# Turkey Creek Airport (AL16)

**Turkey Creek Airport** (FAA: AL16) is a small airport in Pinson, Alabama, United States. It opened in Nov 1989. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/al16

## At a glance

- FAA: AL16
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Pinson, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Nov 1989
- Elevation: 640 ft / 195 m
- Coordinates: 33.7268, -86.7236
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35313433
- Weather station: KBHM · WMO 72228
- Ident: AL16

## Timeline

- Nov 1989: Turkey Creek Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 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 | 640 ft / 195 m | =24,592 of 43,403 | =11,802 in North America | =9,823 in US |
| Age | Opened 1989 | =9,515 of 15,079 | =7,305 in North America | =7,195 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [AL18](https://dromopedia.com/airports/al18.md) Parker Field · 9.0 mi / 14 km
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [1AL8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1al8.md) Moore Field · 16 mi / 26 km
- [2AL4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12911.md) Tranquility Base Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [2AL7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2al7.md) Mount Aero Lake Farm Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [3AL6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3al6.md) Town & Country Airpark · 24 mi / 39 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/al16/data