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1W3 Mexico Farms Airport
Cumberland, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 1W3
Lat/Long: 39-36-18.9000N / 078-45-39.2000W
39-36.315000N / 078-45.653333W
39.6052500 / -78.7608889
(estimated)
Elevation: 607 ft. / 185 m (estimated)
Variation: 08W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of CUMBERLAND, MD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 21502

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: EKN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATTNDD
Pattern altitude: 1407 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 09/27 - 122.7.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at CBE (0.6 nm N): 128.625 (304-738-0451)
  • 122.8 SHARED WITH CUMBERLAND MUNICIPAL 1/2 MI DUE NORTH.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRVr104/13.5GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME112.3006W
ESLr031/25.1KESSEL VOR/DME110.8006W
IHDr135/35.3INDIAN HEAD VORTAC108.2006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CUMBERLAND201/2.731707WCBE -.-. -... .
STOYSTOWN174/29.720908WSYS ... -.-- ...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2120 x 190 ft. / 646 x 58 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 27 DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH CONES ON BOTH SIDES.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 39-36.343000N39-36.371667N
Longitude: 078-45.850167W078-45.400167W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: no340 ft.
Obstructions: 59 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear62 ft. trees, 901 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2100 x 195 ft. / 640 x 59 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Operational restrictions: CLSD INDEFLY.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 39-36.422000N39-36.119333N
Longitude: 078-45.788833W078-45.572000W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no800 ft.
Obstructions: 20 ft. brush, 10 ft. from runway, 110 ft. right of centerline50 ft. tree, 25 ft. from runway
APCH SLOPE 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MRS. MARY ELLEN JOHNSON
14112 AIRPORT LN, SE
CUMBERLAND, MD 21502
Phone 301-724-3045
Manager: MEXICO FARMS AIRPORT, LLC
11107 MEXICO FARMS
CUMBERLAND, MD 21502
Phone 301-724-5231
POC: DONALD JOHNSON, JR AND JILL JOHNSON.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 13
Single engine airplanes: 8
Ultralights: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 24/week *
65% local general aviation
35% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 21 July 2009

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
RISING TERRAIN 4500 FT WEST OF ARPT.
RYS 09/27 & 16/34 MAY BE SOFT.
WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1W3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCBE - Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (1 nm N)
2G4 - Garrett County Airport (27 nm W)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (28 nm E)
2G9 - Somerset County Airport (29 nm NW)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (31 nm N)
 
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Photo by Brian Breighner
Photo taken 15-Oct-2007

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From to 1W3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2611:26
Sunrise06:5511:55
Sunset17:0322:03
Evening civil twilight17:3222:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 07:17:08
Local (UTC-5)  10-Nov-2009 02:17:08
 
METAR
KCBE 100701Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3034 RMK AO1
TAF
KMRB 
38nm E 
100520Z 1006/1106 00000KT P6SM OVC200 FM101500 01003KT P6SM BKN150 FM101900 36005KT P6SM OVC100 FM102200 36004KT P6SM OVC050
KJST 
43nm N 
100542Z 1006/1106 27005KT P6SM SCT100 OVC250 FM100900 30005KT P6SM BKN025 FM101200 05005KT P6SM BKN025 FM101800 36007KT P6SM SCT025 OVC100
KAOO 
46nm NE 
100542Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 OVC250 FM101000 35004KT P6SM BKN050 FM101800 02004KT P6SM OVC100
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Mexico Farms Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Mexico Farms Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Mexico Farms Airport

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT CUMBERLAND 2.9 
HOLIDAY INN CUMBERLAND DOWNTOWNairport transportation 3.2 117-134
RED ROOF INN LAVALE CUMBERLAND 4.4 72-73
COMFORT INN AND STES LAVALE 4.4 120-215
BEST WESTERN BRADDOCK MOTOR 4.8 63-130
SUPER 8 LA VALE CUMBERLAND 5.1 59-90

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Mexico Farms Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from 1W3 but to other nearby airports.
    

Hotels in other cities near Mexico Farms Airport

4 in Lavale
2 in Frostburg
 

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