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4970 x 80 ft. / 1515 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition CRACKED WITH VEGETATION, LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS FADED. RY MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 33-06.193333N | | 33-06.582500N |
| Longitude: | 088-12.296000W | | 088-11.439000W |
| Elevation: | 142.1 ft. | | 149.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 193 ft. | | 613 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. trees, 223 ft. from runway, 61 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear OBSTN CLNC SLOPE 26:1 FM DSPL THLD. +13 FT TREES 41 FT FM THLD PERPENDICULAR TO RY END. | | 43 ft. trees, 307 ft. from runway, 91 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear OBSTN CLNC SLOPE 21:1 FM DISP THLD. +4' FENCE 122' FM & PARALLEL TO THR; +15' ROAD 174' FM THR 125'R, +15' TREES 120' FM THR 115' R&L 40'-120'L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALICEVILLE 215 FIRST ST NE ALICEVILLE, AL 35442 Phone 205-373-6611 |
| Manager: | CITY OF ALICEVILLE 215 FIRST ST NE ALICEVILLE, AL 35442 Phone 205-373-6611 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 103/week * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 July 2006 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KAIV.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3M8 - North Pickens Airport (19 nm NE)
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (23 nm NW)
KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (29 nm NW)
KTCL - Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (30 nm E)
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (34 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 10:25 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 19:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 05:47:24 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 00:47:24 |
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| METAR |
KGTR 28nm NW | 170535Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 12/11 A3001 RMK AO1
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KTCL 30nm E | 170540Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 12/11 A3001 RMK AO2
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KCBM 34nm N | 170455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01200114 $
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KNMM 39nm SW | 170456Z AUTO A3001 RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO TSNO CHINO SOUTH VISNO SOUTH $
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| TAF |
KGTR 28nm NW | 162331Z 170024 32005KT P6SM FEW045 FM0300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1600 22007KT P6SM SCT150
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KTCL 30nm E | 162332Z 170024 33008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM0300 34003KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0912 3SM BR FM1700 27008KT P6SM SCT050
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KCBM 34nm N | 162016 33010KT 9999 OVC050 QNH3000INS BECMG 0405 VRB04KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1314 23007KT 9999 SKC QNH3002INS T20/21Z T09/11Z AMD 2036 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1700 NEXT 1815
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| NOTAMs |
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