Scottsboro Muni-Word Field
4A6 · Scottsboro, Alabama · Jackson County · map
Scottsboro Muni-Word Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Scottsboro, 2 miles northeast of Scottsboro, Alabama, 650 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 5,240 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 24 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,745 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Scottsboro Muni-Word Field?
Its FAA code is 4A6.
Where is Scottsboro Muni-Word Field?
It is 2 miles northeast of Scottsboro, Alabama, 650 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Scottsboro Muni-Word Field?
Its one runway, 04/22, is 5,240 feet long, asphalt.
Does Scottsboro Muni-Word Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Scottsboro Muni-Word Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Scottsboro Muni-Word Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Viking Flying Association INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Scottsboro Muni-Word Field?
6 pilot examiners and 10 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 Scottsboro Muni-Word Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4A6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Scottsboro
- Elevation
- 650 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- 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; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1975
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,240 × 80 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 62 ft high 663 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 230 ft, tree 31 ft high 505 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| 4A6 AWOS-3PT | 120.125 | |
| Gadsden and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.5 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 256-259-1148.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Isbell Field (19 nm southeast), Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Field (21 nm southwest), Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field (29 nm west).
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
- Red lighted TV tower 1 mile southwest.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 preset low intst; to incr intst ACTVT- the common traffic frequency. To activate runway end identifier lights runway 04 and 22 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 04 and 22 operates continuously.
- Closed on christmas.
- Runway 22 lighted thresholds displaced for night operations.
- Out of service indefinitely.
- Approach slope 20:1 from displaced threshold.
- Taxiway lights for taxiway turnoff only.
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 | 21 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
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 7,745, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 6,296 |
| general aviation, local | 1,449 |
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 Scottsboro from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Scottsboro, Alabama: 19 piston singles, 2 business jets. 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:
- Viking Flying Association INC 1 aircraft · Scottsboro
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
6 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, 4 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative.
- Timothy Phillip Knueven private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Brownsboro, AL (23 nm) · (352) 874-9768 · [email protected]
- Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Winchester, TN (29 nm) · (931) 636-8678 · [email protected]
- Edward H Blount private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albertville Aviation · Albertville, AL (30 nm) · (205) 616-2027 · [email protected]
- Thomas A Troyer type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency · Chickamauga, GA (32 nm) · (201) 213-9367 · [email protected]
- Max Peter Gurgew private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Huntsville, AL (38 nm) · (256) 509-3866 · [email protected]
- Bruce Richard Whittemore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wilson Air · Chattanooga, TN (45 nm) · (956) 286-5596 · [email protected]
All 21 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 Scottsboro 21 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 2 business jets
- Barkley Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Viking Flying Association INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,211 since 1982 · 173 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 4,351 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/4A6.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 November 6, 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.