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AL55

Shields Airport
Elberta, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	AL55
Lat/Long:	30-26-30.7100N 087-27-49.9260W 30-26.511833N 087-27.832100W 30.4418639,-87.4638683 (estimated)
Elevation:	95 ft. / 29 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	9 miles E of ELBERTA, AL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	36549

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/1985
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at JKA (14 nm SW):	PHONE 251-923-5615
WX ASOS at PNS (14 nm E):	121.25 (850-436-4799)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
NUNr254/(6.9)		SAUFLEY VOR		112.25		01E
BFMr105/32.2		BROOKLEY VORTAC		116.35		04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2175 x 80 ft. / 663 x 24 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition WEST END SOFT AFT RAIN.
Runway edge markings:	MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	370 ft.
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	brush, 70 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear	35 ft. trees, 530 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SHIELDS ARPT CORPORATION P.O. BOX 681 LILLIAN 36549 Phone (850) 380-1382
Manager:	DEWITT BARKER 14399 SHEILDS DR LILLIAN, AL 36549 Phone 850-572-0288

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC PENSACOLA APCH AT 850-266-6884 OR 850-266-6885.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AL55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNPA - Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (9 nm SE)
5R4 - Foley Municipal Airport (12 nm W)
KJKA - Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field (14 nm SW)
KPNS - Pensacola International Airport (14 nm E)
KCQF - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (21 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:18	12:18
Sunrise	06:44	12:44
Sunset	17:23	23:23
Evening civil twilight	17:48	23:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Jan-2025 23:02:24
Local (UTC-6)	29-Jan-2025 17:02:24

METAR

KNPA 9nm SE	292156Z 22008KT 10SM FEW030 SCT150 BKN200 18/16 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01780156 $
KJKA 14nm SW	292255Z 00000KT 10SM BKN060 19/15 A3011
KPNS 15nm E	292253Z 20005KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01780117

TAF

KNPA 9nm SE	2915/3015 VRB05KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3009INS FM300600 07005KT 9999 FEW007 BKN200 QNH3008INS FM301000 08005KT 9999 BKN007 BKN200 QNH3008INS TEMPO 3010/3013 6000 BR TX19/2919Z TN13/3007Z FN20033
KJKA 14nm SW	291735Z 2918/3018 31004KT P6SM SCT170 BKN250 FM300100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070 BKN250 FM301000 10004KT 2SM BR BKN009 FM301500 12010KT P6SM BKN015
KPNS 15nm E	291735Z 2918/3018 34004KT P6SM SCT190 BKN250 FM300100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070 BKN250 FM301100 09004KT 3SM BR BKN010 FM301500 13008KT P6SM BKN015

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