FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | K24 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-00-34.9000N / 085-06-09.9000W 37-00.581667N / 085-06.165000W 37.0096944 / -85.1027500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1010.3 ft. / 307.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of JAMESTOWN, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 42629 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1994 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.6 (270-343-5556) |
| WX ASOS at EKQ (15 nm SE): | 118.825 (606-348-0862) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.625/371.925 (NEW HOPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LVTr009/25.7 | | LIVINGSTON VORTAC | | 108.40 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 270-566-8558 |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5010 x 78 ft. / 1527 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition RY 17/35 HAS ISOLATED CRACKING. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 17/35 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 37-00.993205N | | 37-00.170452N |
| Longitude: | 085-06.205805W | | 085-06.122453W |
| Elevation: | 1010.3 ft. | | 958.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% DOWN | | 1.0% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 175 true | | 359 magnetic, 355 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2273 ft. from runway, 58 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 46 ft. trees, 2212 ft. from runway, 107 ft. right of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RUSSELL COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD PO BOX 63 JAMESTOWN, KY 42629 Phone 270-343-6644 |
| Manager: | JEFF LEACH C SMITH ROAD RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY 42629 Phone 270-343-6644 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 113/week * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 42% | local general aviation | | 3% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 28 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DRAG STRIP AT OLD ARPT, APRXLY 1 MI NE; DO NOT MISTAKE FOR RY. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (236KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (261KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEKQ - Wayne County Airport (15 nm SE)
KAAS - Taylor County Airport (23 nm NW)
KSME - Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (23 nm E)
KTZV - Tompkinsville-Monroe County Airport (31 nm SW)
8A3 - Livingston Municipal Airport (37 nm S)
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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 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:02 | | 10:02 |
| Sunrise | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:26:53 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:26:53 |
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| METAR |
KEKQ 15nm SE | 181037Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM SCT024 OVC033 18/18 A3004 RMK AO2 $
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KSME 23nm E | 181035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT029 SCT060 OVC090 18/17 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSME 23nm E | 180539Z 1806/1906 VRB02KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC100 FM181000 VRB02KT 4SM BR OVC050 FM181200 16003KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM181600 18004KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS FEW035CB OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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