Airports near Sylacauga, AL
11 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Sylacauga, Alabama — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal (KSCD), 1.3 nm W. Closest public fuel: KSCD (100LL,A+), 1.3 nm. Longest runway: 5,422 ft at KALX.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Sylacauga | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSCD | Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Sylacauga · Airport | 1.3 nm W | Public | 5,390 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| 50AL | Waterwings Wilsonville · Seaplane base | 10.0 nm W | Private | water | — | — |
| AL92 | Hawk Field Harpersville · Airport | 10.3 nm NW | Private | 3,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 8AL2 | Charles C Killough Field Talladega · Airport | 11.2 nm N | Private | 1,750 ft (soft) | — | — |
| AL17 | Lazy Eight Airpark LLC Wilsonville · Airport | 12.3 nm W | Private | 3,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 6AL3 | Lay Landing Vincent · Airport | 13.5 nm N | Private | 2,760 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 1AL2 | Tri-L Acres Airpark Columbiana · Airport | 16.6 nm W | Private | 3,751 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 01AL | Ware Island Clanton · Airport | 17.8 nm SW | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KALX | Thomas C Russell Field Alexander City · Airport | 22.1 nm SE | Public | 5,422 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.7 |
| KPLR | St Clair County Pell City · Airport | 23.4 nm N | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 123.05 |
| 26A | Ashland/Lineville Ashland/Lineville · Airport | 24.7 nm E | Public | 4,023 ft | — | CTAF 122.9 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Sylacauga as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.