FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3S8 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-30-36.4220N / 123-23-16.7620W
42-30.607033N / 123-23.279367W
42.5101172 / -123.3879894
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1126 ft. / 343.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1995) |
| From city: | 5 miles NW of GRANTS PASS, OR |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 97526 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | KLAMATH FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MC MINNVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MMV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2126 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT VASI RY 30 & REIL RY 12 & 30 - CTAF. MIRL RY 12/30 ON CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-2: | 122.8 (617-262-3825) |
| CASCADE APPROACH: | 124.3 [0600-2330] |
| CASCADE DEPARTURE: | 124.3 [0600-2330] |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 121.4/254.35 (MEDFORD RCAG) WHEN EUGENE APCH/DEP CTL CLSD. PRIMARY APCH/DEP HRS 0600-2300.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OEDr256/21.1 | | ROGUE VALLEY VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MEDFORD | | 269/23.6 | | 356 | | 19E | | MEF | -- . ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
24 HR CREDIT CARD FUEL AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 12/30 BSC MARKINGS, PLUS AIMING POINT MARKINGS. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-30.864667N | | 42-30.349383N |
| Longitude: | 123-23.556250W | | 123-23.002517W |
| Elevation: | 1094.6 ft. | | 1126.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 125 magnetic, 142 true | | 305 magnetic, 322 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on right (4.25 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 1050 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 1440 ft. from runway, 165 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | JOSEPHINE COUNTRY AIRPORTS
1441 BROOKSIDE BLVD.
GRANTS PASS, OR 97526
Phone 541-955-4535 |
| Manager: | ALEX GROSSI
1441 BROOKSIDE BLVD.
GRANTS PASS, OR 97526
Phone 541-955-4535 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 162 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 140 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 8 | | Ultralights: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 68/day * | | 72% | transient general aviation | | 26% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 January 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | VASI RY 30 NOT TO BE USED FOR TURBOJET OPNS. |
| - | RY 30 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS-A | |
download (684KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMFR - Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport (24 nm E)
KRBG - Roseburg Regional Airport (44 nm N)
KCEC - Jack Mc Namara Field Airport (58 nm SW)
KSIY - Siskiyou County Airport (60 nm SE)
KOTH - Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (66 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Paradise Ranch Resort
Taken in September 2004
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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 21-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 14:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 15:13 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:16 | | 01:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 14:55:57 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 21-Nov-2009 06:55:57 |
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| METAR |
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KSXT
5nm N | 211441Z AUTO 20008KT 1/4SM FZFG BKN001 BKN008 OVC012 M01/M03 A3005 RMK AO2 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KMFR
24nm E | 211401Z 2114/2212 00000KT 4SM BR SCT008 OVC050 FM211700 00000KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM220300 15006KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 FM220600 15012KT P6SM -RA SCT020 OVC035
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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