Thomas C Russell Field
ALX · KALX · Alexander City, Alabama · Tallapoosa County · map
Thomas C Russell Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Alexander City, 2 miles southwest of Alexander City, Alabama, 686 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,422 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KALX · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 11 minutes ago
- Wind from the east (090°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KALX 062155Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM 27/15 A2998 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ALX · ICAO KALX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Alexander City
- Elevation
- 686 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,422 × 96 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 623 ft, tree 129 ft high 2,006 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 46 ft high 1,117 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.2 | |
| Alx and aWOS-3PT | 118.325 | |
| Columbus and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.45 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 256-329-1820.
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.
Aircraft registered in Alexander City from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Alexander City, Alabama: 13 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 turboprop. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour credit card service both JET-A and avgas.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 degrees left and 6 degrees right of centerline.
- PAPI unusable beyond 6 degrees left of centerline.
- Approach ratio 15:1 from displaced threshold.
- Taxiway lights for taxiway turnoff only.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.