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KSCD · Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KSCD FAA SCD Elev 569 ft Lat 33° 10.31' N Lon 86° 18.33' 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: 5,390 ft. Max gradient: 0.39%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 091° 5,390 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.39%
27 271° 5,390 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.39%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.125
  • A/D BIRMINGHAM APP/DEP 123.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSCD on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 18 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27: MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27: MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 05–23: H4103X80 (ASPH) S–15 0.5% up E RWY 05: Trees. Rgt…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27: MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27: MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 256-599-1453
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chattanooga Apch at 423-855-6478, when Apch clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·STOCKTON HUBBARD LANDING SPB (HL2) 5 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N31º03.82´ W87º52.20´ 8 NOTAM FILE ANB WATERWAY 16W–34W: 6000X300 (WATER) SEAPLANE REMARKS: Attended SR–SS.
  • ·Tour buoys in front of ramp area.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 251-937-5726
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Mobile Apch at 251-662-6236, when Apch clsd ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·SYLACAUGA MERKEL FLD SYLACAUGA MUNI (SCD)(KSCD) 3 W UTC–6(–5DT) N33º10.31´ W86º18.33´ 569 B NOTAM FILE ANB RWY 09–27: H5390X100 (ASPH–GRVD) PCN 24 F/C/Y/T MIRL 0.4% up W RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2200Z‡.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24/7 with credit card.
  • ·Glider towing ops 3 NM radius blo 6,000´ 1500–0400Z‡ weekends.
  • ·Rwy 09 and Rwy 27 markings obscured/faded.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 256-245-3246
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.125 (256) 249–2620.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®BIRMINGHAM APP/DEP CON 123.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Birmingham Apch at 205-769-3890.
  • ·TALLADEGA (L) DME 108.8 TDG Chan 25 N33º34.51´ W86º02.56´ 209º 27.5 NM to fld. 531.
  • ·ATLANTA L–25A NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA H–6K, 9A, 12F, L–18I IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

2

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 68,410 ops in 1991

2024 total

28,316

10-yr total

283,160

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

7.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.41

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=10

  • Stall / spin 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Other 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-03-31 Szybowcowy Zaklad DO SZD-36A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2025-07-16 Beech K35 · Stall / spin · day →
2023-01-28 Aero Commander 500 · Fuel exhaustion · dusk →
2015-04-27 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20 C1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2014-08-17 LET L 23 SUPER BLANIK · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-09-18 Aero Adventure ZEPHYR II · CFIT · VMC · day →
2011-08-05 Cessna 172K · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-03-04 Bellanca BL-17-30A · Runway excursion · day →
1985-11-06 Piper AEROSTAR 601P · Other · VMC · day →
1985-07-07 LETT Varieze · Engine failure · VMC · 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
Greg Harper Muse Alpine AL 11 nm
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 22 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 22 nm
Mark Gregory Etheredge Pell City AL 23 nm
Charles Welden Alexander City AL 24 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 28 nm
Robert Burnet Montgomery AL 49 nm
Jeffrey Lee Farmer Auburn AL 53 nm
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 62 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 63 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
Tommy Ray Dobson Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Jonathan David Stanczak Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Leah Caroline Platt Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Keith Ray Marshall Childersburg AL 8 nm
Jorge Alberto Barnard Wilsonville AL 10 nm
Clifford Daniel Hindman Harpersville AL 11 nm
Eric Todd Bentson Harpersville AL 11 nm
Greg Harper Muse Alpine AL 11 nm
Hal Henry Brock Goodwater AL 14 nm
Robert Mickey Grills Sterrett AL 18 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
Jonathan David Stanczak Sylacauga AL 2 nm
James Winston Abernathy Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Julian Ray Lett Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Fred Clinton Mathis Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Jack Edward Clark Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Jeffrey David Loggins Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Albert Geyer Iii Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Christopher Lee Dennis Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Johnathan Fred Brooks Sylacauga AL 2 nm
Robert Justin Wilkerson Sylacauga 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
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 32 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 32 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 64 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 78 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 78 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 82 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 93 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 95 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 99 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 102 nm

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