# Flying X Ranch Airport (5AL3)

**Flying X Ranch Airport** (FAA: 5AL3) is a small airport in Montevallo, Alabama, United States. It opened in Apr 1965. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5al3

## At a glance

- FAA: 5AL3
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Montevallo, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Apr 1965
- Elevation: 466 ft / 142 m
- Coordinates: 33.1529, -86.8514
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35257946
- Weather station: KEET · WMO 72230
- Ident: 5AL3

## Timeline

- Apr 1965: Flying X Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 466 ft / 142 m | =27,730 of 43,403 | =13,176 in North America | =11,033 in US |
| Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =3,849 in North America | =3,767 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KEET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keet.md) Shelby County Airport · 4.3 mi / 6.9 km
- [KEKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keky.md) Bessemer Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [1AL2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1al2.md) Tri-L Acres Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [AL17](https://dromopedia.com/airports/al17.md) Lazy Eight Airpark Llc Airport · 20 mi / 33 km
- [0A8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k0a8.md) Bibb County Airport · 20 mi / 33 km
- [AL76](https://dromopedia.com/airports/al76.md) Mayfield (Private) Airport · 21 mi / 34 km

## 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)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/5al3/data