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FLYING HEADLAND FOR OVER 75 YEARS

Welcome to HDL where Southern Hospitality is rampant! Conveniently set among the peanut and cotton fields of Historic Headland, you'll find the friendliest little airport in LA (that's our abbreviation for Lower Alabama). You'll likely be greeted by the airport manager, Tim Grandberry who has the biggest smile and most welcoming handshake around. 

Our amenities include:

Great Prices and excellent service on AVGas and Jet A fuel

A cooler stocked with ice cold water for you to enjoy as you sit and visit on the front porch.

Coffee, soft drinks, snacks and RESTROOM in the FBO

A courtesy van/crew car for those who want to venture outside the airport boundaries

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MAY 2019

Location

FAA Identifier: HDL

Lat/Long: 31-21-50.9000N / 085-18-45.1000W
31-21.848333N / 085-18.751667W
31.3641389 / -85.3125278
(estimated)

Elevation: 358.6 ft. / 109.3 m (surveyed)

Variation: 03W (2005)

From city: 2 miles NE of HEADLAND, AL

Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)

Zip code: 36345

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public

Activation date: 01/1947

Control tower: no

ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER

FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION

NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)

Attendance: MON - FRI 0800 - 1700, ALL SAT - SUN UNATTENDED

Wind indicator: lighted

Segmented circle: yes

Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.

Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

CAIRNS APPROACH: 125.4

CAIRNS DEPARTURE: 125.4

WX ASOS at DHN (7 nm W): PHONE 334-983-5999

  • APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/353.5 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var

RRSr050/7.7WIREGRASS VORTAC111.6002E

HEYr095/(17.4)HANCHEY VOR110.6003W

OZRr078/22.0CAIRNS VOR/DME111.2003W

EDNr085/(30.5)ENTERPRISE VOR116.6003W

MAIr344/36.0MARIANNA VORTAC114.0000E

EUFr193/36.4EUFAULA VORTAC109.2002E


 

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID

HANCHEY095/17.522103WHYE .... -.-- .

LOWE093/22.126903WLOR .-.. --- .-.

BLAAK261/25.934403WIWJ .. .-- .---

SOYYA353/29.932902WSMY ... -- -.--

BOLL WEEVIL091/34.335203WBVG -... ...- --.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.

Parking: tiedowns

Bottled oxygen: NONE

Bulk oxygen: NONE

SE AL Airport, cheap fuel, great service, free shuttle, runway curbside service
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SE AL Airport, cheap fuel, great service, free shuttle, runway curbside service

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 5002 x 80 ft. / 1525 x 24 m

Surface: asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity: 

Single wheel: 12.0

Runway edge lights: medium intensity

RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27

Latitude: 31-21.831415N31-21.818193N

Longitude: 085-19.144578W085-18.183712W

Elevation: 353.8 ft.355.1 ft.

Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway heading: 094 magnetic, 091 true274 magnetic, 271 true

Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights: yesyes

Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Obstructions: 28 ft. pline, 1123 ft. from runway, 66 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear75 ft. tree, 1569 ft. from runway, 12 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2865 x 162 ft. / 873 x 49 m

Surface: turf, in good condition
+2 INCH LIP WHERE RWY INTERSECTS RWY 09/27.

RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35

Latitude: 31-22.124190N31-21.653742N

Longitude: 085-18.928882W085-18.876705W

Elevation: 355.7 ft.356.2 ft.

Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway heading: 178 magnetic, 175 true358 magnetic, 355 true

Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

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