FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 29G |
| Lat/Long: | 41-12-36.6559N / 081-15-05.8505W 41-12.610932N / 081-15.097508W 41.2101822 / -81.2516251 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1197 ft. / 365 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (1965) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of RAVENNA, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 44266 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 & PAPI RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| AKRON-CANTON APPROACH: | 118.6 [0600-2300] |
| AKRON-CANTON DEPARTURE: | 118.6 [0600-2300] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.65 |
| WX ASOS at AKR (14 nm SW): | 126.825 (330-724-4237) |
| WX ASOS at CAK (20 nm SW): | 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 |
| ACOr344/6.5 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 04W |
| CXRr197/18.8 | | CHARDON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 05W |
| YNGr259/27.0 | | YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 05W |
| LNNr176/29.1 | | LOST NATION VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 08W |
| BSVr020/29.3 | | BRIGGS VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| AKRON | | 043/10.4 | | 362 | | 07W | | AK | .- -.- |
| LAKELAND | | 177/28.9 | | 263 | | 08W | | LQL | .-.. --.- .-.. |
| HUBBARD | | 284/32.7 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
| CASTLE | | 296/39.4 | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
| TOLSON | | 356/39.6 | | 395 | | 07W | | TSO | - ... --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 09/27 MARKINGS POOR-WEATHERED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-12.586257N | | 41-12.635587N |
| Longitude: | 081-15.477657W | | 081-14.717357W |
| Elevation: | 1193.8 ft. | | 1192.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 085 true | | 269 magnetic, 265 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. trees, 752 ft. from runway, 147 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PORTAGE CO ARPT AUTH. 8095 STATE ROUTE 44 RAVENNA, OH 44266 Phone 330-297-1478 |
| Manager: | P RUSSELL MACHAMER 4039 NANWAY BLVD RAVENNA, OH 44266 Phone 330-296-5563 C/O CASTLE AVIATION. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 164 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 150 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 26/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ALL AREAS OFF RWY SFC SOFT WHEN WET OR THAWING |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | PAEW ON TWY & RAMPS INDEFLY. |
| - | PARAGLIDER OPS BY PERMIT ONLY. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1G3 - Kent State University Airport (8 nm SW)
KAKR - Akron Fulton International Airport (14 nm SW)
4G3 - Miller Airport (17 nm SE)
7G8 - Geauga County Airport (17 nm NE)
KCAK - Akron-Canton Regional Airport (20 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brad Smith
Photo taken 09-Jun-2007
from a 172 at 1000 feet AGL
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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 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 09:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 01:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 19:42:21 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 15:42:21 |
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| METAR |
KAKR 14nm SW | 131854Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01830050 TSNO
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KCAK 20nm SW | 131851Z 24008KT 10SM FEW060 SCT250 18/06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01780056
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KCGF 23nm NW | 131745Z 36008KT 10SM SKC 17/09 A3016
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KYNG 27nm E | 131851Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW060 SCT250 20/04 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP205 T02000044
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KBKL 27nm NW | 131853Z 36008KT 10SM -RA CLR 16/07 A3015 RMK AO2 RAE1757B48 SLP212 P0000 T01560067
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| TAF |
KCAK 20nm SW | 131736Z 131818 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 FM2300 14006KT P6SM BKN250 FM1500 20012G22KT P6SM OVC100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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