FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 79D |
| Lat/Long: | 39-09-58.3480N / 080-03-45.2900W
39-09.972467N / 080-03.754833W
39.1662078 / -80.0625806
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1780 ft. / 543 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of PHILIPPI, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 26416 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 08/26, PAPI RYS 08 & 26 & REIL RY RY 08 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at CKB (11 nm NW): | PHONE 304-842-9240 |
| WX AWOS-3 at W22 (14 nm SW): | 119.975 (304-472-9428) |
| WX ASOS at EKN (19 nm SE): | 119.275 (304-636-5603) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CKBr123/10.9 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
| EKNr013/15.2 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
| MGWr207/25.2 | | MORGANTOWN VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 337/18.9 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
| BRAXTON | | 050/39.8 | | 234 | | 06W | | JTM | .--- - -- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3275 x 60 ft. / 998 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 225 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL RY 08 OMNI DIRECTIONAL. | | no |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. tree, 200 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline
10 TO 20 FOOT TREES 0 FEET FROM RUNWAY END 125 FEET LEFT. | | 20 ft. tree, 200 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline
186 FT RIDGE APRXLY 3200 FT FM THLD; 550 FT R.
20 FOOT TREE 130 FEET FROM RUNWAY END 140 RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | 124 N. MAIN STREET
PHILIPPI, WV 26416
Phone 304-457-1225
PHILIPPI/BARBOUR COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | JOHN PRUSA
ROUTE #3 BOX 284-14
PHILIPPI, WV 26416
Phone 304-457-4372 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 26 500 FT DROPOFF 50 FT FM THLD 0B. |
| - | RY 08 150 FT DROPOFF 112 FT FM THLD 0B. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 79D.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (11 nm NW)
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (14 nm SW)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (18 nm N)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (19 nm SE)
KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport-Walter L. Bill Hart Field (29 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:40 | | 09:40 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:23 | | 00:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 14:41:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-May-2008 10:41:40 |
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| METAR |
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KCKB
11nm NW | 121353Z 04004KT 10SM -RA OVC037 08/05 A2970 RMK AO2 RAB16 SLP052 P0000 T00780050
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KW22
14nm SW | 121420Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM -DZ FEW008 OVC028 07/06 A2970 RMK A02 P000
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KEKN
20nm SE | 121351Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM -RA FEW007 OVC034 06/05 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP057 P0002 T00610050 TSNO
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KCKB
11nm NW | 121131Z 121212 30005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 TEMPO 1316 4SM -SHRA BR SCT008 BKN012 FM1700 01006KT P6SM OVC020 FM2300 33006KT P6SM OVC025 FM0300 35008KT P6SM BKN035 FM0800 01003KT P6SM SCT035
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KEKN
20nm SE | 121131Z 121212 30005KT 5SM -SHRA OVC025 TEMPO 1417 3SM -SHRA BR BKN008 FM1700 34005KT P6SM OVC017 TEMPO 1720 6SM -SHRA OVC012 FM2100 33006KT P6SM OVC022 FM0300 35008KT P6SM BKN030 FM0800 01003KT P6SM SCT035 FM1000 00000KT 4SM BR SKC
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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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