FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SCD |
| Lat/Long: | 33-10-18.6000N / 086-18-19.9000W
33-10.310000N / 086-18.331667W
33.1718333 / -86.3055278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 569 ft. / 173.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of SYLACAUGA, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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+
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| 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: | MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 33-10.314298N | | 33-10.305862N |
| Longitude: | 086-18.860457W | | 086-17.803905W |
| Elevation: | 568.8 ft. | | 547.7 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 poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. hill, 1464 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 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 256-401-2400 |
| Manager: | RAY LETT
195 AIRPORT RD.
SYLACAUGA, AL 35150
Phone 256-245-3246
AFTER HOURS 256-249-4854. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 3 | | 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 13 February 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 17 FT WIDE TWY BTN MAIN RAMP TWY & HNGR AREA. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (223KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 22:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 18:50:50 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 12:50:50 |
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| METAR |
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KALX
22nm SE | 251820Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A3005 RMK AO1
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KEET
24nm W | 251753Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 6//// T01560039 10156 20106 58014
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KBHM
33nm NW | 251753Z 28007KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01500028 10156 20106 58012
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KANB
34nm NE | 251753Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01500067 10156 20100 58016
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| TAF |
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KEET
24nm W | 251727Z 2518/2618 31006KT P6SM SKC FM260000 00000KT P6SM SKC
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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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