Thomas C. Russell Field

Thomas C. Russell Field

NAIP aerial image, 30 June 2006
IATA: ALX – ICAO: KALX – FAA LID: ALX
Summary
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 / 32.91472; -85.96306Coordinates: 32°54′53″N 085°57′47″W / 32.91472°N 85.96306°W / 32.91472; -85.96306
Website AlexanderCityOnline.com/...
Map
ALX

Location of airport in Alabama

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,422 1,653 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 33,312
Based aircraft 26

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 December 9, 2009, the airport had 33,312 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% military. At that time there were 26 aircraft based at this airport: 69.% single-engine, 27% multi-engine and 4% helicopter.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for ALX (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "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. External link in |work= (help)
  3. ↑ "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 link in |work= (help)
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