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 |
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| GRVr104/13.5 | | GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 06W |
| ESLr031/25.1 | | KESSEL VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| IHDr135/35.3 | | INDIAN HEAD VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CUMBERLAND | | 201/2.7 | | 317 | | 07W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
| STOYSTOWN | | 174/29.7 | | 209 | | 08W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
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: | 39-36.343000N | | 39-36.371667N |
| Longitude: | 078-45.850167W | | 078-45.400167W |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 340 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear | | 62 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: | 39-36.422000N | | 39-36.119333N |
| Longitude: | 078-45.788833W | | 078-45.572000W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 800 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. brush, 10 ft. from runway, 110 ft. right of centerline | | 50 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brian Breighner
Photo taken 15-Oct-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunset | | 16:51 | | 21:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 17:03:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Nov-2009 12:03:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KCBE | 301652Z AUTO 32008G18KT 291V351 10SM SCT100 07/02 A2979 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KMRB
38nm E | 301351Z 3014/0112 VRB04KT 6SM -RA BR FEW030 BKN035 OVC050 FM301600 27006KT 5SM -RA OVC025 FM301800 29008KT P6SM SCT030 OVC040 FM302200 32008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 FM010100 29007KT P6SM SKC
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KJST
43nm N | 301612Z 3016/0112 30010KT 5SM -RASN BR OVC007 TEMPO 3016/3018 2SM -SN FM301800 29010G18KT 3SM BR OVC010 FM302300 30010G19KT P6SM BKN030 FM010400 29010KT P6SM -SN BKN040
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KAOO
46nm NE | 301543Z 3016/0112 31012KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC035 TEMPO 3016/3018 SCT025 BKN050 FM301800 31010KT P6SM BKN035 FM302200 31009KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM011100 25010KT 5SM -SN BR BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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