FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | ALX |
Lat/Long: | 32-54-53.1000N 085-57-46.6000W 32-54.885000N 085-57.776667W 32.9147500,-85.9629444 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 685.8 ft. / 209.0 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04W (2015) |
From city: | 2 miles SW of ALEXANDER CITY, AL |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 35010 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ALX (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.325 (256-329-1820) |
MONTGOMERY APPROACH: | 121.2 |
MONTGOMERY DEPARTURE: | 121.2 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 120.45/298.850 (COLUMBUS RCAG) WHEN MONTGOMERY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TGEr328/29.8 | | TUSKEGEE VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 02E |
LGCr257/38.9 | | LAGRANGE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 01E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC BOTH JET-A AND AVGAS. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 5422 x 96 ft. / 1653 x 29 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 32-55.331188N | | 32-54.438037N |
Longitude: | 085-57.800010W | | 085-57.754248W |
Elevation: | 685.8 ft. | | 611.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 178 true | | 002 magnetic, 358 true |
Displaced threshold: | 623 ft. | | no |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT AND 6 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 110 ft. tree, 1911 ft. from runway, 495 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 15:1 FM DSPLCD THR. | | 16 ft. trees, 504 ft. from runway, 224 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF ALEXANDER CITY PO BOX 552 ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35011 Phone (256) 329-9057 |
Manager: | JACKSON HATTON 965 T.C. RUSSELL FIELD ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35010 Phone 256-329-9057 ON CALL 256-392-2452. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 91/day * | 79% | transient general aviation | 12% | local general aviation | 9% | military | * for 12-month period ending 07 October 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
- | FOR CD CTC MONTGOMERY APCH AT 334-284-4575. WHEN APCH CLSD FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (224KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (242KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (154KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (480KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
08A - Wetumpka Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
06A - Moton Field Municipal Airport (31 nm SE)
KAUO - Auburn University Regional Airport (32 nm SE)
02A - Chilton County Airport (33 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Jay Taffet / FBO Capital
Photo taken 24-Oct-2013
looking north.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
Sunset | | 19:19 | | 00:19 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:45 | | 00:45 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 24-Apr-2024 00:53:48 |
Local (UTC-5) | 23-Apr-2024 19:53:48 |
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METAR |
KALX | 240035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A3010 RMK AO2 T01700081
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TAF |
KMXF 39nm SW | 231900Z 2319/2501 18012KT 9999 FEW045 QNH3009INS TX22/2321Z TN11/2411Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2403 NEXT 2411
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KASN 40nm N | 231720Z 2318/2418 21008KT P6SM SKC FM240100 00000KT P6SM SKC FM241300 24008KT P6SM BKN250
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KANB 41nm N | 231720Z 2318/2418 21008KT P6SM SKC FM240100 00000KT P6SM SKC FM241300 24008KT P6SM BKN250
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KMGM 43nm SW | 231720Z 2318/2418 18007KT P6SM SKC FM240100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM241600 27006KT P6SM SCT250
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KEET 44nm W | 231720Z 2318/2418 19008KT P6SM SKC FM240100 00000KT P6SM SKC FM241400 25009KT P6SM BKN250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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