FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 - 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 |
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| EKNr249/29.2 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
| CKBr212/38.4 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 edge markings: | CENTERLINE AND NUMBERS PAINTED, DISPLACED THRESHOLD BAR AND ARROWS MISSING. |
| 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: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left
VASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
8 FT TREES 120 FT FM THLD 01. | | 20 ft. trees, 370 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 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 304-765-7061. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | 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 07 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 6' DITCH CROSSES AER 01 0-116' FROM THR. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF RY. |
| - | RY 01/19 HAS 2 INCH PAVEMENT LIP AND SOFT SHOULDER. |
| - | OBTAIN GATE ACCESS CARD AT DAYS INN: 304-765-5055. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (53KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
KSXL - Summersville Airport (29 nm S)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (39 nm E)
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (42 nm NE)
KCRW - Yeager Airport (48 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 09:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 03:13:19 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 23:13:19 |
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| METAR |
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| K48I | 100242Z AUTO 12003KT 3SM -RA SCT002 BKN012 OVC040 14/14 A2969 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KEKN
39nm E | 092334Z 100024 00000KT 3SM BR SCT013 OVC025 TEMPO 0002 VRB03KT 2SM -RA BR FM0300 00000KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN035 TEMPO 0306 1SM -SHRA BR BKN012 OVC025 FM0600 00000KT 2SM -SHRA BR BKN004 BKN012 OVC035 TEMPO 0609 4SM BR SCT015 FM0900 00000KT 1SM BR BKN004
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KCKB
42nm NE | 092333Z 100024 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM0200 00000KT 2SM -SHRA BR BKN035 TEMPO 0206 3/4SM -SHRA BR BKN012 OVC025 FM0600 30005KT 2SM BR BKN008 FM0900 25007KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM1200 31005KT 4SM BR BKN020 FM1400 32006KT P6SM BKN025 FM1700 33006KT P6SM
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KCRW
47nm W | 100133Z 100224 00000KT P6SM SCT024 BKN035CB OVC080 TEMPO 0203 VRB20G58KT 3SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM0300 00000KT 4SM -RA BR SCT001 OVC035 FM0600 22005KT 4SM BR OVC017 TEMPO 0610 2SM -SHRA BR BKN003 FM1000 30003KT 2SM BR BKN006 OVC015 FM1300 31004KT 4SM
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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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