AirNav: 8AL3 - Fricks Field Airport

8AL3

Fricks Field Airport
Boaz, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8AL3
Lat/Long:	34-08-30.3600N 086-05-18.8400W 34-08.506000N 086-05.314000W 34.1417667,-86.0885667 (estimated)
Elevation:	1000 ft. / 305 m (estimated)
From city:	5 miles SE of BOAZ, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	35957

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/2011
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at BFZ (10 nm NW):	119.575 (256-891-8259)
WX AWOS-3PT at GAD (10 nm S):	127.825 (256-442-7094)
WX AWOS-3PT at 8A1 (18 nm NW):	121.125

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GADr357/9.9		GADSDEN VOR/DME		112.30		02E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	1300 x 80 ft. / 396 x 24 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	50 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RICHARD & DONNA FRICKS FAMILY TRUST 5587 COX GAP ROAD BOAZ, AL 35956 Phone 256-281-6722
Manager:	RICHARD L. FRICKS 5587 COX GAP ROAD BOAZ, AL 35956 Phone 256-557-0517

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8AL3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBFZ - Albertville Regional Airport-Thomas J Brumlik Field (10 nm NW)
KGAD - Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (10 nm S)
20A - Robbins Field Airport (18 nm SW)
8A1 - Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field (18 nm NW)
KPYP - Centre Piedmont/Cherokee County Regional Airport (24 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:16	10:16
Sunrise	05:45	10:45
Sunset	19:56	00:56
Evening civil twilight	20:24	01:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Jul-2025 03:40:53
Local (UTC-5)	15-Jul-2025 22:40:53

METAR

KBFZ 10nm NW	160315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/26 A3007 RMK AO2
KGAD 11nm S	160256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/26 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02610261 51013 $

TAF

KASN
34nm S

151726Z 1518/1618 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 FM160300 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM161500 09003KT P6SM SCT050

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