Isbell Field (FAA LID: 4A9) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Fort Payne, a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]

Isbell Field
NAIP aerial image, 15 June 2006
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 4A9
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Fort Payne
Serves	Fort Payne, Alabama
Elevation AMSL	877 ft / 267 m
Coordinates	34°28′25″N 085°43′17″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 16,470 Based aircraft 56
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Isbell Field covers an area of 126 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 877 feet (267 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 12, 2009, the airport had 16,470 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day. At that time there were 56 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 13% multi-engine and 5% jet.[1]

It was named for John Birdwell Isbell, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.

References

External links

• Airfield photos for 4A9 from Civil Air Patrol
• Aerial image as of 18 February 1997 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for 4A9, effective June 16, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 4A9
  • AirNav airport information for 4A9
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4A9