Thomas C. Russell Field is a city-owned public-use
airport located two
nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the
central business district
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of
Alexander City, a city in
Tallapoosa County
Tallapoosa County is located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama."ACES Tallapoosa County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), 2007, webpageACES-Tallapoosa As of the 2020 United States census, ...
,
Alabama,
United States.
This airport is included in the FAA's
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
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It identifies existing and proposed airports tha ...
for 2011–2015 and 2009–2013,
[
] both of which
categorized
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it as a ''
general aviation'' facility.
Facilities and aircraft
Thomas C. Russell Field covers an area of 293
acre
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s (119
ha) at an
elevation of 686 feet (209 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 18/36 with an
asphalt surface measuring 5,422 by 96 feet (1,653 x 29 m).
For the 12-month period ending October 7, 2019, the airport had 33,312 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 91%
general aviation and 9%
military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 15 single-
engine, 5 multi-engine and 1 jet.
See also
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List of airports in Alabama
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References
External links
Airport pageat Alexander City website
Aerial image as of March 1997from
USGS ''
The National Map''
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Airports in Alabama
Transportation buildings and structures in Tallapoosa County, Alabama