FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3G9 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-51-09.2320N / 079-58-29.2070W
40-51.153867N / 079-58.486783W
40.8525644 / -79.9747797
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1333 ft. / 406 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of BUTLER, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 16001 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, LGTD WND "T" |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
LIRL RY 18/36 OPERS DUSK-0000. AFT 0000 ACTVT LIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BTP (5 nm S): | 133.825 (724-586-6434) |
| WX ASOS at PJC (9 nm W): | 118.45 (724-452-5304) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EWCr089/10.9 | | ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 08W |
| MMJr033/24.0 | | MONTOUR VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 08W |
| CIPr239/29.3 | | CLARION VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 06W |
| AGCr014/34.6 | | ALLEGHENY VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 09W |
| FKLr195/(35.6) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CASTLE | | 126/22.5 | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
| HUBBARD | | 134/31.0 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
| MC KEESPORT | | 351/31.1 | | 287 | | 07W | | MKP | -- -.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2580 x 38 ft. / 786 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 9.0, SINGLE WHEEL CAPACITY 9000 LBS PER ARPT MGR. |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity
RWY 18/36 LGTD THLD RY 18 DISPLACED 180 FT; LGTD THLD RY 36 DISPLACED 123 FT. LIRL NONSTD DISTANCE FM RY EDGE. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 36 DSPLCD THLD MRKGS ARE YELLOW. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 18/36 CLSD TO TGL. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Gradient: | 1.5% | | 1.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 180 ft. | | 123 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. pole, 215 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline
+9' RD 149' FM THR 86'R. | | 72 ft. trees, 690 ft. from runway, 171 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
RY 36 HAS +18 FT TREES 169 FT FM THLD, 70 FT RT. +12 FT ROAD 99 FT FM THLD ON EXTDD CNTRLN. +6 FT BRUSH 176 FT FM THLD, 17 FT LEFT. +29 FT TREES 163 FT FM THLD, 90 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BUTLER FARM SHOW, INC.
627 EVANS CITY RD
BUTLER, PA 16001
Phone 724-482-4626 |
| Manager: | DON CRAVENER
627 EVANS CITY RD
BUTLER, PA 16001
Phone 724-991-9724
ASST MGR KEN LAUGHLIN, 724-991-2208. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 93% | local general aviation | | 6% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | +22 FT MKD PLINE 292 FT FM RY 18 THR ON EXTDD CNTRLN. |
| - | BIRD ACTVTY INVOF OF RY. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3G9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBTP - Butler County Airport/K W Scholter Field (5 nm S)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (9 nm W)
KBVI - Beaver County Airport (20 nm W)
29D - Grove City Airport (20 nm NW)
KUCP - New Castle Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 04:06:04 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 23:06:04 |
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| METAR |
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KBTP
5nm S | 090355Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A3028 RMK AO1 57003
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KBVI
20nm W | 090147Z 18006KT 15SM SKC 17/08 A3030 RMK LAST
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KBVI
20nm W | 082338Z 0900/0924 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM091700 21006KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED 0901/0911
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KPIT
25nm SW | 082338Z 0900/1006 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM091700 21006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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