FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011
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 31 & REIL RY 13 & 31 - CTAF. MIRL RY 13/31 ON CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| 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 | | 272/23.6 | | 356 | | 16E | | 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 13/31
| 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 13/31 BSC MARKINGS, PLUS AIMING POINT MARKINGS. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| 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 COUNTY AIRPORTS
1441 BROOKSIDE BLVD.
GRANTS PASS, OR 97526
Phone 541-955-4535 |
| Manager: | LARRY GRAVES
1441 BROOKSIDE BLVD.
GRANTS PASS, OR 97526
Phone 541-955-4535
FAX # - 541-479-8894 |
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 31 NOT TO BE USED FOR TURBOJET OPNS. |
| - | RY 31 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 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS-A | |
download (686KB) |
| 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 taken 16-Jun-2002
looking northwest.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 14:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 15:26 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 01:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2012 05:13:14 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 03-Feb-2012 21:13:14 |
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| METAR |
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| 3S8 | SuperAWOS
040355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 04/02 A3008
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KSXT
5nm N | 040456Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 06/M09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00561094 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KMFR
24nm E | 032243Z 0323/0418 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 WS002/14020KT FM040100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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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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