# Parker Field (AL18)

**Parker Field** (FAA: AL18) is a small airport in Gardendale, Alabama, United States. It opened in Apr 1978. It has one runway, 1,550 ft (472 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/al18

## At a glance

- FAA: AL18
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Gardendale, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Apr 1978
- Elevation: 590 ft / 180 m
- Coordinates: 33.6762, -86.8675
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,550 ft / 472 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61711425
- Weather station: KBHM · WMO 72228
- Ident: AL18

## Timeline

- Apr 1978: Parker Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 1,550 ft / 472 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,550 ft / 472 m | =27,709 of 29,858 | =13,976 in North America | =12,452 in US |
| Elevation | 590 ft / 180 m | =25,550 of 43,403 | =12,285 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =5,716 in North America | =5,618 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [AL16](https://dromopedia.com/airports/al16.md) Turkey Creek Airport · 9.0 mi / 14 km
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [1AL8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1al8.md) Moore Field · 23 mi / 37 km
- [AL30](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0685.md) Rocky Springs Airpark · 25 mi / 40 km
- [KEKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keky.md) Bessemer Airport · 25 mi / 41 km
- [2AL4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12911.md) Tranquility Base Airport · 27 mi / 44 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/al18/data