FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8WC |
| Lat/Long: | 37-55-45.1029N / 090-43-53.3425W
37-55.751715N / 090-43.889042W
37.9291952 / -90.7314840
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 959 ft. / 292.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of POTOSI, MO |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 63660 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | STL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1630 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FAM (18 nm SE): | 119.275 (573-756-6042) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 128.35/284.67 (SAINT LOUIS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FAMr302/28.1 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PERRINE | | 303/17.4 | | 367 | | 02E | | PRI | .--. .-. .. |
| FESTUS | | 224/22.8 | | 269 | | 01E | | FES | ..-. . ... |
| SULLIVAN | | 130/27.5 | | 356 | | 02E | | UUV | ..- ..- ...- |
| CUBA | | 103/33.9 | | 380 | | 01E | | UBX | ..- -... -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL NR POSTED BY OUTSIDE PHONE. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 11.0, PAVEMENT RATED FOR ACFT UNDER 12,500 LBS. |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-55.439772N | | 37-56.063657N |
| Longitude: | 090-44.023258W | | 090-43.754823W |
| Elevation: | 959.2 ft. | | 946.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 019 | | 199 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 61 ft. trees, 834 ft. from runway, 335 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. trees, 585 ft. from runway, 119 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WASHINGTON COUNTY
BOX 398
POTOSI, MO 63664
Phone 573-438-4901
RON STEVENS, AIRPORT BOARD PRESIDENT. |
| Manager: | PATRICK CAMPBELL
10351 AIRPORT ROAD
MINERAL POINT, MO 63660
Phone 573-438-3582 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/week * | | 77% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | USE RIGHT TFC FOR RY 02; DO NOT OVERFLY PRISON AREA. |
| - | FBO AND FUEL LOCATED AT SOUTH APRON. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (181KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFAM - Farmington Regional Airport (18 nm SE)
KFES - Festus Memorial Airport (23 nm NE)
KUUV - Sullivan Regional Airport (27 nm NW)
H88 - A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport (29 nm SE)
KUBX - Cuba Municipal Airport (34 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in September 2004
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunset | | 19:58 | | 00:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 01:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:21:26 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 05:21:26 |
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| METAR |
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KFAM
18nm SE | 130955Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW045 19/18 A3000 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KSUS
43nm N | 130708Z 1307/1406 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 TEMPO 1307/1309 5SM BR FM130900 30003KT 5SM BR SKC TEMPO 1309/1311 1SM BR FM131100 31004KT 5SM BR SCT250 FM131500 04008KT P6SM SCT040 FM140100 08005KT P6SM SKC
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KCPS
47nm NE | 130530Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT080 TEMPO 1306/1310 1SM BR OVC002 FM131200 33004KT 5SM BR SCT250 FM131500 04008KT P6SM SCT040 FM140100 08005KT P6SM SKC
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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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