Tuscaloosa Regional Airport

Tuscaloosa Regional Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) northwest of the central business district of Tuscaloosa, a city in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. The airport is owned and operated by the City of Tuscaloosa. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized the airport as a general aviation facility.Tuscaloosa Regional Airport had 2,400 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2011. The majority of this traffic was athletic charters from the University of Alabama. Located adjacent to the airport is the Tuscaloosa Industrial Park.Facilities and aircraftTuscaloosa Regional Airport covers an area of 724acre at an elevation of 170 feet (52 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 6,499 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) and 11/29 measures 4,001 by 100 feet (1,220 x 30 m). Runway 4 is equipped with an Instrument Landing System and approach lights, allowing landings in visibility as low as a half mile.