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9W3 Simpson Airport
Philippi, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 9W3
Lat/Long: 39-05-36.3570N / 080-01-33.2840W
39-05.605950N / 080-01.554733W
39.0934325 / -80.0259122
(estimated)
Elevation: 1960 ft. / 597 m (estimated)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S 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: 04/1947
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: EKN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at W22 (13 nm SW): 119.975 (304-472-9428)
WX ASOS at EKN (15 nm SE): 119.275 (304-636-5603)
WX ASOS at CKB (15 nm NW): PHONE 304-842-9240

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EKNr025/11.3ELKINS VORTAC114.2007W
CKBr134/14.8CLARKSBURG VOR/DME112.6004W
MGWr200/28.8MORGANTOWN VORTAC111.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RANDOLPH COUNTY334/14.328407WRQY .-. --.- -.--
BRAXTON056/38.123406WJTM .--- - --

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 1500 x 50 ft. / 457 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
SFC GOOD BUT ROLLING.
Runway edge markings: 01/19 LANDING AREA OUTLINED WITH WHITE TIRES.
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. road35 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LINDA COLEMAN & BARBARA ALLEN
RT4, AIRPORT RD
PHILIPPI, WV 26416
Phone 304-457-2323
Manager: LINDA COLEMAN
RT4, AIRPORT RD
PHILIPPI, WV 26416
Phone 304-457-2323

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 60/year *
83% transient general aviation
17% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 19 +25 FT BRUSH 50 FT FROM THLD LEFT TO RIGHT.
UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ARPT.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
RY 19 HAS 50 FT DROP-OFF 75 FT FM THLD 0B.
RWY 01 75 FT TREE O FT AND 106 FT R FROM THRESHOLD
RY 01 HAS 15 FT PUBLIC ROAD AT RY END.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9W3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (5 nm N)
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (13 nm SW)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (15 nm SE)
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (15 nm NW)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (22 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2811:28
Sunrise06:5611:56
Sunset17:1122:11
Evening civil twilight17:3922:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 23:29:10
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 18:29:10
 
METAR
KW22 
13nm SW 
082320Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A3031 RMK AO2
KEKN 
15nm SE 
082251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP274 T01060044 TSNO $
KCKB 
15nm NW 
082253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP244 T01670044
TAF
KEKN 
15nm SE 
081733Z 0818/0918 00000KT P6SM SKC FM090700 00000KT 5SM BR SKC FM091300 00000KT P6SM SCT250
KCKB 
15nm NW 
081733Z 0818/0918 21005KT P6SM SKC FM090000 00000KT P6SM SKC FM091600 21005KT P6SM SCT250
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