FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SCD |
| Lat/Long: | 33-10-18.6090N / 086-18-19.9360W
33-10.310150N / 086-18.332267W
33.1718358 / -86.3055378
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 569 ft. / 173.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of SYLACAUGA, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35151 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1962 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 1000-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & PAPI RY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.125 (256-249-2620) |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 123.8 |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 123.8 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TDGr207/27.6 | | TALLADEGA VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5390 x 100 ft. / 1643 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 09/27 MARKINGS BADLY FADED, RY NUMBERS UNREADABLE. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 33-10.314333N | | 33-10.305900N |
| Longitude: | 086-18.860600W | | 086-17.803917W |
| Elevation: | 569.0 ft. | | 548.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 091 true | | 274 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 620 ft. from runway, 247 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SYLACAUGA
PO BOX 390
SYLACAUGA, AL 35150
Phone 256-249-4353 |
| Manager: | RAY LETT
195 AIRPORT RD.
SYLACAUGA, AL 35150
Phone 256-245-3245
AND LINDA LETT. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 35 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 78/day * | | 91% | transient general aviation | | 7% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 18 January 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 17 FT WIDE TWY BTN MAIN RAMP TWY & HNGR AREA. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (206KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (221KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KALX - Thomas C Russell Field Airport (23 nm SE)
KPLR - St Clair County Airport (23 nm N)
KEET - Shelby County Airport (24 nm W)
02A - Gragg-Wade Field Airport (25 nm SW)
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 19:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 15:45:19 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-May-2008 10:45:19 |
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| METAR |
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KALX
22nm SE | 161540Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM BKN021 23/19 A2993 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT SE AND SW
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KEET
24nm W | 161543Z AUTO 31008KT 2SM BR OVC005 16/16 A2996 RMK AO2
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KBHM
33nm NW | 161506Z 34006KT 3SM HZ BR OVC010 16/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 6 CIG 008V013
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KANB
34nm NE | 161453Z AUTO 33008G14KT 300V360 8SM OVC007 18/17 A2991 RMK AO2 CIG 005V011 SLP124 T01780167 51015 $
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| TAF |
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KEET
24nm W | 161140Z 161212 00000KT P6SM SCT006 OVC012 TEMPO 1215 BKN006 FM1600 33009KT P6SM BKN020 FM2000 34009KT P6SM OVC050 FM0300 35003KT P6SM BKN250
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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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