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ALABAMA - Lockhart

Lockhart. - Lockhart Airport, aux. One and one-half mi. N. 31°02' ; 86°21'. El. 300 ft. Irreg., 1,970 by 1,337 ft., sandy loam, level, nat. drain.; entire fld. available. Poles to E.; pecan groves to NE., W.; woods to NW. No servicing. 
Mobile. - Bates Field, mun. Four mi. S., 1/2 mi. W. of bay. 30°38' ; 88°04'. El. 28 ft. Irreg., 2,616 by 2,440 ft., sod, level, nat. and artif. drain.; 2 concrete runways, 2,400 by 100 ft. NW./SE.; 3,200 by 100 ft. NE./SE.; entire fld. available. MOBILE on hangar. Trees to SW., SE. ; 131-ft. towers 2 1/2 mi. NW., obst. lighted. Beacon, boundary, range, obstruction, landing-area flood lights. Beacon, rot.; green aux. code beacon flash. (- . . .). Beacon, obstruction lights operate from dusk to dawn, other lights upon request and one-half hour before regular scheduled flights. Day, night servicing. Radio facility. Teletype.
Monroeville. - Maxwell Field, Army. Two mi. WNW.; S. of river. 32°23' ; 86°21'. El. 165 ft. Irreg., 4,200 ft. E./W., N./S.; sod, level, nat. and artif. drain.; entire fld. within boundary lights available except triangular area SW. of operations tower permanently reserved for taxiway only. Hangars, bldgs. to S.; flag pole to SE., illum. by floodlight from adjacent bldg.; towers to SE., obst. lighted ' 204-ft. tower 3 mi. SE. of Montgomery, obst. lighted ; 125-ft. towers to W., lighted. Beacon, boundary, obstruction, landing-area flood lights. Beacon, clear, rot.; double flash. Day, night servicing. Teletype. Radio facility.
Montgomery. - Montgomery Airport, mun. Five mi. NE., on highway. 32°24'; 86°14'. El. 221 ft. Rect., 4,000 by 2,750 ft., sod, level, nat. drain.; entire fld. available. MONTGOMERY on fld. just S. of beacon tower. Woods to E., N.; bldg. area in center of N. side; 184-ft. mast 2 mi. SSE.; 204-ft. tower 3 mi. SE., obst. lighted. Beacon, boundary, range, landing-area floodlights. Beacon, clear, rot.; green aux. code beacon flash. (--). All lights operated only upon request. Day, night servicing. Radio facility. Teletype.
Muscle Shoals. - Muscle Shoals Airport, mun. One and one-half mi. SE.; 4 mi. E. of Tuscumbia and Sheffield ; 3 mi. S. of Wilson Dam; 4 mi. SE. of Florence. 34°44' ; 87°36'. El. 534 ft. L-shape, sod, level, nat. and artif. drain.; 3 runways, 2,500 ft. N./S.; 3,500 ft. E./W., NW./SE., all 100 ft. wide. Poles to NW.; hangar to N. Beacon, boundary, range, obstruction, landing-area floodlights. Beacon, clear, rot.; green aux. beacon flash. (- - ...). Day, night servicing.
Opelika. - C.A.A. int. fld., site 33, New Orleans-Atlanta Airway. Three and one-fourth mi. SW. 32°37'; 85°27'. El. 774 ft. L-shape sod, rolling, nat. and artif. drain.; 2 strips, 2,800 ft. N./S.; 2,300 ft. E./W. "33 NO-A" on shed. Poles to N.; bldgs. to W.; trees surround fld. Beacon, boundary, range lights. Beacon, clear, rot.; green course lights flash. (...-). No servicing.
Selma. - Legion Field, aux. One mi. SW. on N. bank of river. 32°24'; 87°02'. El. 150 ft. Rect., 2,600 by 1,000 ft., sod, level, artif. drain.; entire fld. available except portion to S. near ditch. LEGION FIELD on hangar. Creek to N., E.; trees surround fld.; open ditch to S.; 152-ft. tower in city, obst. lighted. No servicing.
Talladega. - Boynton Field., aux. One-fourth mi. SW. 33°26'; 86°07'. El. 700 ft. Square, sod, level, nat. drain.; 1 strip, 1,340 by 200 ft.; use strip only. Hill, trees to SE. Aviation fuel delivered to fld.
Thomasville. - Thomasville Field, priv. Four mi. NE.; 1/2 mi. SW. of intersection of highway and R.R. 31°57'; 87°41'. El. 200 ft. Square, 1,320 by 1,320 ft., sod, level, nat. drain.; entire fld. available. Timber to SW., SE.; hill on S. side; rough spot in NE. corner; golf green in SE. corner. Hangar; aviation fuel, day. Use extreme caution when landing at this fld. 
Troy. - Troy Airport, aux. Two mi. S.; 1/4 mi. W. of highway. 31°46'; 85°59'. El. 580 ft. Rect., clay, level, nat. drain.; 2 strips, 2,000 ft. E./W.; 1,700 ft. NE./SW., both 300 ft. wide; use strips only. Poles to W.; house to N.; timber to S. No servicing.
Tuscaloosa. - Hargrove Van De Graff Airport, mun. Two and one-half mi. NW of Tuscaloosa; 1 1/2 mi. WNW. of Northport; highway to S.; RR. on N. 33°14'; 87°37'. El. 172 ft. Trapezoidal, sod, level, nat. and artif. drain.; 2 strips, 5,200 ft. NW./SE.; 4,300 ft. E./W.; entire fld. available. Poles, 15 to 30 ft. high, along N. side; 20-ft. trees in NE. corner; barracks, hangar to S. TUSCALOOSA on hangar. Beacon, boundary, range, obstruction lights. Beacon, clear, rot. Day, night servicing.

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