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8WC Washington County Airport
Potosi, Missouri, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 -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
FAMr302/28.1FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PERRINE303/17.436702EPRI .--. .-. ..
FESTUS224/22.826901EFES ..-. . ...
SULLIVAN130/27.535602EUUV ..- ..- ...-
CUBA103/33.938001EUBX ..- -... -..-

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.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 37-55.439772N37-56.063657N
Longitude: 090-44.023258W090-43.754823W
Elevation: 959.2 ft.946.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 019199
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 61 ft. trees, 834 ft. from runway, 335 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear15 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: 2
Ultralights: 2
    
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02   download (219KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (223KB)
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 - 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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Aerial photo of 8WC (Washington County Airport)
Taken in September 2004

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From to 8WC

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3012:30
Sunrise06:5712:57
Sunset17:3723:37
Evening civil twilight18:0400:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 22:26:28
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 16:26:28
 
METAR
KFAM 
18nm SE 
122155Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 03/M18 A3040 RMK AO1
TAF
KSUS 
43nm N 
121725Z 1218/1318 31010KT P6SM SKC FM122100 28008KT P6SM SKC FM130000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM131100 16005KT P6SM OVC070 FM131500 17011KT 6SM -SN OVC035 FM131700 16013KT 2SM -SN OVC008
KCPS 
47nm NE 
121725Z 1218/1318 32010KT P6SM SKC FM122100 28008KT P6SM SKC FM130000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM131100 16006KT P6SM OVC100 FM131500 17011KT 6SM -SN OVC035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Washington County Airport 573-438-3582
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $5.45 $4.65 
 Updated 06-Feb-2012
 
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FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Washington County Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 POTOSI MO 2.5 67-71

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Washington County Airport

1 in Bonne Terre
6 in Farmington
 

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