Scottsboro Municipal Airport

Scottsboro Municipal Airport Word Field
NAIP aerial image, 2006
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 4A6
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Scottsboro
Serves	Scottsboro, Alabama
Elevation AMSL	650 ft / 198 m
Coordinates	34°41′19″N 086°00′21″W / 34.68861°N 86.00583°W / 34.68861; -86.00583
Website	CityOfScottsboro.com/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 5,250 1,600 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 7,745 Based aircraft 40
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Scottsboro Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 4A6), also known as Word Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Scottsboro, a city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.^[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Scottsboro Municipal Airport covers an area of 49 acres (20 ha) at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,250 by 80 feet (1,600 x 24 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 12, 2009, the airport had 7,745 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day, all general aviation. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 82.5% single-engine, 2.5% multi-engine and 15% ultralight.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Alabama

References

External links

• Aerial image as of 26 March 1998 from USGS The National Map
• Airfield photos for 4A6 from Civil Air Patrol
• FAA Terminal Procedures for 4A6, effective November 30, 2023
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 4A6
  • AirNav airport information for 4A6
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4A6

This page was last edited on 12 December 2023, at 20:13