FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 2019
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 |
LDKr081/30.8 | | CRIMSON VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 03E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
MCDEN | | 202/12.6 | | 224 | | 03W | | BH | -... .... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 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, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 60.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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 poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor 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: | none | | 22 ft. gnd, 1173 ft. from runway, 44:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF BESSEMER 1800 N THIRD AVE BESSEMER, AL 35020 Phone 205-424-4060 |
Manager: | TIM WASYLUKA 900 MITCHELL FIELD RD BESSEMER, AL 35022 Phone (205) 835-1415 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 74 | Single engine airplanes: | | 59 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 281/day * | 57% | transient general aviation | 43% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC BIRMINGHAM APCH AT (205) 769-3907. |
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 05 December 2019 at 0900Z to 02 January 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (241KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (203KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (232KB) |
VOR RWY 05 | |
download (206KB) |
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 09-Dec-2019
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 12:13 |
Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 12:41 |
Sunset | | 16:39 | | 22:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:07 | | 23:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 10-Dec-2019 01:53:48 |
Local (UTC-6) | 09-Dec-2019 19:53:48 |
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METAR |
KEKY | 100056Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM BKN023 OVC030 19/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP990 T01890156
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KEET 11nm SE | 100053Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM OVC029 19/16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01940156
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KBHM 18nm NE | 100053Z 20010KT 10SM SCT024 OVC033 20/15 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02000150
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TAF |
KEET 11nm SE | 091731Z 0918/1018 20011G18KT P6SM BKN025 FM100400 19008KT P6SM VCSH OVC009 FM100800 19008KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007 FM101200 30009G19KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007
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KBHM 18nm NE | 091731Z 0918/1018 19008G18KT P6SM OVC020 FM100400 19010KT P6SM VCSH OVC009 FM100800 22012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007 FM101200 31013KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007
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NOTAMs |
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