Craig Field (Alabama)

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Craig Field
Aerial photo of Craig Field, 30 January 1998
IATA: SEM – ICAO: KSEM – FAA: SEM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Craig Field Airport & Industrial Authority
Serves		Selma, Alabama
Elevation AMSL		166 ft / 50.6 m
Coordinates		32°20′38.2080″N 086°59′16.0920″W / 32.343946667, -86.987803333
Website		http://www.craigcomplex.com/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
15/33	8,002	2,439	Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			38,550
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

For the United States Air Force use of this facility prior to 1977, see Craig Air Force Base

Craig Field (IATA: SEM, ICAO: KSEM) is a local authority-owned public-use airport located 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the central business district of Selma, a city in Dallas County, Alabama, United States.^[1]

1 Overview
2 See Also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Overview

Craig Field covers an area of 1,790 acres (2.797 sq mi/7.244 km²) which contains one runway designated 15/33 is 8,002 x 150 feet (2,439 x 46 meters) asphalt/concrete pavement. For the 12-month period ending September 28, 2006, the airport had 38,550 general aviation aircraft operations.^[1]

Although the former USAF air traffic control tower at Craig Field remains standing, as of 2007 it was unmanned and non-operational, with UNICOM being used as a common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF). Both parallel 8,000 foot runways still exist, but only one runway is currently operational while the other remains closed. The Craig VORTAC and the Instrument Landing System (ILS) for the current Runway 33 remain operational on the field. Current aircraft traffic averages approximately 106 daily operations, of which 83% are transient general aviation, 10% military (primarily Navy and USAF aircraft inbound to the L3 Communications/Vertex Aerospace facility) and 7% local general aviation or air taxi.

The former military family housing was sold to individual owners shortly after base closure and has seen significant decay as compared to its previous military occupants.^{[citation needed]}

Multiple civilian government and corporate tenants have taken up residency, to include L3 Communications/Vertex Aerospace (formerly Raytheon Aerospace), which operates an aircraft repair facility at Craig Field primarily focused on supporting Navy T-34C, T-44A, TC-12F and Navy and USAF T-6A aircraft. The former on base elementary school continues to operate as the civilian-run Craig Elementary and the former base golf course continues to operate commercially as the Craig Golf Course and Driving Range. The Alabama Highway Patrol (AHP) also operates both its training academy and its headquarters for AHP's F Troop at Craig.

Passenger Service:

DayJet (nonstop to Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Macon, Savannah, Pensacola, Lakeland/Tampa, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade, Boca Raton, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton)