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3G5 Dawson Army Airfield
Camp Dawson (Kingwood), West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3G5
Lat/Long: 39-27-00.3260N / 079-39-59.1980W
39-27.005433N / 079-39.986633W
39.4500906 / -79.6664439
(estimated)
Elevation: 1265 ft. / 386 m (estimated)
Variation: 07W (1985)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 26537

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 05/23, NSTD VASI RYS 05 & 23 & REILS RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at MGW (16 nm NW): 120.675 (304-296-7103)
WX AWOS-3 at 2G4 (17 nm NE): 120.125 (301-746-8443)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MGWr130/11.0MORGANTOWN VORTAC111.6005W
CKBr071/30.3CLARKSBURG VOR/DME112.6004W
GRVr255/30.6GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME112.3006W
ESLr299/34.2KESSEL VOR/DME110.8006W
IHDr210/34.5INDIAN HEAD VORTAC108.2006W
EKNr039/37.9ELKINS VORTAC114.2007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RANDOLPH COUNTY022/34.628407WRQY .-. --.- -.--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
ALSO J8.

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4500 x 50 ft. / 1372 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 650 ft.350 ft.
Visual slope indicator: non-standard VASI system
NSTD VASI LEFT SIDE APCH RY 05. RY 05 NSTD VASI RY OTS INDEFLY.
non-standard VASI system
NSTD VASI LEFT SIDE APCH RY 23. RY 23 NSTD VASI RY OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY ATCA-ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

Additional Remarks

MOUNTAIN CLOSE ON ALL SIDES OF APT.
APT CLSD TO ALL FIXED WING ACFT OVER 12,500LBS.
PLINES 2 NM NE & NW.
PPR FROM ADJUTANT GENERAL WV NG FOR CIVIL OPS.
OPEN DAYLIGHT HRS.
CRANE 1565 (300 AGL) 1500 E AER 32 UNLGTD.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3G5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport-Walter L. Bill Hart Field (16 nm NW)
2G4 - Garrett County Airport (17 nm NE)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (23 nm W)
79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (25 nm SW)
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (28 nm W)
 
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From to 3G5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2711:27
Sunrise06:5611:56
Sunset17:0922:09
Evening civil twilight17:3822:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 12:29:58
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 07:29:58
 
METAR
KMGW 
17nm NW 
081153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/00 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP241 T01440000 10161 20133 53017
K2G4 
17nm NE 
081210Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 10/M01 A3026 RMK AO1
KCKB 
27nm W 
081153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01110011 10139 20078 53014
TAF
KMGW 
17nm NW 
081124Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
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Miles Price ($)
HELDRETH MOTEL KINGWOOD 1.3 61-68

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