FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 79D |
| Lat/Long: | 39-09-58.2850N / 080-03-44.4550W 39-09.971417N / 080-03.740917W 39.1661903 / -80.0623486 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1755 ft. / 535 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of PHILIPPI, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| CLARKSBURG APPROACH: | 121.15 |
| CLARKSBURG DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
| 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) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/387.1 (ELKINS RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| 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 |
| RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 337/18.9 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
| BRAXTON | | 050/39.9 | | 234 | | 06W | | JTM | .--- - -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 24 HR. SELF SERVE. |
| 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 |
| Latitude: | 39-09.896333N | | 39-10.046500N |
| Longitude: | 080-04.073833W | | 080-03.408000W |
| Elevation: | 1713.1 ft. | | 1755.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 081 magnetic, 074 true | | 261 magnetic, 254 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 140 ft. | | 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. tree, 300 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear 10 TO 30 FT TREES 201 FT FM RY END 125 FT LEFT. | | 160 ft. gnd, 3200 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear 20 FT TREE 65 FT FM RY END 218 LEFT OF CNTRLN, 6 FT FENCE, 25 FT FM RY END, 225 R. |
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: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 03 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 26 500 FT DROPOFF 50 FT FM THLD 0B. |
| - | RY 08 150 FT DROPOFF 112 FT FM THLD 0B. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (192KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other 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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Times for 21-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 22:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:30 | | 22:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 10:07:55 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Nov-2009 05:07:55 |
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| METAR |
KCKB 11nm NW | 210953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC046 07/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T00670028 TSNO
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KW22 14nm SW | 211000Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW036 02/01 A3017 RMK AO2
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KEKN 20nm SE | 210951Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC034 02/01 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00220006 FZRANO TSNO
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| TAF |
KCKB 11nm NW | 210523Z 2106/2206 00000KT P6SM BKN040 FM211000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT040 FM211300 00000KT P6SM SCT040 FM220300 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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KEKN 20nm SE | 210802Z 2108/2206 00000KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 2108/2110 5SM BR SCT035 FM211000 00000KT 3SM BR SCT035 FM211100 00000KT 2SM BR SCT035 FM211330 00000KT P6SM SCT035 FM220300 00000KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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