# Beechwood Airpark (56AL)

**Beechwood Airpark** (FAA: 56AL) is a small airport in Athens, Alabama, United States. It opened in Sep 2023. It has one runway, 2,630 ft (802 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/56al

## At a glance

- FAA: 56AL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Athens, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Sep 2023
- Elevation: 647 ft / 197 m
- Coordinates: 34.7728, -87.1746
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,630 ft / 802 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: K9A4
- Ident: 56AL

## Timeline

- Sep 2023: Beechwood Airpark opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,630 ft / 802 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |

- 18/36 slopes 1.5%: threshold 36 at 608 ft / 185 m, threshold 18 at 647 ft / 197 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,630 ft / 802 m | =18,831 of 29,858 | =8,251 in North America | =7,047 in US |
| Elevation | 647 ft / 197 m | =24,491 of 43,403 | =11,751 in North America | =9,779 in US |
| Age | Opened 2023 | =14,418 of 15,079 | =11,578 in North America | =11,437 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/56al/data