Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 877 ft / 267 m 5,001 1,524 Elevation 267 m Owner City of Fort Payne | Serves Fort Payne, Alabama 4/22 5,001 1,524 Asphalt Phone +1 256-845-9129 | |
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Address 2200 Terminal Dr NW, Fort Payne, AL 35968, USA Similar City of Fort Payne, Isbell Medical Group, Times‑Jo, Chamber of Commerce, Dr John B Isbell - MD | ||
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. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.
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).
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.
It was named for John Birdwell Isbell, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.