Posey Field Explained

Posey Field
Faa:1M4
Type:Public
Owner:City of Haleyville
City-Served:Haleyville, Alabama
Elevation-F:930
Elevation-M:283
Coordinates:34.2803°N -87.6006°W
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:5,008
R1-Length-M:1,526
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:10,185
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:14
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Posey Field is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (4 mi, 6 km) northeast of the central business district of Haleyville, a city in Winston County, Alabama, United States.

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015[2] and 2009–2013,[3] both of which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities and aircraft

Posey Field covers an area of 120 acres (49 ha) at an elevation of 930 feet (283 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,008 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 22, 2010, the airport had 10,185 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 7% jet and 7% ultralight.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB) . 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . 4 October 2010 .
  3. Web site: 2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) . 2009–2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . 15 October 2008 .

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