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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 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 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 16:59 | | 21:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 22:28 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 18:56:27 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 13:56:27 |
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| METAR |
KCKB 11nm NW | 251753Z 19006KT 10SM BKN055 13/09 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP124 60007 T01280089 10128 20083 58014
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KW22 14nm SW | 251800Z AUTO 23012G19KT 10SM FEW025 SCT040 BKN049 12/06 A2993 RMK AO2
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KEKN 20nm SE | 251751Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM FEW027 BKN032 OVC045 11/06 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP148 60001 T01060061 10111 20072 58009 TSNO
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| TAF |
KCKB 11nm NW | 251733Z 2518/2618 22008KT P6SM BKN045 FM252000 23009KT P6SM SCT045 FM260200 00000KT P6SM BKN040 FM260300 00000KT P6SM BKN040 FM261200 18004KT P6SM BKN025
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KEKN 20nm SE | 251733Z 2518/2618 22008KT P6SM BKN035 FM252200 27005KT P6SM SCT035 FM260200 00000KT P6SM BKN045 FM261200 19004KT P6SM BKN020
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| NOTAMs |
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