Coosa Valley Landing Zone Heliport

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FAA: 55AL

Sylacauga Weather (°C)

METAR: KSCD 031815Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM BKN095 BKN120 20/12 A2995 RMK AO2 T01950115

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KSCD (1.9 NM at True Heading of 281)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1014.3
Temperature: 19.5 C (67.1 F)
Dewpoint: 11.5 C (52.7 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 33-09-59.5700N (33.166547)
Longitude: 
 086-15-19.2800W (-86.255356)
Elevation: 
 562.0 feet MSL (171 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 4.2 W (as of December 2023 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. S of Sylacauga, Alabama
Found On: 
 Atlanta Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
SYLACAUGA HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY
315 W HICKORY ST
SYLACAUGA, AL 35150
256-401-4434		 SYLACAUGA HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY
315 W HICKORY ST
SYLACAUGA, AL 35150
256-401-4434

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 09/2019
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1562 feet (476 m)

Based Aircraft

GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Anniston(ANB)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 55AL

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    2.5 Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport
    (KSCD SCD)    		 277 281 100LL, Jet A+
    21.1 Thomas C Russell Field Airport
    (ALX KALX ALX)    		 135 139 100LL, Jet A
    23.5 St Clair County Airport
    (PLR KPLR PLR)    		 0 4 100LL, Jet A+
    26.3 Talladega Municipal Airport
    (ASN KASN ASN)    		 22 26 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    26.5 Shelby County Airport
    (KEET EET)    		 271 275 100LL, Jet A+
    32.2 Anniston Regional Airport
    (ANB KANB ANB)    		 38 43 100LL, Jet A
    34.5 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
    (BHM KBHM BHM)    		 313 317 100LL, Jet A
    34.8 Bessemer Airport
    (EKY KEKY EKY)    		 284 288 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    38.5 Wetumpka Municipal Airport
    (08A)    		 185 189 100LL
    44.2 Bibb County Airport
    (0A8)    		 252 256 100LL
    49.1 Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
    (GAD KGAD GAD)    		 9 13 100LL, Jet A-1+
    51.3 Moton Field Municipal Airport
    (06A)    		 145 150 100LL, Jet A+
    52.4 Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport
    (MGM KMGM MGM)    		 187 191 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    53.0 Auburn University Regional Airport
    (AUO KAUO AUO)    		 128 133 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    55.8 Lanett Regional Airport
    (7A3)    		 112 117 100LL
    60.2 Lagrange/Callaway Airport
    (LGC KLGC LGC)    		 98 103 100LL, Jet A+
    61.7 Craig Field Airport
    (SEM KSEM SEM)    		 217 221 100LL, Jet A
    61.9 West Georgia Regional - O V Gray Field Airport
    (KCTJ CTJ)    		 62 67 100LL, Jet A+
    68.2 Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport
    (TCL KTCL TCL)    		 273 276 100LL, Jet A
    68.9 Walker County-Bevill Field Airport
    (KJFX JFX)    		 310 314 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1

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    Remarks

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    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 48 ft (15 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    55AL Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  48 ft x 48 ft (15 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 05/09/2019
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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