Thomas C Russell Field Airport

Location

Latitude:	32-54-53.1000N (32.91475)
Longitude:	085-57-46.6000W (-85.962944)
Elevation:	685.8 feet MSL (209 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	4.4 W (as of March 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	02 N.M. SW of Alexander City, Alabama
Found On:	Atlanta Chart
FAA Region:	ASO

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
JACKSON HATTON 965 T.C. RUSSELL FIELD ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35010 256-329-9057	CITY OF ALEXANDER CITY PO BOX 552 ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35011 (256) 329-9057

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	04/1940
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/MON-FRI/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC:	ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1686 feet (514 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	ALX
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	122.700
Unicom:	122.700
Approach:	MONTGOMERY 121.2 121.2 ATLANTA ARTCC
Departure:	MONTGOMERY 121.2 121.2 ATLANTA ARTCC
AWOS-3PT:	118.325 (256-329-1820)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 120.45/298.850 (COLUMBUS RCAG) WHEN MONTGOMERY APCH CTL CLSD.

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 256

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Alexander City Flying Service Update FBO info	Unicom 122.7	329-9057	100LL, Jet A

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Flight Service Stations

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

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/20/25 to 0901Z 03/20/25.

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MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts

Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 18	SE-4
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 36	SE-4
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	SE-4
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	SE-4

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near ALX

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
2.1	DER	_ . . . . _ .	Alexander City	NDB	382	177	181
23.7	SCD	. . . _ . _ . _ . .	Sylacauga	NDB	284	311	315
29.7	TGE	_ _ _ . .	Tuskegee	VOR-DME	117.30	150	155
32.9	GGY	_ _ . _ _ . _ . _ _	Gragg-Wade	NDB	338	263	267
37.2	AN	. _ _ .	Bogga	NDB	211	2	6
38.1	MXF	_ _ _ . . _ . . _ .	Maxwell	TACAN	115.00	212	216
38.9	LGC	. _ . . _ _ . _ . _ .	Lagrange	VORTAC	115.60	77	82
39.8	TDG	_ _ . . _ _ .	Talladega	DME	108.8	354	358
45.3	MGM	_ _ _ _ . _ _	Montgomery	VORTAC	112.10	203	207
45.6	MG	_ _ _ _ .	Marra	NDB	245	217	221
51.0	CSG	_ . _ . . . . _ _ .	Columbus	TACAN	117.10	110	115
54.2	CS	_ . _ . . . .	Fenix	NDB	355	120	125
55.1	PIM	. _ _ . . . _ _	Pine Mountain	NDB	272	94	99
55.6	BHM	_ . . . . . . . _ _	Birmingham Muni	VOT	110.00	314	318
57.0	BH	_ . . . . . . .	Mcden	NDB	224	309	313
57.2	GPQ	_ _ . . _ _ . _ _ . _	Carrollton	NDB	278	46	51
60.2	LSF	. _ . . . . . . . _ .	Lawson	VOR-DME	111.40	125	130
60.4	AWS	. _ . _ _ . . .	Lawson	NDB	335	127	132
62.2	JYU	. _ _ _ _ . _ _ . . _	Junior	VOR-DME	113.60	236	240
62.3	SE	. . . .	Pollk	NDB	344	231	235

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
23.1	Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD SCD)	311	315	100LL, Jet A+
29.8	Wetumpka Municipal Airport (08A)	218	222	100LL
30.8	Moton Field Municipal Airport (06A)	152	157	100LL, Jet A+
32.2	Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO KAUO AUO)	123	128	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
37.5	Lanett Regional Airport (7A3)	99	104	100LL
39.5	Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN KASN ASN)	353	357	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
40.7	Anniston Regional Airport (ANB KANB ANB)	7	12	100LL, Jet A
41.2	St Clair County Airport (PLR KPLR PLR)	339	343	100LL, Jet A+
42.8	Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (MGM KMGM MGM)	210	214	100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
44.2	Shelby County Airport (KEET EET)	291	295	100LL, Jet A+
45.1	Lagrange/Callaway Airport (LGC KLGC LGC)	82	87	100LL, Jet A+
54.0	Bessemer Airport (EKY KEKY EKY)	296	300	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
54.6	Harris County Airport (PIM KPIM PIM)	94	99	100LL, Jet A+
55.6	Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM KBHM BHM)	314	318	100LL, Jet A
56.8	Bibb County Airport (0A8)	271	275	100LL
59.2	West Georgia Regional/O V Gray Field Airport (KCTJ CTJ)	43	48	100LL, Jet A+
62.1	Craig Field Airport (SEM KSEM SEM)	236	240	100LL, Jet A
63.8	Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD KGAD GAD)	354	358	100LL, Jet A-1+
64.5	Newnan Coweta County Airport (KCCO CCO)	68	73	100LL, Jet A+
71.6	Weedon Field Airport (EUF KEUF EUF)	143	148	100LL, Jet A+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-3	TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.
A110-4	FOR CD CTC MONTGOMERY APCH AT 334-284-4575. WHEN APCH CLSD FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A16	ON CALL 256-392-2452.
A43-18	PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT AND 6 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
A43-36	PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN.
A57-18	APCH RATIO 15:1 FM DSPLCD THR.
A70-FUEL-10	0LL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC BOTH JET-A AND AVGAS.
A81-APT	ACTVT REIL RWY 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	18/36
Longest Runway:	18/36 is 5422 ft (1653 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

ALX Airport Runway Details

Runway 18/36	5422 ft x 96 ft (1653 m x 29 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 01/19/2010
Surface:	Asphalt - Fair condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	30.0

	Runway 18	Runway 36
Elevation:	685.8	611.9
Latitude:	32-55-19.8713N	32-54-26.2822N
Longitude:	085-57-48.0006W	085-57-45.2549W
Runway True Alignment:	178	358
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Object at End:	TREE	TREES
Object Height:	57	30
Distance from End:	1016	737
Object Centerline Offset:	118 ft. left of centerline	284 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:		Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	57	50
Threshold Elevation:	674.9
Displaced Threshold:	623
Threshold Latitude:	32-55-13.7182N
Threshold Longitude:	085-57-47.6853W

Services

Airframe Repair:	None
Powerplant Repair:	None
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	None
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A+
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

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IATA: ALX

ICAO: KALX

FAA: ALX

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Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 256

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near ALX

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

ALX Airport Runway Details

Runway 18

Runway 36

Services

Maps & Diagrams

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