Thomas C. Russell Field
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Alexander City | ||||||||||
| Serves | Alexander City, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 686 ft / 209 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°54′53″N 085°57′47″W / 32.91472°N 85.96306°W | ||||||||||
| Website | AlexanderCityOnline.com/... | ||||||||||
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  ALX Location of airport in Alabama  ALX ALX (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Thomas C. Russell Field (IATA: ALX, ICAO: KALX, FAA LID: ALX) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Alexander City, a city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States.[1]
This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015[2] and 2009–2013,[3] both of which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Thomas C. Russell Field covers an area of 293 acres (119 ha) at an elevation of 686 feet (209 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,422 by 96 feet (1,653 x 29 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending October 7, 2019, the airport had 33,312 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 15 single-engine, 5 multi-engine and 1 jet.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for ALX PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010.
- ^ "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB)" (PDF). 2009–2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 15 October 2008.
External links
[edit]- Airport page at Alexander City website
- Aerial image as of March 1997 from USGS The National Map
- Airfield photos from U.S. Civil Air Patrol at the Wayback Machine (archived September 27, 2006)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ALX, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for ALX
- AirNav airport information for KALX
- ASN accident history for ALX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures