FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 MARCH 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
AFT HRS 205-835-1415 (FEE FOR AFT HRS SVC). |
| 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: | RWY 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: | | 108 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 84 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 281/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2017 | |
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 28 March 2019 at 0901Z to 25 April 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (234KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
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 19-Apr-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 19:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:46 | | 00:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2019 00:23:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Apr-2019 19:23:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KEKY | 192356Z AUTO 28010G21KT 240V320 10SM FEW013 BKN018 OVC060 08/07 A2971 RMK AO2 RAE25 SLP082 P0000 60003 T00830067 10128 20083 51024
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KEET
11nm SE | 192353Z AUTO 30007G18KT 10SM BKN019 BKN028 OVC037 09/07 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP058 60003 T00890072 10133 20089 51026
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KBHM
18nm NE | 192353Z 27014G19KT 10SM -RA FEW012 BKN016 OVC048 08/06 A2972 RMK AO2 RAE23B32 SLP060 P0000 60006 T00830061 10122 20083 51026
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| TAF |
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KEET
11nm SE | 192223Z 1922/2018 28010G20KT 5SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 TEMPO 1922/1924 2SM -RA OVC010 FM200400 24012KT P6SM VCSH OVC007 FM201300 26009G18KT P6SM BKN025
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KBHM
18nm NE | 192225Z 1922/2018 27013G23KT 5SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC035 TEMPO 1922/1924 2SM -RA OVC012 FM200400 25012KT P6SM VCSH OVC007 FM201300 26009G18KT P6SM BKN025
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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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