Shelby County Airport (Alabama)

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Shelby County Airport
Shelby County Airport (Alabama).jpg
NAIP aerial image, 2006
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Shelby County Commission
Serves Alabaster, Alabama
Location Calera, Alabama
Elevation  AMSL 586 ft / 179 m
Coordinates 33°10′40″N086°46′59″W / 33.17778°N 86.78306°W / 33.17778; -86.78306 Coordinates: 33°10′40″N086°46′59″W / 33.17778°N 86.78306°W / 33.17778; -86.78306
Website al-shelbycountytourism.civicplus.com
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
16/345,0001,524Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations (2016)20,848
Based aircraft78

Shelby County Airport( ICAO : KEET, FAA LID : EET) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southeast of the central business district of Alabaster, a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It is owned by the Shelby County Commission. [1] The airport is situated in the city of Calera. [2]

Contents

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 [3] and 2009–2013, [4] both of which categorized it as a general aviation facility. This was a change from the 2007–2011 NPIAS Report, when it was categorized as a reliever airport . [5]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EET by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. [6]

Facilities and aircraft

Shelby County Airport covers an area of 125 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 586 feet (179 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 16/34 which measures 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m). [1] The runway runs parallel to adjacent Interstate 65. The airport has its own interchange on that highway.

For the 12-month period ending January 15, 2010, the airport had 20,848 aircraft operations, an average of 57 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 83 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 7% multi-engine and 1% jet. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for EET PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective January 5, 2017.
  2. "Shelby County Airport". Shelby County website. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010.
  4. "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB)" (PDF). 2009–2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 15 October 2008.
  5. "2007–2011 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.26 MB)" (PDF). 2007–2011 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 6 October 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2012.
  6. Great Circle Mapper: KEET - Alabaster, Alabama - Shelby County Airport