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KEKY · Bessemer Airport

ICAO · US · 17 NTSB events

ID KEKY FAA EKY Elev 700 ft Lat 33° 18.77' N Lon 86° 55.55' 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: 6,007 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 050° 6,007 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
23 230° 6,007 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

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).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.825
  • CLD BIRMINGHAM CLNC DEL 123.750
  • A/D BIRMINGHAM APP/DEP 124.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 13 not yet translated

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

All translated remarks (1)

  • Airport attended 1400–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·38 ALABAMA BESSEMER NTL (EKY)(KEKY) 3 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N33º18.76´ W86º55.58´ 700 B NOTAM FILE ANB RWY 05–23: H6007X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–60, D–60 HIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A+ OX 3, 4 LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 05 and Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF.
  • ·Fee for after hrs svc call 205–835–1415.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (205) 835-1415
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.825 (205) 424–3127.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®BIRMINGHAM APP/DEP CON 124.9 CLNC DEL 123.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via freq, ctc Birmingham Apch at 205-769-3890.
  • ·BROOKWOOD (L) (L) VORTACW 111.0 OKW Chan 47 N33º14.27´ W87º14.99´ 075º 16.9 NM to fld. 655/0E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 015º–035º byd 5 NM blo 4,900´ 035º–070º byd 5 NM blo 3,400´ 155º–165º byd 20 NM blo 4,900´ 195º–205º byd 15 NM blo 9,900´ 195º–205º byd 5 NM blo 4,900´ 270º–320º byd 30 NM blo 4,900´ 320º–015º byd 20 NM blo 4,900´ DME unusable: 344º–011º byd 34 NM ILS/DME 111.75 I–EKY Chan 54(Y) Rwy 05.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 4º right of course.
  • ·DME unusable byd 20º right of course.
  • ·BIBB CO (See CENTREVILLE on page 43) BILL PUGH FLD (See RUSSELLVILLE on page 75) ATLANTA H–6K, 9A, 12F, L–18H IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

2A3

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

2

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 102,600 ops in 1997

2024 total

102,600

10-yr total

1,026,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.37

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 3
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=17

  • Loss of control 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Other 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2001-12-01 Cessna 208B · CFIT · IMC · night →
2026-03-27 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · day →
2021-03-26 Bellanca 1730 · Stall / spin · day →
2017-09-27 AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL18 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-04-07 SHILT JERRY C F-1 ROCKET · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-07-31 Piper PA-32-300 · Engine failure · day →
2011-08-20 Pitts Special · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-04-14 North American SNJ · Weather · day →
2008-06-08 Cessna 177RG · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-01-30 Cessna 210G · Ground collision · day →
2007-05-06 Mooney M-18L · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2006-11-21 Hudspeth Shawn D Challenger II · Other · VMC · day →
2002-04-17 Greg Grouleff BD-5B · Hard landing · day →
2002-03-24 Hughes 269C · Weather · VMC · day →
2002-01-17 Piper PA-28-151 · Ground collision · VMC · dawn →
2001-09-17 Cessna 210K · CFIT · VMC · dusk →
2001-01-11 Cessna 206H · Other · IMC · 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
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 13 nm
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 15 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 15 nm
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 31 nm
Greg Harper Muse Alpine AL 33 nm
Mark Gregory Etheredge Pell City AL 36 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 37 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 37 nm
William Joseph Walker Jasper AL 37 nm
Charles Welden Alexander City AL 55 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
Harvey John Schwab Jr Helena AL 3 nm
David Alan Clabough Helena AL 3 nm
Timothy James Dalen Helena AL 3 nm
Roger Smith Jr Bessemer AL 4 nm
Allen Wayne Perez Bessemer AL 4 nm
Patrick Wade Cleckler Bessemer AL 4 nm
Mason Andrew White Bessemer AL 4 nm
James Kevin Allred Maylene AL 6 nm
William Jason Clarke Sr Vestavia AL 7 nm
Kenneth Royce Spivey Jr Vestavia AL 7 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
Ronald Wayne Wade Helena AL 3 nm
George Randall King Helena AL 3 nm
Douglas Eugene Trull Helena AL 3 nm
Roger Lee Williams Helena AL 3 nm
Robert M Griffitts Helena AL 3 nm
James Wendell Ford Helena AL 3 nm
Mary Kathryn Sherwood Helena AL 3 nm
Justin Curtis Nicholson Helena AL 3 nm
Scott Houston Tucker Helena AL 3 nm
Jefferie Kenneth Grayson Sr Bessemer AL 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 0 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 0 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 67 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 89 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 91 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 106 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 108 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 108 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 120 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 124 nm

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