FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 MARCH 2020
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 26 March 2020 at 0901Z to 23 April 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (232KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (208KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Danny Schnautz
Photo taken 25-Mar-2015
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Bessemer Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Apr-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 19:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:33 | | 00:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Apr-2020 13:20:07 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Apr-2020 08:20:07 |
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| METAR |
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| KEKY | 011256Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP012 T00720050
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KEET
11nm SE | 011253Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T00830056
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KBHM
18nm NE | 011253Z 36006KT 10SM FEW250 08/04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00780044
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| TAF |
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KEET
11nm SE | 011120Z 0112/0212 00000KT P6SM SKC FM011500 35010KT P6SM SKC FM020000 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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KBHM
18nm NE | 011120Z 0112/0212 00000KT P6SM SKC FM011500 35012G18KT P6SM SKC FM020100 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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