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KAIV George Downer Airport
Aliceville, Alabama, USA


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

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IGBr141/27.7BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E
CBMr159/34.3CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E
LDKr252/34.4CRIMSON VORTAC117.8003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALICEVILLEat field254AIV .- .. ...-
BRYAN119/38.128102ESTF ... - ..-.

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: 33-06.193333N33-06.582500N
Longitude: 088-12.296000W088-11.439000W
Elevation: 142.1 ft.149.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 193 ft.613 ft.
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2510:25
Sunrise05:5210:52
Sunset19:4600:46
Evening civil twilight20:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2008 05:47:24
Local (UTC-5)  17-May-2008 00:47:24
 
METAR
KGTR 
28nm NW 
170535Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 12/11 A3001 RMK AO1
KTCL 
30nm E 
170540Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 12/11 A3001 RMK AO2
KCBM 
34nm N 
170455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01200114 $
KNMM 
39nm SW 
170456Z AUTO A3001 RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO TSNO CHINO SOUTH VISNO SOUTH $
TAF
KGTR 
28nm NW 
162331Z 170024 32005KT P6SM FEW045 FM0300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1600 22007KT P6SM SCT150
KTCL 
30nm E 
162332Z 170024 33008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM0300 34003KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0912 3SM BR FM1700 27008KT P6SM SCT050
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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