# Roy Wilcox Airport (5R1)

**Roy Wilcox Airport** (FAA: 5R1) is a small airport in Chatom, Alabama, United States. It opened in Sep 1964. It has one runway, 4,002 ft (1,220 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5r1

## At a glance

- FAA: 5R1
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Chatom, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Sep 1964
- Elevation: 166 ft / 51 m
- Coordinates: 31.4518, -88.1945
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,002 ft / 1,220 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Wilcox_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10849635
- Ident: K5R1

## Timeline

- Sep 1964: Roy Wilcox Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 4,002 ft / 1,220 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Asphalt | 120° / 300° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,002 ft / 1,220 m | =9,563 of 29,858 | =3,756 in North America | =3,139 in US |
| Elevation | 166 ft / 51 m | =34,827 of 43,403 | =15,863 in North America | =13,335 in US |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =3,671 in North America | =3,589 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 | 122.800 |

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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))
- [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/k5r1/data