Fish River Seaplane Base (5AL)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	5AL
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	087-48-28.0000W/30-27-00.0000N -87.807778/30.450000 (Estimated)
Elevation	3 ft / 0.91 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	9 nautical miles SE of Fairhope, AL
Location	Baldwin County, AL
Magnetic Variation	00W (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	Stephen M. Albers
Address	54 N. Church St #5 Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone number	251-928-1473
Manager	Stephen M. Albers
Address	54 N. Church St #5 Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone number	251-928-1473

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	New Orleans
Region	ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC	ZJX - Jacksonville
Tie-in FSS	ANB - Anniston
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	ANB

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.900 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types

100LLMOGAS

Runway Information

Runway 16W/34W

Dimensions	4395 x 200 ft (1340 x 61 m)
Surface	WATER

	16W	34W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
ESU	NDB	Summerdale		204.00	01E	5.2 nm
MO	NDB	Wisle		248.00	02E	31.7 nm
PKZ	NDB	Pickens		326.00	01E	32.6 nm
NPA	TACAN	Pensacola	119X	0.00	01E	26.1 nm
NSE	TACAN	Whiting	070X	0.00	01E	44.1 nm
NGS	TACAN	Santa Rosa	063X	0.00	01E	46.1 nm
NUN	VOR	Saufley		108.80	01E	24.5 nm
BFM	VORTAC	Brookley	075X	112.80	04E	16.1 nm
SJI	VORTAC	Semmes	100X	115.30	05E	33.0 nm

Remarks

• TURNING BASINS ARE AVBL AT BOTH ENDS OF THE SEALANE. GOOD ANCHORAGE AVBL IN TURNING BASINS.
• PRVDD VFR OPNS.