FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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: | 1276 ft. / 389 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of SUTTON, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 26601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN AFTER 2300 ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19, REIL RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) BEACON LOCATED 1/4 MILE NW OF AIRPORT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| CLARKSBURG APPROACH: | 121.15 |
| CLARKSBURG DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICES PROVIDED BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.55/398.9 (PARKERSBURG RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLOSED.
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 |
| BRAXTON | | at field | | 234 | | 06W | | JTM | .--- - -- |
| NICHOLAS | | 027/33.2 | | 272 | | 05W | | IJZ | .. .--- --.. |
| 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 1/19
| 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 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 38-40.899677N | | 38-41.551977N |
| Longitude: | 080-39.181283W | | 080-39.068783W |
| Elevation: | 1252.6 ft. | | 1275.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 014 magnetic, 008 true | | 194 magnetic, 188 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 409 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 314 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 10:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 96 ft. trees, 346 ft. from runway, 246 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 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: | CARL BLAKE BOX 86 BURNSVILLE, WV 26335 Phone 304-853-2538 ALTERNATE NUMBER 304-765-7071. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 117/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 6' DITCH CROSSES AER 01 0-116' FROM THR. |
| - | RY 01/19 HAS 2 INCH PAVEMENT LIP AND SOFT SHOULDER. |
| - | GATE ACCESS USE 1234, OR 0765 AFT 1900. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (53KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
KSXL - Summersville Airport (29 nm S)
14P - 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 17:52 | | 22:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:20 | | 23:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 23:50:50 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 18:50:50 |
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KEKN 39nm E | 091723Z 0918/1018 17008KT 6SM BR OVC030 TEMPO 0919/0921 3SM -FZRASN BR OVC010 FM092100 18006KT 2SM -RA BR OVC008 FM100000 16006KT 3SM -SNRA BR OVC008 FM100300 23008G17KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM100900 28009G20KT 1SM -SN BR OVC008 FM101200 25010G18KT 3SM
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KCKB 42nm NE | 091723Z 0918/1018 14004KT 6SM BR OVC025 TEMPO 0918/0920 3SM -RA BR OVC012 FM092000 12004KT 2SM -RA BR OVC008 FM092300 12005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC012 FM100400 20010G19KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM100700 24011G17KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM101200 24009G15KT 3SM -SHSN
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KCRW 47nm W | 091723Z 0918/1018 14006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC020 TEMPO 0918/0920 2SM RA BR OVC012 FM092100 17006KT 6SM BR BKN010 FM092300 20010G19KT 2SM -SNRA OVC008 FM100100 24006KT 3SM -SN BR OVC012 FM100300 26007KT 4SM -SN BR OVC012 FM100700 26009KT 6SM -SN BR OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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