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
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
References
- 1 2 3 4 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
- 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 December 28, 2023
- 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