Big Sky Farms Airport (6AL5), Alabama
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Big Sky Farms (6AL5) is a private-use airfield in Speed, Alabama, offering a single paved runway. It sits roughly 58 nautical miles from the nearest metro area and has no onsite customs service.
Runways
Big Sky Farms Airport has one paved runway, 09/27, 4,000 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Big Sky Farms Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (KBHM), 56 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Climate
Weather station is 5.7 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Nearby airfields
Big Sky Farms Airport has five airfields within 23 NM. The closest is Willow Point, 12.92 NM east.
Part of the Southern Alabama area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 6AL5
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at 6AL5.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there customs clearance at Big Sky Farms (6AL5)?
Big Sky Farms has no customs facility onsite. The nearest customs point is KBHM, located approximately 56 nautical miles away, so international arrivals must plan clearance there before or after operating at 6AL5.
What runway is available at 6AL5?
Big Sky Farms operates a single paved runway, 09/27, measuring 4,000 feet long and 60 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway option for aircraft using this private airport in Speed, Alabama.
Is Big Sky Farms airport open to the public?
Big Sky Farms (6AL5) is a private-use airport rather than a public facility. Operators should confirm access arrangements directly before planning a flight, since private use designation typically restricts landing to authorized traffic.