St. Clair County
PLR · KPLR · Pell City, Alabama · St Clair County · map
St. Clair County is a public-use airport owned by St Clair CO Arpt Auth, 3 miles southeast of Pell City, Alabama, 485 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 51 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 34,572 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for St. Clair County?
Its FAA code is PLR, and its ICAO code is KPLR.
Where is St. Clair County?
It is 3 miles southeast of Pell City, Alabama, 485 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at St. Clair County?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,001 feet long, asphalt.
Does St. Clair County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at St. Clair County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to St. Clair County?
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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for St. Clair County…
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 PLR · ICAO KPLR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- St Clair CO Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 485 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday, untndd
- 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
- 4W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,001 × 80 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 230 ft, tree 82 ft high 861 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 34 ft high 733 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Clearance delivery · Apt Remark 3 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | · Gco available on frequency 121.725 through birmingham (bmh) clearance delivery. |
| Approach and departure | 123.8 | |
| Plr and aWOS-3P | 119.625 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone (205) 884-4359.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Talladega Municipal (10 nm east), Anniston Regional (20 nm east), Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal (23 nm south).
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 PAPI runway 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL fuel available 24/7 with CC.
- Runway 03 approach ratio 24:1 to displaced thld.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 through birmingham (bmh) clearance delivery.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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 | 44 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 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 34,572, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 27,740 |
| general aviation, local | 5,832 |
| military | 1,000 |
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 Pell City from the FAA register
22 aircraft are registered to owners in Pell City, Alabama: 16 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 2 piston twins, 1 business jet. 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
Repair stations in Pell City:
- Holder Aviation, INC Holder Aviation is an avionics repair station based in Pell City, Alabama.
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
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 5 engineering representatives.
- 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 (0 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 (0 nm) · (205) 218-3334 · [email protected]
- Greg Harper Muse instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Alpine, AL (12 nm) · (256) 375-8012 · [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 Seaplanes Hangar · Calera, AL (36 nm) · (205) 807-3591 · [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 (36 nm) · (205) 706-4166 · [email protected]
- Harvey John Schwab instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Helena, AL (39 nm) · (205) 999-6540 · [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 (40 nm) · (205) 616-2027 · [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 (41 nm) · (334) 301-2122 · [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.
- 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).
- 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 · 13 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 Pell City 22 aircraft · 16 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 2 piston twins
- Holder Aviation, INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 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 4,341 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PLR.json.
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 26, 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.