KALX — Thomas C Russell Fld
Alexander City, AL · field elevation 686 ft · NON-ATCT
KALX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KALX 252335Z AUTO VRB02KT 10SM 23/17 A3006 RMK AO2
- Wind
- variable at 2 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- no ceiling reported
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,625 ft · pressure altitude 546 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KALX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KALX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.91475, -85.96294
- Elevation
- 686 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1134Z / 2336Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Tallapoosa, AL
Everything else KALX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,422 | 96 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 121.2
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSCD Merkel Fld Sylacauga Muni23 nm
- KMXF Maxwell AFB38 nm
- KASN Talladega Muni40 nm
- KANB Anniston Rgnl41 nm
- KPLR St Clair County41 nm
- KMGM Montgomery Rgnl (Dannelly Fld)43 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KALX airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.