Thomas C. Russell Field

Thomas C. Russell Field (IATA: ALX, ICAO: KALX, FAA LID: ALX) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Alexander City, a city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States.^[1]

Thomas C. Russell Field
NAIP aerial image, 30 June 2006
IATA: ALX ICAO: KALX FAA LID: ALX
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Alexander City
Serves	Alexander City, Alabama
Elevation AMSL	686 ft / 209 m
Coordinates	32°54′53″N 085°57′47″W
Website	AlexanderCityOnline.com/...
Map
ALX Location of airport in Alabama Show map of Alabama ALX ALX (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 5,422 1,653 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 10/7/2019) 33,312 Based aircraft 21
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

Thomas C. Russell Field covers an area of 293 acres (119 ha) at an elevation of 686 feet (209 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,422 by 96 feet (1,653 x 29 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 7, 2019, the airport had 33,312 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 15 single-engine, 5 multi-engine and 1 jet.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Alabama

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for ALX PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010.
3. "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB)" (PDF). 2009–2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 15 October 2008.

External links

• Airport page at Alexander City website
• Aerial image as of March 1997 from USGS The National Map
• Airfield photos from U.S. Civil Air Patrol at the Wayback Machine (archived September 27, 2006)
• FAA Terminal Procedures for ALX, effective October 3, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for ALX
  • AirNav airport information for KALX
  • ASN accident history for ALX
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures