Wetumpka Municipal (08A), Alabama
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Wetumpka Municipal (08A) is a non-towered public airport in Wetumpka, Alabama, handling a low volume of business aviation traffic. It offers a single paved runway alongside a turf strip, with 100LL as the only fuel available on field.
Runways
Wetumpka Municipal has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 09/27, is 3,013 ft long and 80 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Wetumpka Municipal has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Wetumpka Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (KBHM), 66 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Wetumpka Municipal recorded 252 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at 08A peaks in May, with the slowest activity recorded in September and November, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 33 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 2.8 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Wetumpka Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: access and runway notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Montgomery Approach. When the approach is closed, contact Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center for clearance delivery instead.
Runway lights operate from dusk to dawn. The medium intensity runway lights (MIRL) for Runway 09/27 are pilot-activated via CTAF.
The runway is marked with 36-inch white cones.
The approach to Runway 36 has a 15:1 ratio measured from the displaced threshold.
The runway surface shows cracking.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Wetumpka Municipal has five airfields within 25 NM. The closest is Maxwell AFB (KMXF), 8.85 NM south.
Part of the Southern Alabama area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 08A
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 08A.
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.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at 08A?
Wetumpka Municipal (08A) has two runways: paved Runway 09/27, measuring 3,013 by 80 feet with an asphalt surface, and turf Runway 18/36, measuring 2,876 by 130 feet. The paved runway is the field's longest surface for fixed-wing operations.
Is jet fuel available at Wetumpka Municipal?
No, Wetumpka Municipal (08A) does not stock Jet A. The only fuel offered on field is 100LL, so operators requiring jet fuel need to plan a stop elsewhere.
Where is the nearest customs clearance point to KWetumpka Municipal?
The nearest customs airport to Wetumpka Municipal (08A) is KBHM, located about 65.75 nautical miles away. There is no customs processing on site at 08A itself.