FAA facility Airport

BESSEMER NTL

BESSEMER, ALABAMA FAA EKY ICAO KEKY Open to the public

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Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

05/23 6,007 × 100 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

05 23

Runway-end details

Runway 05/23 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
05	50°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	—
23	230°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	—

Communications

6 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
EKY AWOS-3PT	118.825	—
CTAF	123.0	—
UNICOM	123.0	—
CD/P	123.75	—
APCH/P DEP/P	124.9	—
APCH/P DEP/P	351.85	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
05	ILS/DME	I	111.75	Operational ifr (1996-06-20)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

BESSEMER Observed 2024-06-13 through 2025-06-12 KEKY

BESSEMER NTL Observed 2025-07-10 through 2026-07-09 KEKY

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

Facility renamed 2025-07-10

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: EKY / KEKY
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1973-03
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: 100LL JET A A+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: BESSEMER, AL
County: Jefferson
FAA region: Southern region
Coordinates: 33.31261, -86.92631
Elevation: 699.6 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

EKY Commissioned 1990-04-10 AWOS-3PT

Wildlife strikes

7Reported strikes

6With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-04-29. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.