Shelby County Airport (Alabama)

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Shelby County Airport
IATA: EET - ICAO: KEET
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Shelby County
Serves		Alabaster, Alabama
Elevation AMSL		587 ft (178.9 m)
Coordinates		33°10′37″N, 86°46′58″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
15/33	4,411	1,344	Asphalt

Shelby County Airport (IATA: EET, ICAO: KEET) is a public airport located in Calera, four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Alabaster, a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States.

Contents 1 Facilities 2 Plane crash 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Facilities

Shelby County Airport covers 125 acres and has one runway:

• Runway 15/33: 4,411 x 75 ft. (1,344 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] Plane crash

On September 23, 2006, a Beechcraft Bonanza F-33 crashed just before the start of an airshow. The pilot was giving rides to the public and had two passengers aboard. All aboard were killed. The passengers included a father and his 11-year-old son [1].

[edit] References

• FAA Airport Master Record for EET (Form 5010 PDF)

[edit] External links

• Shelby Air LLC - fixed base operator at Shelby County Airport

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KEET
  • ASN Accident history for KEET
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KEET