FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6V3 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-03-49.4880N / 081-47-53.7700W
37-03.824800N / 081-47.896167W
37.0637467 / -81.7982694
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2653 ft. / 808.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of RICHLANDS, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 24609 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1991 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | 6V3 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCREASE INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 07 & 25 & PAPI RY 07/25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (276-596-9927) |
- APCH SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.575/257.85 (BLUEFIELD RCAG).DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 132.9/319.9 (TRI CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GZGr045/19.7 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 02W |
| BLFr246/32.3 | | BLUEFIELD VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MOUNTAIN CITY | | 006/38.9 | | 396 | | 04W | | JJO | .--- .--- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 18.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 37-03.678500N | | 37-03.971233N |
| Longitude: | 081-48.298817W | | 081-47.493533W |
| Elevation: | 2652.3 ft. | | 2651.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 066 true | | 252 magnetic, 246 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. tree, 1360 ft. from runway, 43 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
6 FT TREES, 70 FT LEFT 120-260 FT FM THRESHOLD. | | 10 ft. tree, 300 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TAZEWELL CO AIRPORT AUTHORITY
P.O. BOX 170
CEDAR BLUFF, VA 24609
Phone 276-963-4509 |
| Manager: | BUFORD CORDLE
P.O. BOX 170
CEDAR BLUFF, VA 24609
Phone 276-963-4509 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 69% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ZTL CD & FLT SVCS. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (221KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGDY - Grundy Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport (24 nm SE)
KVJI - Virginia Highlands Airport (25 nm SW)
KBLF - Mercer County Airport (31 nm NE)
I16 - Kee Field Airport (34 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Summer of 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 09:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 21:32:21 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 17:32:21 |
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| METAR |
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| K6V3 | 242120Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3016 RMK
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| TAF |
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KBLF
32nm NE | 241724Z 241818 33009KT P6SM SCT045 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1400 24004KT P6SM SCT040
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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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