Isbell Field

Airport

34°28′25″N 085°43′17″W / 34.47361°N 85.72139°W / 34.47361; -85.72139Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
4/22	5,001	1,524	Asphalt

Statistics (2009)

Aircraft operations	16,470
Based aircraft	56

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Isbell Field (FAA LID: 4A9) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Fort Payne, a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.^[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Isbell Field covers an area of 126 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 877 feet (267 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 12, 2009, the airport had 16,470 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day. At that time there were 56 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 13% multi-engine and 5% jet.^[1]

It was named for John Birdwell Isbell, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4A9 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.

External links

Airfield photos for 4A9 from Civil Air Patrol
Aerial image as of 18 February 1997 Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for 4A9, effective May 16, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 4A9
- AirNav airport information for 4A9
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4A9