FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | AIV |
Lat/Long: | 33-06-24.2800N 088-11-49.8300W 33-06.404667N 088-11.830500W 33.1067444,-88.1971750 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 150 ft. / 45.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (2015) |
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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REILS RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 135.6 |
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 135.6 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 (COLUMBUS RCAG) WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLSD.
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 |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
Dimensions: | 5001 x 80 ft. / 1524 x 24 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
Latitude: | 33-06.208833N | | 33-06.600500N |
Longitude: | 088-12.261667W | | 088-11.399333W |
Elevation: | 142.8 ft. | | 149.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 064 magnetic, 062 true | | 244 magnetic, 242 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 30 ft. tree, 733 ft. from runway, 104 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 81 ft. tree, lighted, 1983 ft. from runway, 73 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF ALICEVILLE 451 MEMORIAL DR ALICEVILLE, AL 35442 Phone 205-373-6611 ALT PHONE NR 205-315-1057. |
Manager: | LARRY POTTS 11135 HWY 17 ALICEVILLE, AL 35442 Phone 205-373-0446 |
Additional Remarks
- | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
- | FOR CD CTC COLUMBUS APCH AT 662-434-3044. |
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 |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (202KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (195KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (250KB) |
Other 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 (28 nm NW)
KTCL - Tuscaloosa National Airport (30 nm E)
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (34 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David White
Photo taken 07-Nov-2019
looking southwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 09-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 10:32 |
Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 10:59 |
Sunset | | 19:40 | | 00:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2025 16:35:30 |
Local (UTC-5) | 09-May-2025 11:35:30 |
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METAR |
KGTR 28nm NW | 091556Z 02005KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02280183
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KTCL 30nm E | 091553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02170178
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KCBM 34nm N | 091555Z 36006KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A2997 RMK AO2A SLP150 T02440166 $
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KNJW 37nm SW | 091557Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP085 T02170172
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KSTF 38nm NW | 091615Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A2999 RMK AO2
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KNMM 39nm SW | 091556Z 00000KT 10SM SCT010 BKN180 22/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02220183 $
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KDYA 40nm S | 091615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A2999 RMK AO2 T02210187
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KLMS 44nm W | 091615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT012 21/18 A3004 RMK AO2
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KM40 48nm N | 091615Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A3002 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KGTR 28nm NW | 091125Z 0912/1012 20003KT 1/4SM FG VV002 FM091300 34003KT 5SM BR BKN005 FM091400 34005KT P6SM BKN015 FM091600 36006KT P6SM BKN035 FM091900 36008KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM100800 02006KT P6SM OVC015
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KTCL 30nm E | 091438Z 0915/1012 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT002 FM091530 03004KT P6SM SCT100 FM091700 35007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN110 PROB30 0921/1001 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM100300 02005KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM100900 07003KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015
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KCBM 34nm N | 091250Z 0912/1015 01006KT 9999 FEW003 FEW180 QNH2986INS BECMG 0913/0914 02007KT 9999 BKN180 QNH2986INS BECMG 0920/0921 04007KT 9999 BKN020 BKN180 QNH2987INS BECMG 1003/1004 03007KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 BKN180 QNH2991INS BECMG 1005/1006 03010G15KT 9000 SHRA BKN012 BKN160 QNH2993INS BECMG 1008/1009 03012G20KT 8000 -RA BKN008 OVC012 QNH2991INS BECMG 1012/1013 01010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN012 OVC020 QNH2989INS TX25/0919Z TN19/0912Z
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NOTAMs |
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