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8AL5 Plant Gorgas Heliport
Parrish, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 National Airport (24 nm SE)
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (31 nm W)
KTCL - Tuscaloosa National Airport (33 nm SW)
  
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From to 8AL5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2110:21
Sunrise05:4910:49
Sunset20:0001:00
Evening civil twilight20:2801:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Jul-2025 21:47:29
Local (UTC-5)  13-Jul-2025 16:47:29
 
METAR
KJFX 
17nm N 		132135Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM SCT049 SCT055 34/23 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E
KBHM 
23nm E 		132053Z 16005KT 10SM FEW028 SCT060 BKN120 BKN200 29/22 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP178 TS MOV E 60003 T02940217 58019
KEKY 
24nm SE 		132056Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3009 RMK AO2 TSE01RAB10E34 SLP163 6//// T02610233 58008 PNO $
KTCL 
33nm SW 		132053Z 24004KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T03280228 56025
TAF
KBHM 
23nm E 		131824Z 1318/1418 33008KT 4SM TSRA BR BKN040CB TEMPO 1318/1319 33009G20KT 1SM TSRA BR BKN030CB FM131930 33008KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB PROB30 1320/1401 VRB15G25KT 3SM TSRA BKN040CB FM140200 00000KT P6SM SCT040 FM141200 29005KT P6SM BKN200
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