FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
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| EKNr025/11.3 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
| CKBr134/14.8 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
| MGWr200/28.8 | | MORGANTOWN VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 334/14.3 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
| BRAXTON | | 056/38.1 | | 234 | | 06W | | JTM | .--- - -- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 1500 x 100 ft. / 457 x 30 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: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road | | 25 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | VIRGINA M. SIMPSON
RT4, AIRPORT RD
PHILIPPI, WV 26416
Phone 304-457-2323 |
| Manager: | VIRGINIA M. SIMPSON
RT4, AIRPORT RD
PHILIPPI, WV 26416
Phone 304-457-2323 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 110/year * | | 91% | transient general aviation | | 9% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2005 | |
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 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 9W3.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
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)
KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport-Walter L. Bill Hart Field (33 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 10-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 22:52:31 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 10-May-2008 18:52:31 |
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| METAR |
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KW22
13nm SW | 102240Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW048 14/07 A2994 RMK A02 P000
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KEKN
15nm SE | 102151Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN039 BKN050 BKN060 11/08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01110083 TSNO
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KCKB
15nm NW | 102153Z 06003KT 10SM CLR 17/05 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01670050
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| TAF |
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KEKN
15nm SE | 102125Z 102118 19006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM0000 00000KT P6SM SKC FM0200 00000KT 5SM BR SCT001 FM0600 00000KT 2SM BR SCT001 FM0800 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM1200 16006KT P6SM BKN250 FM1300 17006KT P6SM BKN150 FM1600 17010KT 4SM SHRA OVC025
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KCKB
15nm NW | 101727Z 101818 35008KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 1820 BKN035 FM2300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1000 11005KT P6SM BKN150 FM1500 10010KT P6SM -RA BKN040 FM1700 12012G20KT 5SM SHRA OVC035
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| NOTAMs |
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