BESSEMER AIRPORT


'Bessemer Airport' is a public airport located three miles (4.8 km) southeast of the central business district of Bessemer, a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is owned by City of Bessemer.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Bessemer Airport is assigned 'EKY' by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
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Facilities
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Facilities


Bessemer Airport covers 380 acres and has one runway:

★ Runway 5/23: 5,700 x 100 ft. (1,737 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
An Instrument Landing System was installed in 2000. The airport has received funding to expand the runway to 6,001 feet.

References


1. Great Circle Mapper: KEKY - Bessemer, Alabama

External links



Bessemer Airport as an alternative to Birmingham International (''Birmingham Business Journal'', 3-Sep-2004)

Installation of ILS (''Birmingham Business Journal'', 19-May-2000)





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