Butler/Choctaw County
09A · Butler, Alabama · Choctaw County · map
Butler/Choctaw County is a public-use airport owned by Choctaw County, 5 miles northeast of Butler, Alabama, 134 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 4,082 feet of asphalt. The FAA counts about 1,920 takeoffs and landings a year. About 16 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Butler/Choctaw County?
Its FAA code is 09A.
Where is Butler/Choctaw County?
It is 5 miles northeast of Butler, Alabama, 134 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Butler/Choctaw County?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 4,082 feet long, asphalt.
Does Butler/Choctaw County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Butler/Choctaw County?
Airline flights go to 4 airports, the busiest of them Kodiak, Larsen Bay, Taku Harbor, Big Bay. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Butler/Choctaw County?
2 pilot examiners and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Butler/Choctaw County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 09A
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Choctaw County
- Elevation
- 134 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 4,082 × 80 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 169 ft, tree 28 ft high 217 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 444 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.275 | |
| Montgomery and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.55 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Demopolis Regional (22 nm northeast), Key Field (34 nm west), Waynesboro Municipal (39 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Demopolis Regional (22 nm northeast), Clarke County (31 nm west), Key Field (34 nm west), Waynesboro Municipal (39 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alabama · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate PAPI runway 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Trees located 31 feet from pavement end beginning at 125 feet right of CL and contg air carriers to 125 feet left of CL. 8:1 slope from displaced threshold.
- Markings completely faded
- Markings completely faded.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess left of centerline.
- PAPI runway 30 out of service indefinitely.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp
- Runway poor condition due to extensive cracking with vegetation and raveling.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 13 departures from 09A in those twelve months, carrying 9 passengers in 81 seats (11% filled), to 4 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler/Choctaw County → Kodiak 09A–ADQ | 8 | 5 | Island Air Service |
| Butler/Choctaw County → Larsen Bay 09A–KLN | 3 | 3 | Island Air Service |
| Butler/Choctaw County → Taku Harbor 09A–A43 | 1 | 0 | Island Air Service |
| Butler/Choctaw County → Big Bay 09A–A50 | 1 | 1 | Island Air Service |
All 4 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 1,920, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,560 |
| general aviation, local | 360 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Butler from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Butler, AL as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- John Nassour private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · MERIDIAN AVIATION · Meridian, MS (34 nm) · (601) 422-7508 · [email protected]
- Matthew Ryan Torgerson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, balloons · Meridian, MS (34 nm) · (502) 445-7947 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,348 aircraft registered
- Kodiak (ADQ) 8 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Larsen Bay (KLN) 3 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Taku Harbor (A43) 1 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Big Bay (A50) 1 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/09A.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.