KEKY Bessemer National Airport
Bessemer, AL · 3 miles SE of BESSEMER, AL
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KEKY
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 699.6 ft
- Coordinates
- 33-18-45.4000N 086-55-34.7000W
- Lat / Long
- 33.3126111, -86.9263056
- Mag. variation
- 03W (2010)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 03/1973
- ARTCC
- ATLANTA CENTER
- FSS
- ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- 0800-1800 FEE FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 205-835-1415.
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
Airport diagram
Range from KEKY
Runways
Longest 6,007 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6007 x 100 ft. / 1831 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 60.0
Runway 5
- Heading
- 053 magnetic, 050 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 699.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 33 ft. trees, 1136 ft. from runway, 346 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
Runway 23
- Heading
- 233 magnetic, 230 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 699.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- 30 ft. trees, 598 ft. from runway, 167 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 1
Approaches — IAP 4
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 123.0
- Wx Awos-3pt
- 118.825 (205-424-3127)
- Birmingham Approach
- 124.9
- Birmingham Departure
- 124.9
- Clearance Delivery
- 123.75
- Instrument Approach
- ILS/DME
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A JET-A+
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A JET-A+
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.