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AL55 · Shields Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID AL55 Elev 95 ft Lat 30° 26.04' N Lon 87° 27.43' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,175 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 2,175 ft 80 ft TURF-G No —
27 — 2,175 ft 80 ft TURF-G No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·FOR CD CTC PENSACOLA APCH AT 850-266-6884 OR 850-266-6885.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-06-01 Cessna 150J · Engine failure · day →
2022-09-14 KUMHYR DAVID B VANS RV-8A · Loss of control · day →
2010-03-22 Shaw FISHER FP 404 · Other · day →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Douglas Dobson Pensacola FL 14 nm
Joseph Francis Cerwin Pensacola FL 14 nm
Lamar Anthony Childs Pensacola FL 14 nm
Rogers Alden Porter Pensacola FL 14 nm
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 22 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 24 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 43 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 43 nm
Robert Burnet Niceville FL 51 nm
Robert Gibson Minor Freeport FL 69 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Glen Dewitt Barker Lillian AL 2 nm
Donald Wayne Finney Lillian AL 2 nm
Edward Michael O'Donnell Lillian AL 2 nm
Terry William Johnson Lillian AL 2 nm
Timothy Jay Zoltak Seminole AL 6 nm
Donel Stafford Bonner Elberta AL 8 nm
Charles Norman Langston Elberta AL 8 nm
Charles Redding Niblack Jr Elberta AL 8 nm
Richard Dudley Gordon Elberta AL 8 nm
Adam Preston Haworth Elberta AL 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Glen Dewitt Barker Lillian AL 2 nm
Edward Michael O'Donnell Lillian AL 2 nm
William Ferrell Broach Jr Lillian AL 2 nm
James Fred Harris Lillian AL 2 nm
David Alan Hearn Lillian AL 2 nm
Daniel David Joswick Lillian AL 2 nm
Donald Kurt Lawrenz Lillian AL 2 nm
Johnny Lee Miller Lillian AL 2 nm
Joseph Thomas Leonard Lillian AL 2 nm
Daniel Aloysius Coffey Lillian AL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 15 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 22 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 70 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 86 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 133 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 135 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 175 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 175 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 181 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 192 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.