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8AL5 Plant Gorgas Heliport
Parrish, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 8AL5
Lat/Long: 33-38-32.9400N 087-11-49.8200W
33-38.549000N 087-11.830333W
33.6424833,-87.1971722
(estimated)
Elevation: 256 ft. / 78 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles SE of PARRISH, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35130

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/2017
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at JFX (17 nm N): 119.225 (205-295-5539)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VUZr262/14.9VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E
OKWr006/24.4BROOKWOOD VORTAC111.0000E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 26 x 26 ft. / 8 x 8 m
Surface: concrete
Latitude: 33-38.549000N
Longitude: 087-11.830333W
Elevation: 256.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: AL PWR CO
460 GORGAS RD
PARRISH, AL 35580
Phone 205-527-2473
Manager: GERALD ABNEY
4301 EAST LAKE BLVD
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35217
Phone 205-527-2473

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8AL5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJFX - Walker County Airport/Bevill Field (17 nm N)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (23 nm E)
KEKY - Bessemer Airport (24 nm SE)
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (31 nm W)
KTCL - Tuscaloosa National Airport (33 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4710:47
Sunrise06:1311:13
Sunset19:2200:22
Evening civil twilight19:4800:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Apr-2025 09:34:18
Local (UTC-5)  20-Apr-2025 04:34:18
 
METAR
KJFX 
17nm N 		200915Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 15/15 A3017 RMK AO2
KBHM 
23nm E 		200853Z 00000KT 10SM BKN250 19/16 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01940161 55011 $
KEKY 
24nm SE 		200856Z AUTO 10SM CLR 18/17 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP188 6//// T01780172
KTCL 
33nm SW 		200853Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 18/16 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01780161 55011
TAF
KBHM 
23nm E 		200520Z 2006/2106 15003KT P6SM BKN250 FM201600 18012G20KT P6SM BKN250 FM210100 15006KT P6SM BKN250
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