FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EKY |
| Lat/Long: | 33-18-45.4000N 086-55-34.7000W
33-18.756667N 086-55.578333W
33.3126111,-86.9263056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 699.6 ft. / 213.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BESSEMER, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35022 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1973 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800
FEE FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 205-835-1415. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.825 (205-424-3127) |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 124.9 |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 124.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.75 |
| WX ASOS at EET (11 nm SE): | 134.325 (205-663-5881) |
| WX ASOS at BHM (17 nm NE): | PHONE 205-591-6172 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OKWr075/16.8 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
| VUZr182/21.5 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MCDEN | | 202/12.6 | | 224 | | 03W | | BH | -... .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 6007 x 100 ft. / 1831 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-18.437102N | | 33-19.076205N |
| Longitude: | 086-56.028720W | | 086-55.127518W |
| Elevation: | 699.3 ft. | | 699.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 050 true | | 233 magnetic, 230 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. trees, 472 ft. from runway, 433 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. trees, 339 ft. from runway, 179 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BESSEMER
1700 N THIRD AVE
BESSEMER, AL 35020
Phone 205-424-4060 |
| Manager: | TIM WASYLUKA
900 MITCHELL FIELD RD
BESSEMER, AL 35022
Phone (205) 835-1415 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA FREQ, CTC BIRMINGHAM APCH AT 205-769-3890. |
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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (282KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (260KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (232KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEET - Shelby County Airport (11 nm SE)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (17 nm NE)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (24 nm S)
02A - Chilton County Airport (32 nm SE)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Danny Schnautz
Photo taken 25-Mar-2015
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Bessemer Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2024
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 22:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2024 15:11:55 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2024 09:11:55 |
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| METAR |
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KEET
11nm SE | 081453Z AUTO VRB05KT 6SM BR OVC005 21/19 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02060189 51003
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KBHM
18nm NE | 081500Z VRB06KT 10SM SCT008 SCT024 23/19 A3016 RMK AO2 T02280189
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| TAF |
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KEET
11nm SE | 081408Z 0814/0912 VRB03KT P6SM SCT007 BKN010 TEMPO 0814/0815 OVC005 FM081600 06008KT P6SM SCT025 FM090200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020 FM090400 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN009
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KBHM
18nm NE | 081426Z 0814/0912 VRB03KT P6SM BKN008 BKN020 FM081600 06006KT P6SM SCT025 FM090200 07003KT P6SM BKN020 FM090400 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN009
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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