Prattville/Grouby Field
1A9 · Prattville, Alabama · Autauga County · map
Prattville/Grouby Field is a public-use airport, 3 miles southwest of Prattville, Alabama, 225 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 5,400 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 34 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 16 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 21,796 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Prattville/Grouby Field?
Its FAA code is 1A9.
Where is Prattville/Grouby Field?
It is 3 miles southwest of Prattville, Alabama, 225 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Prattville/Grouby Field?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 5,400 feet long, asphalt.
Does Prattville/Grouby Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Prattville/Grouby Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Prattville/Grouby Field?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Box Aviation INC and Montgomery Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Prattville/Grouby Field?
5 pilot examiners and 4 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 Prattville/Grouby Field…
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 1A9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 225 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1975
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,400 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 115 ft high 1,430 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 68 ft high 1,417 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.2 | |
| 1A9 AWOS-3P | 118.025 | |
| Montgomery and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.55 | |
| Apt Remark 1 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | · Gco available on frequency 121.725. |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 334-358-0919.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) (10 nm southeast), Craig Field (25 nm west), Chilton County (25 nm north).
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
- Gco available on frequency 121.725.
- Activate runway end identifier lights 9 and 27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27- the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
- Jet a+ fuel 24 hour credit card service available
- Out of service indefinitely.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 | 29 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 21,796, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 113 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,193 |
| general aviation, local | 6,327 |
| military | 163 |
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 Prattville from the FAA register
40 aircraft are registered to owners in Prattville, Alabama: 28 piston singles, 10 turboprops, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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:
- Box Aviation INC 7 aircraft · Montgomery, 12 miles away Box Aviation is a flight training and aviation services company based at Montgomery Regional Airport (Dannelly Field) in Montgomery, Alabama, since 2011.
- Montgomery Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Montgomery, 12 miles away
Repair stations in Prattville:
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Robert Burnet private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Box Aviation · Montgomery, AL (10 nm) · (850) 585-7040 · [email protected]
- Charles Welden private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · WaterWings Seaplane Hangar Willow Point · Alexander City, AL (40 nm) · (205) 807-3591 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Lee Farmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Brown Aero KALX · Alexander City, AL (40 nm) · (334) 301-2122 · [email protected]
- Ken Spivey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Shelby County Airport · Calera, AL (41 nm) · (205) 706-4166 · [email protected]
- Fredric Mark Newman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, helicopters · Shelby County Airport · Calera, AL (49 nm) · (205) 527-8118 · [email protected]
All 10 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.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
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 · 4 since 1982, 1 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 Prattville 40 aircraft · 28 piston singles, 10 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Universal Turbine Parts LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Goody Birds LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Gentrys Flying Service LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Aerotyne International LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Box Aviation INC 7 aircraft · flight school
- Montgomery Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- B V Aviation LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 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 4,349 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1A9.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 30, 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.