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) and about 21 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 33,312 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Thomas C Russell Field?
Its FAA code is ALX, and its ICAO code is KALX.
Where is Thomas C Russell Field?
It is 2 miles southwest of Alexander City, Alabama, 686 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Thomas C Russell Field?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,422 feet long, asphalt.
Does Thomas C Russell Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Thomas C Russell Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Thomas C Russell Field?
8 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal (23 nm northwest), Moton Field Municipal (31 nm southeast), Auburn University Regional (32 nm southeast).
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 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.
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 | 15 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| 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 33,312, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 26,280 |
| general aviation, local | 4,032 |
| military | 3,000 |
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 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 2 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- 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 (0 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 (0 nm) · (334) 301-2122 · [email protected]
- Greg Harper Muse instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Alpine, AL (30 nm) · (256) 375-8012 · [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 (40 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 · St. Clair County Airport · Pell City, AL (41 nm) · (205) 527-8118 · [email protected]
- Mark Gregory Etheredge private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pell City, AL (41 nm) · (205) 218-3334 · [email protected]
- 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 (43 nm) · (850) 585-7040 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Wolf private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Paragon Flight Training Co. · Lagrange, GA (45 nm) · (239) 872-7615 · [email protected]
All 22 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 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. 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 Alexander City 18 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 turboprops
- Cub House LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Brown Aero Technologies LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Alexander City Aviation CORP 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 2 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/ALX.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.