FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8WC |
| Lat/Long: | 37-55-45.1250N / 090-43-53.3600W
37-55.752083N / 090-43.889333W
37.9292014 / -90.7314889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 959 ft. / 292.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of POTOSI, MO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-55.440167N | | 37-56.064000N |
| Longitude: | 090-44.023500W | | 090-43.755167W |
| Elevation: | 959.3 ft. | | 946.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 019 | | 199 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor 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: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | 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 11 March 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
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 - 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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 22:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:24 | | 23:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 14:30:58 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 08:30:58 |
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| METAR |
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KFAM
18nm SE | 081415Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3020 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KSUS
43nm N | 081120Z 0812/0912 00000KT P6SM VCFG FEW002 FM081400 20010KT P6SM SCT250 FM082300 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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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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