FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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: | ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) BCN LCTD ON HILL, 1/4 MILE NW OF ARPT. ACTVT BEACON - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 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: | hangars and 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 good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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 |
Declared distances: | TORA:3995 TODA:3995 ASDA:3995 LDA:3194 | | TORA:3995 TODA:3995 ASDA:3815 LDA:3815 |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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, 216 FT L. | | 113 ft. trees, 844 ft. from runway, 370 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear 17 FT HILL, 0-199 FT DSTC, 247 FT R. |
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 |
Additional Remarks
- | 6 FT DITCH CROSSES AER 02 0-116 FT FROM THR. |
- | GATE ACCESS 1-2-3-4-#. |
- | FOR CD CTC CLARKSBURG APCH AT 304-842-2011. WHEN APP CLSD, CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411. |
- | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 05-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 09:53 |
Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
Sunset | | 20:17 | | 00:17 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:46 | | 00:46 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 05-May-2025 19:05:27 |
Local (UTC-4) | 05-May-2025 15:05:27 |
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METAR |
K48I | 051855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW085 SCT180 SCT340 23/05 A2987 RMK AO2 T02260055
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TAF |
KEKN 39nm E | 051747Z 0518/0618 17006KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB TEMPO 0522/0602 VRB10G30KT 3SM TSRA BR FM060200 00000KT 6SM BR BKN025 FM060500 00000KT 3SM SHRA SCT018 FM060600 00000KT 1SM BR SCT007 FM061300 00000KT P6SM SCT020 FM061600 23005G12KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB
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KCKB 42nm NE | 051747Z 0518/0618 13008KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB TEMPO 0521/0601 VRB10G30KT 3SM TSRA BR FM060300 21002KT P6SM BKN020 FM061000 21002KT P6SM BKN009 FM061200 22004KT P6SM SCT021
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KCRW 47nm W | 051746Z 0518/0618 29004KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB TEMPO 0518/0522 VRB10G30KT 3SM TSRA BR FM060200 21002KT P6SM BKN060 FM061400 23004KT P6SM VCSH SCT025
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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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