| Thomas C. Russell Field | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 5,422 | 1,653 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 33,312 | ||
| Based aircraft | 26 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
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]
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.
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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 December 9, 2009, the airport had 33,312 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% military. At that time there were 26 aircraft based at this airport: 69.% single-engine, 27% multi-engine and 4% helicopter.[1]