FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026
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: | 1755.4 ft. / 535 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09W (2010) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTIVATE REIL RWY 08; PAPI RWYS 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 (304-591-9020) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/226.675 (ELKINS RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLSD.
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 VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 337/18.9 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
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 good 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: | 083 magnetic, 074 true | | 263 magnetic, 254 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 140 ft. | | 225 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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
OMNIDIRECTIONAL REILS. | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. tree, 208 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline
20 FT TREES, 0-120 FT DSTC, 45 FT L. | | 156 ft. gnd, 3200 ft. from runway, 550 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
20 FT TREES 0-30 FT DSTC 50 FT R/L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PHILIPPI/BARBOUR CO. ARPT AUTHORITY
26 N. MAIN ST.
PHILIPPI, WV 26416
Phone 304-457-4339
EXT 2 |
| Manager: | VERLE BROWN
26 N. MAIN ST
PHILIPPI, WV 26416
Phone 304-695-0125 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 26 500 FT DROP-OFF 50 FT FM THR. |
| - | RWY 08 150 FT DROP-OFF 112 FT FM THR. |
| - | WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT. |
| - | AIRPORT FENCED. VEHICLE GATE LOCKED. ONLY ACCESS VIA PEDESTRIAN GATE. |
| - | FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
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 from 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by James Arnold
Photo taken 04-Mar-2018
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 27-Jul-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 09:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Jul-2026 22:48:48 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 27-Jul-2026 18:48:48 |
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| METAR |
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KCKB
11nm NW | 272153Z 22006KT 10SM FEW036 27/19 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP098 T02670194
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KEKN
20nm SE | 272151Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02670194
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| TAF |
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KCKB
11nm NW | 271720Z 2718/2818 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM271900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN030 FM280000 00000KT P6SM BKN200 TEMPO 2809/2813 4SM -TSRA BKN008CB FM281300 22009KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM281700 25015KT P6SM VCSH BKN025
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KEKN
20nm SE | 271720Z 2718/2818 01005KT P6SM FEW040 FM280900 35015KT 3SM SHRA VCTS BKN035CB TEMPO 2810/2814 4SM -TSRA BKN008CB FM281400 22015KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN015
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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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