FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | 48I |
Lat/Long: | 38-41-13.6000N 080-39-07.5000W 38-41.226667N 080-39.125000W 38.6871111,-80.6520833 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1275.6 ft. / 389 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 08W (2015) |
From city: | 3 miles E of SUTTON, WV |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 26601 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1937 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. AFT 2300, ACTVT REIL RWYS 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 20; AND MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) BCN LCTD 1/4 MILE NW OF ARPT. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 118.225 (304-765-7805) |
CLARKSBURG APPROACH: | 121.15 |
CLARKSBURG DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.55/317.475 (PARKERSBURG RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
EKNr249/29.2 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
CKBr212/38.4 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 258/39.1 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
Dimensions: | 3995 x 60 ft. / 1218 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | RWY MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
Latitude: | 38-40.899600N | | 38-41.551977N |
Longitude: | 080-39.181317W | | 080-39.068783W |
Elevation: | 1252.5 ft. | | 1275.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 016 magnetic, 008 true | | 196 magnetic, 188 true |
Displaced threshold: | 801 ft. | | no |
Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT AND BYD 6 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 85 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline 26 FT TREES, 0-199, 162 FT L. | | 137 ft. trees, 2230 ft. from runway, 449 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CO CMSN OF BRAXTON BOX 486 SUTTON, WV 26601 Phone 304-765-2835 |
Manager: | PATRICK O'MALLEY 106 BIRCH ST GASAWAY, WV 26624-1102 Phone (304) 542-3311 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 59/week * | 48% | transient general aviation | 48% | local general aviation | 3% | military | * for 12-month period ending 13 July 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | 6 FT DITCH CROSSES AER 02 0-116 FT FROM THR. |
- | GATE ACCESS 0700-1900 1-2-3-4. 1900-0700, 0-7-6-5. |
- | FOR CD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411. |
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 from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (218KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (432KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
KSXL - Summersville Airport (29 nm S)
KUSW - Boggs Field Airport (34 nm W)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (39 nm E)
79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (40 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by George Hall
Photo taken 12-Oct-2008
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 02-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 09:29 |
Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
Sunset | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 03-Jun-2023 01:03:36 |
Local (UTC-4) | 02-Jun-2023 21:03:36 |
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TAF |
KEKN 39nm E | 022106Z 0221/0318 36008KT P6SM SCT050 FM030000 00000KT P6SM FEW240 FM031500 02005KT P6SM SCT045
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KCKB 42nm NE | 022105Z 0221/0318 VRB05KT P6SM SCT060 FM030100 00000KT P6SM FEW230 FM031500 03005KT P6SM FEW060
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KCRW 47nm W | 022103Z 0221/0318 01007G15KT P6SM FEW090 FM030100 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM030800 00000KT 6SM BR FEW002 FM031200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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