AirNav: 4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field

4A6

Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field
Scottsboro, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	4A6
Lat/Long:	34-41-19.3360N 086-00-21.3550W 34-41.322267N 086-00.355917W 34.6887044,-86.0059319 (estimated)
Elevation:	650.5 ft. / 198.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	03W (2010)
From city:	2 miles NE of SCOTTSBORO, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	35768

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1975
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1700 CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS. FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-603-5723.
Pattern altitude:	1450.5 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	MIRL RWY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT- CTAF. TO ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 04 & 22 OPR CONSLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
WX AWOS-3PT:	120.125 (256-259-1148)
WX AWOS-3PT at 4A9 (19 nm SE):	119.025 (256-845-5397)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 124.5/270.325 (GADSDEN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RQZr100/31.6		ROCKET VORTAC		112.20		02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR REPAIRS AVBL ON CALL 256-259-3702.
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:

5240 x 80 ft. / 1597 x 24 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

15.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 4

RUNWAY 22

Latitude:

34-40.979342N

34-41.665162N

Longitude:

086-00.673847W

086-00.037945W

Elevation:

650.5 ft.

630.4 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

040 magnetic, 037 true

220 magnetic, 217 true

Displaced threshold:

230 ft.
RWY 22 LGTD THRS DSPLCD FOR NGT OPNS.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
OTS INDEFLY.

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

82 ft. tree, 751 ft. from runway, 305 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

93 ft. tree, 1106 ft. from runway, 339 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 20:1 FM DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF SCOTTSBORO 316 BROAD ST SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768 Phone 256-574-3100
Manager:	COREY PORTER 86 AVIATION CIRCLE SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768 Phone 256-259-3702

Additional Remarks

-	RED LGTD TV TWR 1 MILE SW.
-	TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.
-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

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 from 07 August 2025 at 0901Z to 04 September 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04		download (234KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22		download (220KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (157KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (157KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (490KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

4A9 - Isbell Field Airport (19 nm SE)
8A1 - Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field (21 nm SW)
KMDQ - Huntsville Executive Airport / Tom Sharp Jr Field (29 nm W)
KBGF - Winchester Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
KBFZ - Albertville Regional Airport-Thomas J Brumlik Field (30 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:36	10:36
Sunrise	06:03	11:03
Sunset	19:35	00:35
Evening civil twilight	20:02	01:02

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Aug-2025 13:20:33
Local (UTC-5)	12-Aug-2025 08:20:33

METAR

K4A6	121255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT017 BKN033 OVC047 26/24 A3008 RMK AO2
K4A9 19nm SE	121255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN011 BKN045 OVC070 24/23 A3008 RMK AO2 P0027 T02420234

TAF

KHUA
34nm W

121200Z 1212/1318 13006KT 9999 OVC005 QNH3004INS TEMPO 1215/1217 16006KT 8000 -TSRA BKN015CB OVC020 BECMG 1219/1220 16006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC030 QNH3002INS BECMG 1221/1222 15006KT 9999 NSW BKN025 QNH2999INS BECMG 1309/1310 17003KT 9000 -SHRA OVC015 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1312/1314 19003KT 8000 -TSRA OVC010CB TX27/1221Z TN24/1311Z

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Services / Description

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Comments

Scottsboro Municipal Airport

256-259-3702

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	100LL		Jet A
FS		$5.60		$5.00
Updated 29-Jul-2025

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FS=Full service

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