Terminal Procedures

79J — South Alabama Rgnl At Bill Benton Fld

ANDALUSIA, AL · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 310 ft1 runwayLongest 6,000 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet A+Volume SE-4Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 112CPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 292CPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

79J airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Jacksonville Center
Flight service
Anniston
NOTAM facility
79J (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
2W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A+
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1940
Airport area
615 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
New Orleans
Last FAA inspection
2024-05-02

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

79J radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.05
Approach133.45Cairns

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

6,000 × 100 ft1129N1,000 ft
Runway layout at 79J, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
11/296,000 ft100 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  11 107°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  29 287°TPAPI (4-box) 3.5°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 79J is

Latitude, longitude31.3083610, -86.3922220
Elevation310 ft
From Andalusia4 nm E

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FAA remarks for 79J

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • FOR CD CTC CAIRNS APCH AT 334-255-8402, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
  • ACTVT PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF.
  • AFT HRS SVC CALL 334-222-0638/334-427-0733
  • JED BLACKWELL
  • MARKINGS FAIR DUE TO FADING

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

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VFR charts covering 79J

Common questions about 79J

What charts are available for 79J?

4 current FAA charts for South Alabama Rgnl At Bill Benton Fld, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 79J?

CTAF 123.05. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 79J?

South Alabama Rgnl At Bill Benton Fld has 1 runway. The longest is 11/29 at 6,000 ft by 100 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 79J have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 79J has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is 79J a towered airport?

No — South Alabama Rgnl At Bill Benton Fld has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 79J charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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