Lawrence County Airport

Lawrence County Airport (FAA LID: 9A4) is a public use airport in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States. It is located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Courtland, Alabama. The airport is owned by the Lawrence County Commission. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.

History

The area was acquired starting in 1942 and the airport was opened in 1944 as Courtland Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base during World War II. Courtland was assiged to the Southeast Training Center of the Army Air Force Training Command. It was commanded by the 446th Army Air Force Base Unit.

Courtland AAF was the home of a Basic Flying School which utilized Vultee BT-13s for the Air Cadets as well as a specialized 4-Engine flying school that flew B-24s, and a school for transition from B-24s to B-29s school opened up in early 1945. Personnel were required to fire pistols or carbines for marksmanship training and practice gas attack drills. The chemical agents used during training were tear gas, mustard agent, chlorine gas, incendiary and smoke munitions.

At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the War Department in 1946 and was excessed. The site was returned to the State of Alabama by Quitclaim Deed in 1948.

Today, most everything but the runway, and several concrete slabs with 3 or 4 wide concrete steps are gone now. A golf course hugs the northeast to west perimeter.

Facilities and aircraft

Lawrence County Airport covers an area of 350 acres (142 ha) at an elevation of 588 feet (179 m) above mean sea level. It has two concrete paved runways designated 13/31 and 17/35, each measuring 5,000 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 15, 2008, the airport had 11,900 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 92% general aviation and 8% military. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine and 8% multi-engine.

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2007-01-18
Airport Identifier:	9A4
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	087-20-55.8000W/34-39-33.8000N -87.348833/34.659389 (Estimated)
Elevation:	588 ft / 179.22 m (Estimated)
Land:	350 acres
From nearest city:	2 nautical miles NE of Courtland, AL
Location:	Lawrence County, AL
Magnetic Variation:	00E (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	Lawrence County Commission
Address:	P. O. Box 307 Moulton, AL 35650
Phone number:	256-974-0663
Manager:	Robert Mcclung
Address:	1390 Sanderson Lane Courtland, AL 35618
Phone number:	256-637-6000

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	No
Lighting Schedule:	DUSK-DAWN
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Sectional chart:	Atlanta
Region:	ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC:	ZME - Memphis
Tie-in FSS:	ANB - Anniston
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	ANB (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:	NGY

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.700
Unicom:	122.700

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LLA FUEL CREDIT CARD DISPENSER.
Power Plant Repair:	MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Runway 17/35

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

Operational Statistics

General Info
Country	United States
State	ALABAMA
FAA ID	9A4
Latitude	34-39-33.800N
Longitude	087-20-55.800W
Elevation	588 feet
Near City	COURTLAND

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