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Moton Field Municipal Airport



Moton Field Municipal Airport
NAIP aerial image, 30 June 2006
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 06A
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Tuskegee
Serves Tuskegee, Alabama
Location Tuskegee, Alabama
Elevation AMSL 264 ft / 80 m
Coordinates 32°27′38″N 085°40′48″W / 32.46056°N 85.68°W / 32.46056; -85.68
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,003 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 19,530
Based aircraft 9
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Moton Field Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 06A) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. It is owned by the City of Tuskegee.

Moton Field is home to the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.

History

Moton Field, built between 1940 and 1942, was named for Robert Russa Moton, the second president of the Tuskegee Institute. It was a basic flight training facility for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Advanced training was done at the nearby Tuskegee Army Air Field, also known as Sharpe Field.

In 1972, the City of Tuskegee took ownership of Moton Field and continues to operate it as a municipal airport.

Facilities

Moton Field Municipal Airport covers an area of 275 acres (111 ha) at an elevation of 264 feet (80 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 13/31 which measures 5,003 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending January 22, 2009, the airport had 19,530 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 53 per day. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2007-01-18

Airport Identifier:

06A

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

085-40-48.1300W/32-27-37.6980N
-85.680036/32.460472 (Estimated)

Elevation:

264 ft / 80.47 m (Surveyed)

Land:

275 acres

From nearest city:

3 nautical miles N of Tuskegee, AL

Location:

Macon County, AL

Magnetic Variation:

01W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

City Of Tuskegee

Address:

101 Fonville St
Tuskegee, AL 36083

Phone number:

334-727-2180

Manager:

Col Roosevelt Lewis
ADDNL CTCS: JOHN BANKS 334-727-7917.

Address:

1727 Chief Anderson St
Tuskegee, AL 36083

Phone number:

334-724-0602

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

Yes

Control Tower:

No

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 AND PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
OTS INDEFLY.

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

Atlanta

Region:

ASO - Southern

Boundary ARTCC:

ZTL - Atlanta

Tie-in FSS:

ANB - Anniston

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

ANB (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Federal Agreements:

NGY

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.800

Unicom:

122.800 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LLA
FOR AFT HRS FUEL CALL 334-727-7917.

Airframe Repair:

MAJOR

Power Plant Repair:

MAJOR

Bottled Oxygen:

NONE

Bulk Oxygen:

NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimension:

5003 x 100 ft / 1524.9 x 30.5 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 28500 lbs.

Edge Lights:

Medium

 

Runway 13

Runway 31

Longitude:

085-41-10.8640W

085-40-25.3840W

Latitude:

32-27-53.2120N

32-27-22.1710N

Elevation:

263.00 ft

263.00 ft

Alignment:

127

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Basic, Good Condition

Basic, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

30.00 ft

30.00 ft

VASI:

2-light PAPI on left side

2-light PAPI on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

Obstruction:

12 ft brush, 405.0 ft from runway, 75 ft left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

21 ft trees, 376.0 ft from runway, 128 ft left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

DER

NDB

Alexander City

 

382.00

01W

28.9 nm

AWS

NDB

Lawson

 

335.00

02W

34.8 nm

TO

NDB

Blood

 

365.00

01W

43.6 nm

PIM

NDB

Pine Mountain

 

272.00

03W

46.9 nm

XNE

NDB

Spring Hill

 

281.00

00E

49.0 nm

MXF

TACAN

Maxwell

097X

 

03E

35.3 nm

TGE

VOR/DME

Tuskegee

120X

117.30

02E

1.5 nm

LSF

VOR/DME

Lawson

051X

111.40

02W

35.7 nm

CSG

VORTAC

Columbus

118X

117.10

01E

34.8 nm

MGM

VORTAC

Montgomery

058X

112.10

03E

35.5 nm

EUF

VORTAC

Eufaula

029X

109.20

02E

41.5 nm

LGC

VORTAC

Lagrange

103X

115.60

01E

42.7 nm

Remarks

  • PARALLEL TWY LGTD FULL LENGTH.

 Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

15

Single Engine Airplanes:

14

Helicopters:

1

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 1999-03-23 - 2000-03-21

Aircraft Operations:

54/Day

General Aviation Local:

33.7%

General Aviation Itinerant:

66.3%

 

Moton Field Municipal Airport    

Address: Macon County, AL

Tel: 334-727-2180, 334-724-0602


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General Info
Country United States
State ALABAMA
FAA ID 06A
Latitude 32-27-37.698N
Longitude 085-40-48.130W
Elevation 264 feet
Near City TUSKEGEE



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