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Roy Wilcox Airport

Coordinates: 31°27′07″N 088°11′40″W / 31.45194°N 88.19444°W / 31.45194; -88.19444
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Roy Wilcox Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Chatom [1]
ServesChatom, Alabama
Elevation AMSL165 ft / 50 m
Coordinates31°27′07″N 088°11′40″W / 31.45194°N 88.19444°W / 31.45194; -88.19444
Map
5R1 is located in Alabama
5R1
5R1
Location of airport in Alabama
5R1 is located in the United States
5R1
5R1
5R1 (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 4,002 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations (2016)3,694
Based aircraft6

Roy Wilcox Airport (FAA LID: 5R1) is a public use airport in Washington County, Alabama, United States.[2] The airport is owned by the town[1] of Chatom and located three nautical miles (6 km) east of its central business district.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

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Roy Wilcox Airport covers an area of 40 acres (16 ha) at an elevation of 165 feet (50 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 80 feet (1,219 x 24 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending July 11, 2012, the airport had 3,694 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine and 14% multi-engine.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Town of Chatom". Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 5R1 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
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