Terminal Procedures

KPLR — St Clair County

PELL CITY, AL · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA PLRElevation 484 ft1 runwayLongest 5,001 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 03 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 033PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 213PDF

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.

KPLR airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-sat 0730-1700
ARTCC
Atlanta Center
Flight service
Anniston
NOTAM facility
ANB (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
4W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A+
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
200 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Atlanta
Last FAA inspection
2025-06-24

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

KPLR radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.05
Clearance delivery121.725Birmingham
Approach123.8Birmingham

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

Runways

5,001 × 80 ft0321N500 ft
Runway layout at KPLR, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
03/215,001 ft80 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
  03 22°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · displaced threshold 230 ft
  21 202°TPAPI (4-box) 3°

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

Where KPLR is

Latitude, longitude33.5588330, -86.2490560
Elevation484 ft
From Pell City3 nm SE

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FAA remarks for KPLR

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ACTVT PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF.
  • CONTACT PERSON: ERSKINE FUNDERBURG; CHAIRMAN ST. CLAIR COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY.
  • RWY 03 APCH RATIO 24:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU BIRMINGHAM (BMH) CLEARANCE DELIVERY.
  • FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC BIRMINGHAM APCH AT 205-769-3890/3891.

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

Airports near KPLR

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KASNTalladega MuniTALLADEGA, AL10 nm E6
KANBAnniston RgnlANNISTON, AL20 nm E6
KSCDMerkel Fld Sylacauga MuniSYLACAUGA, AL23 nm S4
KBHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth IntlBIRMINGHAM, AL25 nm W18
20ARobbins FldONEONTA, AL26 nm N3
KGADNortheast Alabama RgnlGADSDEN, AL26 nm N7
KEETShelby CountyALABASTER, AL35 nm SW4
KEKYBessemer NtlBESSEMER, AL37 nm SW5

VFR charts covering KPLR

Common questions about KPLR

What charts are available for KPLR?

4 current FAA charts for St Clair County, 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 KPLR?

CTAF 123.05; Clearance delivery 121.725. 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 KPLR?

St Clair County has 1 runway. The longest is 03/21 at 5,001 ft by 80 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KPLR have an ILS approach?

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

Is KPLR a towered airport?

No — St Clair County 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 KPLR 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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