FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: | ACTVT VASI RY 31 & REIL RY 13 & 31 - CTAF. MIRL RY 13/31 ON CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| CASCADE APPROACH: | 124.3 [0600-2330] |
| CASCADE DEPARTURE: | 124.3 [0600-2330] |
- AUTOMATED UNICOM.
- 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 excellent 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 good condition | | basic, in good 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: | 80 ft. trees, 1340 ft. from runway, 265 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 100 ft. trees, 1715 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 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: | | 106 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 93 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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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 09 April 2012 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) -A | |
download (491KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 03:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:03 | | 04:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 04:44:45 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 21:44:45 |
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| METAR |
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| 3S8 | SuperAWOS
190355Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM 14/08 A3030
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KSXT
5nm N | 190343Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM FEW008 06/03 A3025 RMK AO2 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KMFR
24nm E | 190043Z 1901/1924 30010KT P6SM BKN050 FM190300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN040 FM191800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 FM192100 33010KT P6SM SKC
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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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