METAR & TAF 1A9
Current METAR
Observed 01:15Z
K1A9 280115Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A3002 RMK AO2 T02470173
- Wind
- 130° @ 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 25°C / 17°C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 1,355 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM SW
- VFR sectional
- ATLANTA
- ARTCC
- ZTL · ATLANTA
- NOTAM facility
- ANB (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- PAUL GARDNER
- Phone
- 334-361-0060
- Address
- 1450 AVIATION WAY, PRATTVILLE AL 36067
Flight service · Hours
- FSS ANB
- ANNISTON1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0800-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 09
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(4°) | — | 115', tree, 1430' from thr, 355' R of cntrln, slope 10 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 18', brush, 485' from thr, 157' R of cntrln, slope 15 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA+
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
- Other services
- INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Ground control outlet is available on frequency 121.725.Show FAA
- Fixed base operator phone number is 334-361-0060.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery if unavailable via ground control outlet, contact Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center at 770-210-7692.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Runway end identifier lights are active on runways 9 and 27; medium intensity runway lights are on runway 09/27 and controlled by the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- A+Jet A plus fuel is available 24 hours with credit card service.Show FAA
- 100LL100 low lead fuel is available 24 hours with credit card service.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 09Obstruction to sky is indefinitely.Show FAA
Other notes
- MANAGERAfter hours phone number is 334-730-3458.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 1A9
Answer card- ICAO
- 1A9
- Name
- PRATTVILLE/GROUBY FLD
- Location
- PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA
- Elevation
- 224.9 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,224.9 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 09/27 · 5,400 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 3°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 130° at 6 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 09
Prattville/Grouby Fld sits in Prattville, Alabama. Field elevation is 224.9 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 09/27 is 5,400 ft long. That is the longest runway on the field. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. Approach and departure service is available through Montgomery on 121.2 and 269.05.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The field has active runway end identifier lights on 09 and 27. Medium intensity runway lights are on runway 09/27 and are controlled by CTAF. Published remarks also note a ground control outlet on 121.725. There is an obstruction to the sky near runway 09 that is listed as indefinite, so give the departure path a careful look before you launch.
Prattville Aviation is on the field. It carries 100LL and Jet A. The remarks say both fuels are available 24 hours with credit card service. If you need clearance delivery and ground control outlet service is not available, contact Atlanta ARTCC. For local operating details, check the current FAA Chart Supplement or call the airport operator directly.