Carl Folsom Airport
14J · Elba, Alabama · Coffee County · map
Carl Folsom Airport is a public-use airport owned by Elba Arpt Authority, 2 miles west of Elba, Alabama, 258 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 3,050 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 27 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,360 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Carl Folsom Airport?
Its FAA code is 14J.
Where is Carl Folsom Airport?
It is 2 miles west of Elba, Alabama, 258 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Carl Folsom Airport?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 3,050 feet long, asphalt.
Does Carl Folsom Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Carl Folsom Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Carl Folsom Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Double Bridges Aviation LLC and Aerolanding LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Carl Folsom Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners 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 Carl Folsom Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 14J
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Elba Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 258 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
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1955
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,050 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Enterprise Municipal (12 nm southeast), South Alabama Regional AT Bill Benton Field (17 nm west), Geneva Municipal (24 nm southeast), Ozark/Blackwell Field (24 nm east).
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
- After dusk activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
- Closed to helicopter mov skid landing.
- Runway 02/20 has 344 feet by 100 feet asphalt overrun on the north end.
- CL stripes faded
- CL stripes faded
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 26 |
| jets | 1 |
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 5,360, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,380 |
| general aviation, local | 1,730 |
| military | 250 |
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 Elba from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Elba, Alabama: 14 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Double Bridges Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · Enterprise, 14 miles away Double Bridges Aviation is a flight school in Enterprise, Alabama that offers pilot training from private pilot through certified flight instructor level, as well as currency training and checkouts for existing pilots.
- Aerolanding LLC 5 aircraft · Enterprise, 14 miles away AeroLanding LLC is an FAA-approved Part 61 flight school based in Enterprise, Alabama that provides initial and add-on flight training for Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Instrument, Commercial Single & Multi-Engine, CFI, CFII, MEI, and ATP cer
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 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; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 5 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner.
- Darwin Delano Floyd private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Enterprise FBO · Enterprise, AL (12 nm) · (334) 300-8562 · [email protected]
- Dennis Allan Sherwood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aerolanding · Enterprise, AL (12 nm) · (262) 914-1915 · [email protected]
- Harvey John Schwab instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Daleville, AL (20 nm) · (205) 999-6540 · [email protected]
All 25 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 3 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
- Aircraft registered in Elba 14 aircraft · 14 piston singles
- Double Bridges Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Aerolanding LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 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 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,346 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/14J.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 28, 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.