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KAFJ Washington County Airport
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AFJ
Lat/Long: 40-08-11.3580N / 080-17-24.7230W
40-08.189300N / 080-17.412050W
40.1364883 / -80.2902008
(estimated)
Elevation: 1184 ft. / 360.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1990)
From city: 3 miles SW of WASHINGTON, PA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 15301

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1947
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AFJ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2100
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 09/27 & REIL RY 27 OPER DUSK-2100; AFTER 2100 ACTVT - CTAF. VASI RYS 09 & 27 OPER 24 HRS.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT BCN NOT LCTD ON FIELD; APRXLY .7 SM WSW.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 119.175 (724-228-3529)
PITTSBURGH APPROACH: 119.35 [0600-0000]
PITTSBURGH DEPARTURE: 119.35 [0600-0000]
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 127.3
CLASS B: 119.35
WX ASOS at HLG (16 nm W): 127.375 (304-277-3504)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AGCr242/14.3ALLEGHENY VOR/DME110.0009W
HLGr127/14.8WHEELING VOR/DME112.2007W
MMJr200/21.6MONTOUR VORTAC112.0008W
AIRr080/25.2BELLAIRE VOR/DME117.1007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WASHINGTON COUNTY273/5.925508WPNU .--. -. ..-
MC KEESPORT248/26.828707WMKP -- -.- .--.
CADIZ107/33.723907WCFX -.-. ..-. -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 40-08.153200N40-08.224617N
Longitude: 080-17.945783W080-16.876917W
Elevation: 1176.0 ft.1167.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 093 magnetic, 085 true273 magnetic, 265 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
RY 09 VASI OTS INDEFLY.
4-box VASI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)
RY 27 VASI OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 9 ft. trees, 221 ft. from runway, 198 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 09 HAS +9 FT TREES, 189 FT FM RY END, 197 FT RIGHT.
286 ft. hill, 7245 ft. from runway, 1310 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
RY 27 HAS +1 FT BRUSH, 183 FT FM RY END, 173 FT LEFT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY
100 WEST BEAU ST
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
Phone 724-228-6811
Manager: KEN KRUPA
205A AIRPORT RD
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
Phone 724-228-5151

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 73
Single engine airplanes: 49
Multi engine airplanes: 14
Jet airplanes: 8
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 97/day *
56% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
19% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2008

Additional Remarks

DEER & TURKEY ON & INVOF RY.
174 FT HILL/TREES 0.5 NM FM THLD RY END 09.
256 FT HILL/TREES 1.4 NM FM THLD RY END 27

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
NESTO TWO   2 pages: [1] [2] (403KB)
WISKE THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (426KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 27   download (331KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (192KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (223KB)
VOR-B   download (195KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (41KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KWAY - Greene County Airport (16 nm SE)
KHLG - Wheeling Ohio County Airport (16 nm W)
KAGC - Allegheny County Airport (21 nm NE)
KPIT - Pittsburgh International Airport (21 nm N)
KFWQ - Rostraver Airport (21 nm E)
 
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Area around KAFJ (Washington County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KAFJ (Washington County Airport)
Photo by William E. Casciola
Photo taken 16-Jul-2006
looking generally east-northeast

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Sectional chart
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From to KAFJ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2509:25
Sunrise05:5809:58
Sunset20:5300:53
Evening civil twilight21:2601:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 05:54:48
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 01:54:48
 
METAR
KAFJ 
2nm SE 
040535Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM OVC070 14/14 A3007 RMK AO1
KHLG 
17nm W 
040453Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM FEW039 BKN075 18/15 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01780150 402110156
TAF
KHLG 
17nm W 
032321Z 0400/0424 26007KT P6SM BKN050 FM040400 27004KT P6SM SCT100 FM040800 27003KT 5SM BR SCT015 FM041500 28006KT P6SM BKN100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Aeronational 724-228-8000
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100LL 
$4.51 
Jet A 
$4.03 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Washington County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Washington County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KAFJ have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN MEADOWLANDS 7.4 105-106
DAYS INN WASHINGTON 2.2 46-62
COMFORT SUITES WASHINGTON 1.8 110-120
 

Other hotels near Washington County Airport

Miles Price ($)
RED ROOF INN WASHINGTON PA 2.1 53-63
RAMADA INN 2.3 78-81
THE INN-WASHINGTON 4.1 64-89
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT WASHINGTON 4.7 139-140

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

9 in Washington
1 in Canonsburg
3 in Waynesburg
2 in Bridgeville
 

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