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South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (79J) in Opp, Alabama
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  • South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (79J)
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South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (79J)

  • General
  • Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 04/01/1940, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 615 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 00124.*A, Location ID: 79J, Region: Southern, District Office: JAN, Unicom Frequency: 122.800 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.800 MHz, Aeronautical sectional chart: New Orleans, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: ANB, Tie-In FSS Name: Anniston, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 310 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: NGS (2010-04-14), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCJ, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZJX, Boundary ARTCC Name: Jacksonville, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: 79J, Last Inspection Date: 01/28/2015, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
  • Location
  • State: Alabama, County: Covington, City: Opp, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 31° 18' 30.100'', Lng: -86° 23' 32'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 31.308361, Lng: -86.392222, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: NGS (2010-04-14), Distance from central business district: 4 mi (E) Find on map
  • Owner
  • Andalusia Arpt Auth, 21861 Bill Benton Lane, Andalusia, Al 36421, 334-222-6598
  • Manager
  • Misty Jones, 21861 Bill Benton Lane, Andalusia, Al 36421, 334-222-6598
  • Operations
  • Period: 01/28/2014 - 01/28/2015, Itinerant Operations: 9,770, Local Operations: 1,880, Military Operations: 51,100
  • Aircraft
  • Single Engine Aircraft: 22, Multi Engine Aircraft: 3
  • Additional
  • Fuel Types: 100LLA+, Magnetic Variation: 2W (Year 2005), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: Ss-Sr, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: INSTR, RNTL
  • Remarks
  • ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 & PAPI RY 11 & RY 29 - CTAF.

Runway 1

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 11, True Alignment: 107, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 31° 18' 38.573'', Lng: -86° 24' 05.151'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 31.310715, Lng: -86.401431, Physical Elevation: 310 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 33.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 310.2 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P4R, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 22, Object Height: 43 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1173.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 76L ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.5, Position Source: NGS (04/14/2010), Elevation Source: NGS (04/14/2010), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 29, True Alignment: 287, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 31° 18' 21.563'', Lng: -86° 22' 58.893'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 31.305990, Lng: -86.383026, Physical Elevation: 300 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 47.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 308.3 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P4L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 50, Runway End Gradient: 0.5, Position Source: NGS (04/14/2010), Elevation Source: NGS (04/14/2010), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)

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