83 public-use fields

Alabama Airport Density Altitude

Alabama has 83 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
20A — Robbins Field	Oneonta	1,125 ft	3,411 ft	July
26A — Ashland/Lineville	Ashland/Lineville	1,065 ft	3,272 ft	July
4A9 — Isbell Field	Fort Payne	877 ft	3,104 ft	July
1M4 — Posey Field	Haleyville	930 ft	3,059 ft	July
KCMD — Cullman Regional/Folsom Field	Cullman	970 ft	3,034 ft	July
KBFZ — Albertville Regional/Thomas J Brumlik Field	Albertville	1,032 ft	3,030 ft	July
M38 — Hazel Green	Hazel Green	814 ft	3,027 ft	July
7A5 — Roanoke Municipal Enloe	Roanoke	907 ft	3,019 ft	August
KEKY — Bessemer Ntl	Bessemer	700 ft	2,974 ft	July
KAUO — Auburn University Regional	Auburn	777 ft	2,903 ft	July
KALX — Thomas C Russell Field	Alexander City	686 ft	2,896 ft	July
KHSV — Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field	Huntsville	629 ft	2,845 ft	July
KMDQ — Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Field	Huntsville	763 ft	2,843 ft	July
KBHM — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International	Birmingham	650 ft	2,840 ft	July
2A8 — Addison	Addison	786 ft	2,822 ft	July
7A3 — Lanett Regional	Lanett	631 ft	2,780 ft	July
KEET — Shelby County	Alabaster	586 ft	2,768 ft	July
KMSL — Northwest Alabama Regional	Muscle Shoals	551 ft	2,756 ft	July
KANB — Anniston Regional	Anniston	612 ft	2,745 ft	July
KGAD — Northeast Alabama Regional	Gadsden	569 ft	2,735 ft	July
M22 — Bill Pugh Field	Russellville	718 ft	2,727 ft	July
5M0 — Hartselle/Morgan County Regional	Hartselle	629 ft	2,711 ft	July
KPYP — Centre Piedmont/Cherokee County Regional	Centre	595 ft	2,700 ft	July
KSCD — Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal	Sylacauga	569 ft	2,699 ft	July
KDCU — Pryor Field Regional	Decatur	592 ft	2,696 ft	July
KMVC — Monroe County Aeroplex	Monroeville	419 ft	2,693 ft	July
02A — Chilton County	Clanton	585 ft	2,688 ft	July
KPRN — Mac Crenshaw Meml	Greenville	451 ft	2,683 ft	August
3M5 — Moontown	Huntsville	655 ft	2,681 ft	August
KDHN — Dothan Regional	Dothan	401 ft	2,677 ft	July
4A6 — Scottsboro Municipal-Word Field	Scottsboro	651 ft	2,676 ft	July
M55 — Lamar County	Vernon	463 ft	2,661 ft	July
8A1 — Guntersville Municipal/Joe Starnes Field	Guntersville	615 ft	2,651 ft	July
KASN — Talladega Municipal	Talladega	529 ft	2,632 ft	July
7A6 — Stevenson	Stevenson	644 ft	2,631 ft	July
9A4 — Courtland	Courtland	588 ft	2,630 ft	July
71J — Ozark/Blackwell Field	Ozark	358 ft	2,624 ft	July
0J0 — Abbeville Municipal	Abbeville	468 ft	2,612 ft	July
KHAB — Marion County-Rankin Fite	Hamilton	436 ft	2,610 ft	July
79J — South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field	Andalusia	310 ft	2,603 ft	July
11A — Clayton Municipal	Clayton	435 ft	2,597 ft	July
KHDL — Headland Municipal	Headland	359 ft	2,595 ft	July
KPLR — St Clair County	Pell City	485 ft	2,578 ft	July
KEUF — Weedon Field	Eufaula	285 ft	2,572 ft	July
KJFX — Walker County/Bevill Field	Jasper	483 ft	2,564 ft	July
KTOI — Troy Municipal At N Kenneth Campbell Field	Troy	397 ft	2,544 ft	July
M95 — Richard Arthur Field	Fayette	357 ft	2,532 ft	July
KEDN — Enterprise Municipal	Enterprise	361 ft	2,519 ft	July
KGZH — Evergreen Regional/Middleton Field	Evergreen	259 ft	2,498 ft	July
1A9 — Prattville/Grouby Field	Prattville	225 ft	2,487 ft	July
0R1 — Atmore Municipal	Atmore	286 ft	2,482 ft	July
KMGM — Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)	Montgomery	221 ft	2,482 ft	July
0J4 — Florala Municipal	Florala	314 ft	2,480 ft	July
08A — Wetumpka Municipal	Wetumpka	197 ft	2,453 ft	July
KTCL — Tuscaloosa Ntl	Tuscaloosa	170 ft	2,414 ft	July
14J — Carl Folsom	Elba	258 ft	2,393 ft	July
1A4 — Logan Field	Samson	200 ft	2,372 ft	July
0A8 — Bibb County	Centreville	251 ft	2,336 ft	July
A08 — Vaiden Field	Marion	220 ft	2,335 ft	July
06A — Moton Field Municipal	Tuskegee	264 ft	2,334 ft	July
3M8 — North Pickens	Reform	237 ft	2,331 ft	July
07A — Franklin Field	Union Springs	301 ft	2,317 ft	July
5R1 — Roy Wilcox	Chatom	166 ft	2,312 ft	July
KMOB — Mobile Regional	Mobile	219 ft	2,309 ft	July
04A — Frank Sikes	Luverne	302 ft	2,306 ft	July
1R8 — Bay Minette Municipal	Bay Minette	248 ft	2,290 ft	July
61A — Camden Municipal	Camden	143 ft	2,290 ft	July
09A — Butler/Choctaw County	Butler	134 ft	2,273 ft	July
KSEM — Craig Field	Selma	166 ft	2,263 ft	July
7A0 — Greensboro Municipal	Greensboro	175 ft	2,262 ft	July
12J — Brewton Municipal	Brewton	99 ft	2,255 ft	July
33J — Geneva Municipal	Geneva	100 ft	2,250 ft	July
KDYA — Demopolis Regional	Demopolis	112 ft	2,246 ft	July
KAIV — George Downer	Aliceville	150 ft	2,225 ft	July
4R3 — Jackson Municipal	Jackson	62 ft	2,136 ft	July
KBFM — Mobile International	Mobile	26 ft	2,135 ft	August
KJKA — Gulf Shores International/Jack Edwards Field	Gulf Shores	17 ft	2,076 ft	July
5R4 — Holk Field At Foley Municipal	Foley	74 ft	2,065 ft	July
2R5 — St Elmo	St Elmo	132 ft	2,044 ft	August
KCQF — H L Sonny Callahan	Fairhope	91 ft	2,019 ft	August
15A — Mark Reynolds/North Mobile County	Creola	8 ft	1,997 ft	July
5R7 — Roy E Ray	Bayou La Batre	87 ft	1,989 ft	August
4R9 — Jeremiah Denton	Dauphin Island	5 ft	1,883 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Alabama airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Robbins Field (20A) tops the list: from 1,125 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 3,411 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Alabama?

Robbins Field (20A) at 1,125 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.