# Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD)

**Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport** (ICAO: KSCD) is a small airport in Sylacauga, Alabama, United States. It opened in Aug 1962. It has one runway, 5,390 ft (1,643 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KSCD
- FAA: SCD
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Sylacauga, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Aug 1962
- Elevation: 569 ft / 173 m
- Coordinates: 33.1718, -86.3055
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,390 ft / 1,643 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylacauga_Municipal_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7660543
- Weather station: KSCD
- Ident: KSCD

## Timeline

- Aug 1962: Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 5,390 ft / 1,643 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 091° / 271° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,390 ft / 1,643 m | =5,647 of 29,858 | #1,843 in North America | #1,483 in US |
| Elevation | 569 ft / 173 m | =25,953 of 43,403 | =12,469 in North America | =10,402 in US |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =3,377 in North America | =3,299 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | BIRMINGHAM APP/DEP | 123.800 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 119.125 |
| 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))
- [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/kscd/data