FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TCL |
| Lat/Long: | 33-13-14.2591N / 087-36-41.0454W
33-13.237652N / 087-36.684090W
33.2206275 / -87.6114015
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 170 ft. / 51.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of TUSCALOOSA, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 35476 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TCL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0500-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 04/22 (MED INTST ONLY), MALSR RY 04, PAPI RY 22 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSCHED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS 2130-0500 CALL AMGR 205-349-0114. ARFF INDEX B EQUIPMENT AVBL 24 HRS. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 126.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.825 (205-750-8940) |
| TUSCALOOSA GROUND: | 121.8 257.95 [0700-2000] |
| TUSCALOOSA TOWER: | 126.3 256.7 [0700-2000] |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 120.15 |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 120.15 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LDKr235/4.4 | | CRIMSON VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 03E |
| OKWr266/18.2 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALICEVILLE | | 077/29.5 | | 254 | | | | AIV | .- .. ...- |
| FAYETTE | | 161/31.3 | | 204 | | 00E | | FDF | ..-. -.. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 6499 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 133.0 | | Double tandem: | 200.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 33-12.608967N | | 33-13.417430N |
| Longitude: | 087-37.150582W | | 087-36.313870W |
| Elevation: | 153.2 ft. | | 164.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 041 | | 221 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 38 ft. tree, 1550 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 36.0 | | Double wheel: | 53.0 | | Double tandem: | 93.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 33-13.749520N | | 33-13.455138N |
| Longitude: | 087-36.956857W | | 087-36.254737W |
| Elevation: | 166.7 ft. | | 164.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 117 | | 297 |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 850 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 61 ft. trees, 1725 ft. from runway, 180 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TUSCALOOSA
P O BOX 2089
TUSCALOOSA, AL 35403
Phone 205-349-2010 |
| Manager: | WAYNE CAMERON
7601 ROBERT CARDINAL ARPT ROAD, SUITE 208
TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401
Phone 205-349-0114 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 117 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 85 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 12 | | Helicopters: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 153/day * | | 42% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 22% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 11/29 CLSD WHEN ATCT NOT IN OPERATION. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER INVOF RYS. |
| - | TWY F & TWY L CLSD FROM TWY F TO RY 29 WHEN ATCT NOT OPR. |
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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| ILS RWY 04 | |
download (272KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (345KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (276KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (266KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 04 | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 22 | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (72KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3M8 - North Pickens Airport (22 nm NW)
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (31 nm N)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (31 nm SE)
KEKY - Bessemer Airport (35 nm E)
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (41 nm W)
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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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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| 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 | | 06:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 16:43 | | 22:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 23:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Nov-2009 00:31:30 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 18:31:30 |
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| METAR |
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| KTCL | 252353Z 31003KT 10SM CLR 12/02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01170017 10178 20117 53010
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| TAF |
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| KTCL | 252321Z 2600/2624 00000KT P6SM SKC FM261800 31012G18KT P6SM SCT150
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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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