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8AL1

Med West-Hoover Heliport
Hoover, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8AL1
Lat/Long:	33-21-17.0000N 086-51-21.0000W 33-21.283333N 086-51.350000W 33.3547222,-86.8558333 (estimated)
Elevation:	600 ft. / 183 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles NE of HOOVER, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	35226

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/2016
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at EKY (4 nm SW):	118.825 (205-424-3127)
WX ASOS at EET (11 nm S):	134.325 (205-663-5881)
WX ASOS at BHM (14 nm N):	PHONE 205-591-6172

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
VUZr171/19.1		VULCAN VORTAC		114.40		02E
OKWr070/21.0		BROOKWOOD VORTAC		111.00		00E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MCDEN		186/9.4		224		03W		BH	-... ....

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface:	asphalt
Latitude:	33-21.283333N
Longitude:	086-51.350000W
Elevation:	600.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	UAB HEALTH SYS - MED WEST 995 9TH AVE SW BESSEMER, AL 35022 Phone 205-481-7101
Manager:	UAB HEALTH SYS - MED WEST 995 9TH AVE SW BESSEMER, AL 35022 Phone 205-481-7101

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8AL1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEKY - Bessemer Airport (4 nm SW)
KEET - Shelby County Airport (11 nm S)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (14 nm N)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (28 nm SW)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (30 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:06	11:06
Sunrise	06:31	11:31
Sunset	19:10	00:10
Evening civil twilight	19:35	00:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Apr-2025 06:50:39
Local (UTC-5)	05-Apr-2025 01:50:39

METAR

KEKY 4nm SW	050616Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM BKN018 22/19 RMK AO2 $
KEET 11nm S	050608Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM BKN019 22/19 A3013 RMK AO2 T02220189
KBHM 14nm NE	050553Z 17006KT 10SM FEW060 BKN250 23/19 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02280189 10272 20228 402940217 50004

TAF

KEET 11nm S	050520Z 0506/0606 17007KT P6SM BKN250 FM050800 17006KT P6SM BKN015 FM051600 17012G24KT P6SM SCT035 FM060300 20012G20KT P6SM OVC025
KBHM 14nm NE	050520Z 0506/0606 18010KT P6SM BKN240 FM050900 18009KT P6SM BKN015 FM051700 18014G24KT P6SM SCT035 FM060300 20012G20KT P6SM OVC025

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