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 |
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| 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: | |
| 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: | no | | 230 ft.
RWY 22 LGTD THRS DSPLCD FOR NGT OPNS. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Whorton Aviation
Photo taken 04-Dec-2018
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunset | | 19:34 | | 00:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2025 18:23:06 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2025 13:23:06 |
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| METAR |
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| K4A6 | 131755Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM -RA FEW007 FEW012 SCT070 24/23 A3002 RMK AO2 P0001
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K4A9
19nm SE | 131755Z AUTO 21007KT 5SM +RA BR SCT026 BKN070 OVC090 24/23 A3002 RMK AO2 P0007 T02390228 10291 20234 60011
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KHUA
34nm W | 131540Z 1315/1418 35005KT 9999 SCT015 OVC020 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1319/1321 13005KT 8000 -TSRA BKN035CB BECMG 1322/1323 14005KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1416/1418 03005KT 8000 -TSRA OVC030CB TX28/1322Z TN23/1411Z
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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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