FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 AUGUST 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 -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 15 August 2019 at 0901Z to 12 September 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (243KB) |
| 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 |
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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 21-Aug-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunset | | 19:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2019 00:21:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Aug-2019 19:21:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KEKY | 212356Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE SLP017 T03000217 10344 20300 55003
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KEET
11nm SE | 212353Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 32/19 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND E SLP157 T03170194 10344 20306 55004
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KBHM
18nm NE | 212353Z 31012KT 5SM -TSRA FEW055CB BKN110 27/22 A3005 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2257 LTG DSNT N AND NW TSE20B21E42B47 SLP167 OCNL LTGIC N TS N MOV N P0001 60001 T02720217 10344 20256 55001
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| TAF |
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KEET
11nm SE | 211720Z 2118/2218 25006KT P6SM SCT030 FM212000 19006KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB FM220100 20003KT P6SM SCT050 FM221000 20002KT 5SM BR FEW040 FM221400 22002KT P6SM FEW050
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KBHM
18nm NE | 211720Z 2118/2218 21008KT P6SM SCT030 FM212000 20008KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB FM220100 21004KT P6SM SCT050 FM221000 19003KT P6SM FEW070 FM221400 25005KT P6SM FEW050
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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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