# Scottsboro Municipal Word Field (4A6)

**Scottsboro Municipal Word Field** (FAA: 4A6) is a small airport in Scottsboro, Alabama, United States. It opened in Apr 1975. It has one runway, 5,240 ft (1,597 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k4a6

## At a glance

- FAA: 4A6
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Scottsboro, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Apr 1975
- Elevation: 651 ft / 198 m
- Coordinates: 34.6887, -86.0059
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,240 ft / 1,597 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsboro_Municipal_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7438177
- Weather station: K4A6
- Ident: K4A6

## Timeline

- Apr 1975: Scottsboro Municipal Word Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 5,240 ft / 1,597 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Asphalt | 037° / 217° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,240 ft / 1,597 m | =5,933 of 29,858 | =1,928 in North America | #1,550 in US |
| Elevation | 651 ft / 198 m | =24,370 of 43,403 | =11,680 in North America | =9,716 in US |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =5,271 in North America | =5,177 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

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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)
- [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/k4a6/data