Blackwell Field Explained

Blackwell Field
Faa:71J
Owner:Town of Ozark
City-Served:Ozark, Alabama
Elevation-F:356
Elevation-M:109
Coordinates:31.4319°N -85.6206°W
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:5,152
R1-Length-M:1,570
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:91,500
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:26
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Blackwell Field is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Ozark, in Dale County, Alabama, United States. The airport is owned by the Town of Ozark. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Blackwell Field covers an area of 114acres at an elevation of 356 feet (109 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,152 by 80 feet (1,570 x 24 m).

For the 12-month period ending March 4, 2010, the airport had 91,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 250 per day. At that time there were 26 aircraft based at this airport: 58% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 4% jet and 23% helicopter.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems