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KHUA Redstone Army Airfield
Redstone Arsenal (Huntsville), Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: HUA
Lat/Long: 34-40-43.1570N / 086-41-05.2170W
34-40.719283N / 086-41.086950W
34.6786547 / -86.6847825
(estimated)
Elevation: 685 ft. / 209 m (estimated)
Variation: 00E (1990)
From city: 6 miles SW of REDSTONE ARSNL HUNTSVILLE, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35808

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1630, CLDS HOLS
Pattern altitude: TFC PAT: OVERHEAD 2700' MSL; RGT TFC RWY 35. AVOID OVFT SATELLITE COM COMPLEX BLW 2000' 1.8 NM SE OF AFLD.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
LGT: ACTIVATE-3 STEP HIRL AND SALS RWY 17, HIRL RWY 35-CTAF 3 TIMES 5 SEC.
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 126.95
REDSTONE TOWER: 126.95 290.275 [OPR 1330-2130Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOLS; OT O/R.]
HUNTSVILLE APPROACH: 118.05(181-359) 125.6(360-180)
HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE: 118.05(181-359) 125.6(360-180)
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
GCA: 124.8 229.4
IC: 125.6(360-180)
OPS: 126.2
WX ASOS at HSV (5 nm SW): PHONE 256-772-8074
WX AWOS-3 at MDQ (13 nm NE): 120.000 (256-829-1242)
WX ASOS at DCU (13 nm W): 118.375 (256-350-4270)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
  • USE 124.8 AS ADZY FREQ WHEN TOWER CLSD.
  • GCA OPR 1330-2130Z++ MON-FRI, EXC HOL, OT O/R.
  • GCA OPER 0600-2100 MON-FRI EXCP HOLS, OTR TIMES ON REQ.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RQZr197/7.5ROCKET VORTAC112.2002E
DCUr083/12.7DECATUR VOR/DME112.8001W
MSLr091/39.8MUSCLE SHOALS VORTAC116.5001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
REDSTONE172/1.228700WHUA .... ..- .-
CAPSHAW142/7.435001WCWH -.-. .-- ....
COLE SPRING021/19.923001WCPP -.-. .--. .--.
KELSO195/28.235801WTNY - -. -.--
SARATOGA320/34.329602WARF .- .-. ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 7300 x 150 ft. / 2225 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 43 /R/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 34-41.310888N34-40.127685N
Longitude: 086-41.219935W086-40.953980W
Elevation: 684.2 ft.654.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left4-light PAPI on left
Approach lights: SALS
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: COMMANDER USAASA
9325 GUNSTON ROAD, BLDG 1466 SUITE N319
FORT BELVOIR, VA 22060
Manager: US ARMY
AMSAM-RA-EPW-BA BLDG 4488
HUNSTVILLE, AL 35898

Additional Remarks

FUEL: AVBL 1330-2200Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL; OT O/R. J8
OIL: O-156
TRAN ALERT: LTD SVC.
RSTD: 24 HR PPR ALL ACFT, 48 HR PPR ACFT WITH EXPLOSIVES. CTC BASE OPS DSN 746-1916/4290 C256-876-1916/4290. REFUL EXP DELAY.
MISC: LTD PRK. NO PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED WO BASE OPS APVL.
CAUTION: DEER HAZ. ACFT LARGER THAN C-12 USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TAXIING DUE TO MIN WG TIP CLNC.
RADAR: SEE TERMINAL FLIP FOR RADAR MINIMA.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED**   download (258KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (258KB)
VOR/DME RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (268KB)
NDB RWY 17 **CHANGED**   download (275KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available **CHANGED**   download (39KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **CHANGED**   download (85KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (5 nm SW)
KMDQ - Madison County Executive Airport/Tom Sharp Jr Field (13 nm NE)
KDCU - Pryor Field Regional Airport (13 nm W)
5M0 - Rountree Field Airport (20 nm SW)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (24 nm N)
 
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
Diagram of KHUA (Redstone Army Airfield)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1310:13
Sunrise05:4210:42
Sunset20:0201:02
Evening civil twilight20:3101:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Jul-2008 04:21:23
Local (UTC-5)  08-Jul-2008 23:21:23
 
METAR
KHUA 081955Z 20007KT 7SM FEW050 35/20 A3005 RMK LAST
KHSV 
5nm W 
090353Z 04003KT 10SM BKN140 28/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02780211
KMDQ 
13nm NE 
090400Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 24/21 A3007 RMK AO2
KDCU 
13nm W 
090353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02500222
TAF
KHSV 
5nm W 
082329Z 090024 19004KT P6SM FEW060 BKN140 FM0400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 FM1700 24008KT P6SM SCT060 PROB30 2124 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity 256-881-3980
no information available

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SS 
100LL 
$4.10 
 Updated 21-Apr-2008
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Redstone Army Airfield. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Redstone Army Airfield, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Redstone Army Airfield

Miles Price ($)
MARRIOTT HUNTSVILLE 2.7 100-200
COUNTRY HEARTH INN MADISON 3.3 90-144
RADISSON INN HUNTSVILLE AIRPORT 3.4 89-99
HILTON GARDEN INN HUNTSVILLE 3.5 89-142
FEDERAL SQUARE MOTEL AND SUITES 3.5 52-53
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA HUNTSVILLE - SPACE ROCKET 3.7 68-80
HAMPTON INN MADISON 4.4 78-100
BEVILL CONFERENCE CENTER HOTEL 4.4 87-88
LA QUINTA INN HUNTSVILLE MADISON SQUARE MALL 4.4 74-84
COUNTRY INN SUITES HUNTSVILLE 4.4 82-99
LA QUINTA INN HUNTSVILLE RESEARCH PARK 4.4 69-76
HAMPTON INN HUNTSVILLE 4.4 78-97
HUNTSVILLE AL DAYS INN & SUITES 4.4 80-81
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT HUNTSVILLE 4.4 88-129
COMFORT INN HUNTSVILLE 4.4 
FAIRFIELD HUNTSVILLE 4.5 67-89
RESIDENCE INN HUNTSVILLE 4.5 137-184
TOWNEPLACE STES MARRIOTT HUNTSV 4.6 104-149
HUNTSVILLE KNIGHTS INN 4.7 50-65
BEST WESTERN ROCKET CITY INN 4.9 77-86
GUESTHOUSE HUNTSVILLE 5.0 77-119

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Redstone Army Airfield

4 in Madison
26 in Huntsville
3 in Priceville
9 in Decatur
6 in Athens
 

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