Infrastructure

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Infrastructure

Air
Alexander City's airport is a general aviation airport named T.C. Russell Field. It is located conveniently off U.S. Highway 280. The airport is solely owned and maintained by the City of Alexander City. Alexander City Flying Service serves as the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) for the airport. Alexander City Flying Service offers a variety of services to include fueling operations for jet fuel and aviation fuel. In addition, Alexander City Flying Service helps crews to make rental car and hotel/motel reservations for themselves and their passengers. They can be reached at 256-500-4471 or Russell Aviation, P.O. Box 272, Alexander City, Alabama 35011-0272. Their email address is acfs@russellcorp.com.

The airport 18/36 runway is 5417 feet long and 95 feet wide. Runway 36 is served by a partial parallel taxiway. The airport is equipped with MIRL, MITL, PAPI, VASI and an AWOS. The telephone number to reach the AWOS is 256-329-1820.

Rail
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North America’s largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products.

Norfolk Southern has rail located at the back of the William T. Thweatt Industrial Park.

Norfolk Southern Rail Map
Alabama's Major Rail Service Map