AOPA Airports: Dauphin Island (4R9)

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4R9Civil
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Dauphin Island

Dauphin Island, AL
Phone: 251-824-2831
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	5 ft (1.5 m) (Surveyed)
Location:	NW of Dauphin Island
Beacon:	Present (white-green)
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	12/30 Runway length: 3000 ft
Fees:	No data

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Extsv Banner Tow Opns Arnd is Cst Ln & N to Mobile

Birds on & Invof Arpt

Airport Manager telephone is 251-824-2831

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Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	3000 x 80ft. / 914.4 x 24.4m	Weight Bearing Cap:	Single wheel: 30000 lb
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:	medium

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	TD Point	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
12	4.7ft. MSL 0.0% up	basic	visual glide slope: Pulsating-Steady Burn/Left-Side VASI	202' Disp Threshold		Ry 12 Apch Slope 50:1 to Dsplcd Thld

30	5.3ft. MSL 0.0% down	basic	visual glide slope: Pulsating-Steady Burn/Right-Side VASI	140' Disp Threshold	Trees, 19 ft Left of center, 45 ft high, 1,119 ft from end, 20:1 clearance slope	Ry 30 Apch Slope 27:1 to Dsplcd Thld

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Public Aquarium 2 mi

Public beach w/fishing

Fort Gaines 2 mi

Charter Boat Fishing

Bird Sanctuary 1 1/2 mi

Pelican Pub 1/2 mi 861-7180

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11795MUCOLS3/7/2011 4:52:29 AM UTC
Flew in today as a short, sight-seeing flight and this airport impressed me. The airport is in excellent condition which is surprising for an airstrip with no on-site services. Wish we had more time to walk about the island as it looked like a nice place to enjoy a Sunday.
10228BUTLERF9/11/2010 1:08:20 PM UTC
My family and I landed at Dauphin Island on Sunday evening. We had made no plans for transportation but we ended up not needing it. We happened to meet a couple (Dan and Barbara) who made our evening perfect. Dan was busy working on Barbara's Cessna 152 when we landed. Their hospitality was terrific. The island is a cool place to go go for dinner. We ate at the Oar House and it was more than we could eat. The price was great also. Good food and great friendship resulted from our stopover, what more could you ask for.
1061ROAKES3/29/2010 8:14:38 PM UTC
Dauphin Island is a quaint little island. There is not much of a town to speak of. A few little shops and resturants but it's a neat place to visit for that $100 dollar hamburger. The Oar House is our favorite. It's about a 15 minute walk from the airport to the west. It's right across the street from the public beach. There is place just to the west that rents bike too. Watch out for hermit crabs on the runway though. The birds drop them to try and crack there shells.

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N30 15.6295' / W88 7.6483'30.2604917-88.1274722
Charts:	NACO: New Orleans Sectional
Mag Var:	02E (1985)
ARTCC:	Houston (ZHU)
FSS:	Anniston (ANB) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	ANB
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL
Wind Indicator:	Lighted
Seg. Circle:	Yes
Lighting:	Actvt MIRL Ry 12/30 and Pvasi Rys 12 & 30 - CTAF

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	0
Multi Engine:	0
Jets:	0
Helicopters:	0
Gliders:
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	1,460
GA Itinerant:	2,190
Commercial:
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Military:

(12-month period ending on 5/17/2012)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone
CTAF	N/A	122.8
UNICOM	N/A	122.8

Expand Navaids

ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
BFM	VORTAC	112.8	186	21 nm
ESU	NDB	204.0	238	25 nm
SJI	VORTAC	115.3	152	30 nm
MO	NDB	248.0	164	31 nm
NPA	TACAN	.0	261	43 nm
BIX	TACAN	.0	101	43 nm
NUN	VOR	108.8	252	43 nm

Contact Addresses

ASN Volunteer:	Owner:	Airport Manager:
Wayne Carroll	Mobile County	William Meredith
	205 Government St	11562 Fairway Dr
	Mobile, AL 36644	Irvington, AL 36544
	251-824-2831 (Office)	251-824-2831 (Office)
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