AirNav: 51AL - Ardmore Airport

51AL
(formerly 1M3)

Ardmore Airport
Ardmore, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	51AL
Lat/Long:	34-58-44.6693N 086-52-59.8254W 34-58.744488N 086-52.997090W 34.9790748,-86.8832848 (estimated)
Elevation:	922 ft. / 281 m (estimated)
Variation:	00W (1985)
From city:	2 miles SW of ARDMORE, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	35739

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1964
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	MON-FRI DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
HUNTSVILLE APPROACH:	125.6
HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE:	125.6
WX AWOS-3 at GZS (14 nm NW):	118.275 (931-363-6760)
WX AWOS-3 at FYM (16 nm E):	135.275 (931-433-5916)
WX AWOS-3PT at MDQ (18 nm SE):	120.000 (256-829-1242)
WX ASOS at DCU (20 nm S):	118.375 (256-350-4270)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RQZr310/16.4		ROCKET VORTAC		112.20		02E

Airport Services

Parking:

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Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	2700 x 100 ft. / 823 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition PAVED 2200' X 20' ASPH STRIP DOWN MID OF TURF RWY.
Runway edge markings:	RY 01/19 MARKINGS FADED. RY 01/19 MARKED WITH ORANGE CONES, THLD AND TWY MARKED WITH WHITE CONES.
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Latitude:	34-58.526242N	34-58.962733N
Longitude:	086-53.050312W	086-52.943867W
Elevation:	922.0 ft.	901.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	011 magnetic, 011 true	191 magnetic, 191 true
Markings:	NSTD, in poor condition	NSTD, in poor condition
Obstructions:	51 ft. tree, 474 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear	64 ft. tree, 1522 ft. from runway, 73 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	LANNIE TOWE 3079 TOWE ROAD MADISON, AL 35756 Phone 256-566-2435
Manager:	LANNIE TOWE 3079 TOWE ROAD MADISON, AL 35756 Phone 256-566-2435

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 51AL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGZS - Abernathy Field Airport (14 nm NW)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (16 nm E)
KMDQ - Huntsville Executive Airport / Tom Sharp Jr Field (18 nm SE)
KDCU - Pryor Field Regional Airport (20 nm S)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (21 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo courtesy of the Huntsville Flight Center Photo taken 26-Nov-2008 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ardmore Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:21	10:21
Sunrise	05:49	10:49
Sunset	19:58	00:58
Evening civil twilight	20:27	01:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jul-2025 05:02:43
Local (UTC-5)	20-Jul-2025 00:02:43

METAR

KGZS 14nm NW	200435Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 24/24 A3008 RMK A01
KFYM 16nm E	200435Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM FEW003 24/24 A3012 RMK A01
KMDQ 18nm E	200455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/24 A3011 RMK A02 T02440239
KDCU 20nm S	200453Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02560233 $
KHSV 20nm S	200453Z 00000KT 10SM FEW230 26/24 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02560239 $

TAF

KHSV
20nm S

192242Z 1923/2018 24009G15KT P6SM VCTS BKN025 BKN040CB TEMPO 1923/1924 23006G15KT 1 1/2SM TSRA SCT020 BKN045CB FM200500 00000KT P6SM SCT250 PROB30 2015/2018 5SM SHRA BR BKN050

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
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