Craig Field
SEM · KSEM · Selma, Alabama · Dallas County · map
Craig Field is a public-use airport, 4 miles southeast of Selma, Alabama, 166 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 8,014 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 18 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 38,550 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Craig Field?
Its FAA code is SEM, and its ICAO code is KSEM.
Where is Craig Field?
It is 4 miles southeast of Selma, Alabama, 166 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Craig Field?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 8,014 feet long, asphalt and concrete.
Does Craig Field have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Craig Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Craig Field?
3 pilot examiners and 2 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 Craig Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SEM · ICAO KSEM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 166 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 7:00 pm mon-fri; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm saturday and sunday
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 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
- February 1979
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 8,014 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, poor | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 41 ft high 1,249 ft from the end
- Runway 33: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), tree 43 ft high 1,620 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Ground | 121.675 | Craig |
| Tower | 120.85 | Craig |
| Approach and departure | 124.0 | Craig |
| Sem and aWOS-3PT | 119.15 | |
| Montgomery and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.55 | Craig |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone (334) 872-9090.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Prattville/Grouby Field (25 nm east), Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) (30 nm east), Chilton County (36 nm northeast).
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
- When the control tower closed activate mals runway 33; PAPI runway 15/33 and high-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- James corrigan, executive director
- Runway ID and TD markings severely faded.
- Runway ID and TD markings severely faded.
- Severe cracking exists on all runway surfaces. Rehabilitation project is planned.
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 | 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 38,550, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 250 |
| general aviation, travelling | 32,000 |
| general aviation, local | 2,300 |
| military | 4,000 |
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 Selma from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Selma, Alabama: 5 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 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
Fuel and service companies in Selma, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Repair stations in Selma:
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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 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 (30 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 Seaplanes Hangar · Calera, AL (47 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 (47 nm) · (205) 706-4166 · [email protected]
All 6 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 · 10 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Selma 7 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 business jets
- Moore Aviation Service LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Resicum International · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 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 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,348 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SEM.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 29, 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.