FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ALX |
| Lat/Long: | 32-54-53.0800N / 085-57-46.6400W
32-54.884667N / 085-57.777333W
32.9147444 / -85.9629556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 686 ft. / 209.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of ALEXANDER CITY, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35010 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-1630 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 OPERS DUSK-2200. AFTER 2200, ACTVT - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (256-329-1820) |
| MONTGOMERY APPROACH: | 121.2 |
| MONTGOMERY DEPARTURE: | 121.2 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 120.45/357.6 (COLUMBUS RCAG) WHEN MONTGOMERY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TGEr328/29.8 | | TUSKEGEE VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 02E |
| LGCr257/38.9 | | LAGRANGE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 01E |
| TDGr172/39.8 | | TALLADEGA VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5425 x 96 ft. / 1654 x 29 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-55.331500N | | 32-54.437667N |
| Longitude: | 085-57.800167W | | 085-57.754500W |
| Elevation: | 685.8 ft. | | 612.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.4% DOWN | | 1.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 178 true | | 359 magnetic, 358 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 619 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 540 ft. from runway, 159 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 50:1 FROM DSPLCD THLD. | | 70 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALEXANDER CITY
PO BOX 552
ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35011
Phone 256-329-6700 |
| Manager: | MIKE SMITH
997 T.C. RUSSELL FIELD
ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35010
Phone 256-329-9057
PHONE 256-329-6700 OR 256-329-3721. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 91/day * | | 79% | transient general aviation | | 12% | local general aviation | | 9% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 18 HAS +136' OBSTR LGTD BLDG 3700' FROM THLD ON CNTRLN. |
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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (271KB) |
| NDB OR GPS-A | |
download (215KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
08A - Wetumpka Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
06A - Moton Field Municipal Airport (31 nm SE)
KAUO - Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport (32 nm SE)
02A - Gragg-Wade Field Airport (33 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of www.AceAerialPhoto.US Auburn Alabama
Taken in 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunset | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 06:19:25 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 01:19:25 |
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| METAR |
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| KALX | 170600Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 12/11 A2997 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KMXF
39nm SW | 162219 31010G15KT 9999 BKN035 QNH2990INS BECMG 0102 32007KT 9999 NSW BKN040 QNH2989INS BECMG 1415 35007KT 9999 SKC QNH2996INS T26/18Z T13/10Z AMD 2215 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1603 NEXT 1711
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KANB
41nm N | 170532Z 170606 34003KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0912 3SM BR FM1700 28008KT P6SM SCT050 FM0200 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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KMGM
43nm SW | 170532Z 170606 31002KT P6SM SKC FM1700 28008KT P6SM SCT050 FM0200 26003KT P6SM SCT250
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KEET
44nm W | 170532Z 170606 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0912 3SM BR FM1700 28008KT P6SM SCT050 FM0200 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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