North Pickens Airport

North Pickens Airport
NAIP aerial image, 2006
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 3M8
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Pickens County Commission
Serves		Pickens County, Alabama
Location		Reform, Alabama
Elevation AMSL		237 ft / 72 m
Coordinates		33°23′12″N 088°00′24″W / 33.38667°N 88.00667°W / 33.38667; -88.00667
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
1/19	5,144	1,568	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations			3,466
Based aircraft			11
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

North Pickens Airport (FAA LID: 3M8) is a county-owned public-use airport in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. It is located one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) north of the central business district of Reform, Alabama.^[1] The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

North Pickens Airport covers an area of 64 acres (26 ha) at an elevation of 237 feet (72 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,144 by 80 feet (1,568 x 24 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending November 2, 2009, the airport had 3,466 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 288 per month. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 18% multi-engine and 18% jet.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for 3M8 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
2. ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for 3M8, effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for 3M8
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3M8