FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1G3 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-09-05.0000N / 081-24-54.4000W 41-09.083333N / 081-24.906667W 41.1513889 / -81.4151111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1134 ft. / 345.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of KENT, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 44224 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0630-DUSK, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1984 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19; VASI & REIL RYS 01 & 19 - 122.9. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| AKRON-CANTON APPROACH: | 118.6 |
| AKRON-CANTON DEPARTURE: | 118.6 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.65 |
| WX ASOS at AKR (7 nm S): | 126.825 (330-724-4237) |
| WX ASOS at CAK (14 nm S): | PHONE 330-966-9545 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 120.775/298.95 (CHARDON RCAG) WHEN AKRON-CANTON APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ACOr289/10.0 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 04W |
| BSVr006/24.7 | | BRIGGS VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 04W |
| CXRr212/24.7 | | CHARDON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 05W |
| LNNr190/32.0 | | LOST NATION VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 08W |
| YNGr257/35.1 | | YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 05W |
| DJBr115/35.9 | | DRYER VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| AKRON | | 353/5.1 | | 362 | | 07W | | AK | .- -.- |
| BURKE LAKEFRONT | | 161/25.3 | | 416 | | 07W | | BKL | -... -.- .-.. |
| LAKELAND | | 191/31.9 | | 263 | | 08W | | LQL | .-.. --.- .-.. |
| TOLSON | | 344/38.5 | | 395 | | 07W | | TSO | - ... --- |
| ASHLAND | | 080/39.6 | | 329 | | 07W | | AAU | .- .- ..- |
| HUBBARD | | 278/39.9 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ SELF SERVE OTS INDEFLY. SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 41-08.757002N | | 41-09.408323N |
| Longitude: | 081-24.972128W | | 081-24.842205W |
| Elevation: | 1116.4 ft. | | 1134.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 016 magnetic, 009 true | | 196 magnetic, 189 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 49 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes RYS 01 & 19 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 88 ft. trees, 1505 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear RWY 01 APCH RATIO 17:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +88 FT TREES 1505 FT FM RY END L. | | 68 ft. trees, 1443 ft. from runway, 235 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | KENT STATE UNIVERSITY 4020 KENT RD STOW, OH 44224 Phone 330-672-2640 |
| Manager: | THOMAS C. CLAPPER 4020 KENT RD STOW, OH 44224 Phone 330-672-1943 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 198/day * | | 82% | local general aviation | | 15% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CONTACT AMGR ON 330-672-1943. |
| - | RAMP FEE FOR MULTI-ENGINE & TURBINE POWERED ACFT - WAIVED WITH FUEL PURCHASE. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAKR - Akron Fulton International Airport (7 nm S)
29G - Portage County Airport (8 nm NE)
KCAK - Akron-Canton Regional Airport (14 nm S)
1G5 - Medina Municipal Airport (16 nm W)
3G3 - Wadsworth Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
4G3 - Miller Airport (20 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 30-Sep-2005
taken from the North at 2500 ft AGL
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 17:52 | | 22:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 06:14:45 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 01:14:45 |
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| METAR |
KAKR 7nm S | 100554Z AUTO 24012G18KT 3SM -SN BR BKN019 BKN027 OVC037 M04/M07 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP017 P0000 60005 T10441067 10006 21044 50007
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KCAK 14nm S | 100551Z 24011G17KT 1SM -SN BR BKN008 OVC014 M04/M06 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP020 60009 P0002 931010 8/6// T10391056 10000 21039 52009 RVRNO
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| TAF |
KCAK 14nm S | 100532Z 1006/1106 25012G20KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC006 TEMPO 1006/1008 3/4SM -SN OVC005 FM101000 25012KT 4SM -SHSN OVC008 FM101400 31012G22KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN SCT008 OVC012 TEMPO 1014/1018 2SM -SHSN OVC008 FM102000 32015G25KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN OVC015 FM110100
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