FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BKW |
| Lat/Long: | 37-47-14.3754N / 081-07-26.9914W
37-47.239590N / 081-07.449857W
37.7873265 / -81.1241643
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2504 ft. / 763.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of BECKLEY, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 25813 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BKW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28; HIRL RY 01/19; MALSR RY 19; REIL RYS 01 & 10 & 28; VASI RY 10 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 304-255-0476. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.55 (304-253-5214) |
| CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 118.95 |
| CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 118.95 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BKW at field | | BECKLEY VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 06W |
| RNLr237/(18.8) | | RAINELLE VOR | | 116.60 | | 04W |
| BLFr010/29.0 | | BLUEFIELD VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| LWBr270/35.0 | | GREENBRIER VOR/DME | | 116.05 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| NICHOLAS | | 208/25.2 | | 272 | | 05W | | IJZ | .. .--- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 6750 x 150 ft. / 2057 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 200.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 37-46.923957N | | 37-48.026517N |
| Longitude: | 081-07.546662W | | 081-07.364023W |
| Elevation: | 2495.3 ft. | | 2448.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 013 magnetic, 007 true | | 193 magnetic, 187 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 85 ft. trees, 1775 ft. from runway, 620 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 28 MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 37-46.975383N | | 37-46.867538N |
| Longitude: | 081-07.956945W | | 081-06.927938W |
| Elevation: | 2485.7 ft. | | 2500.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 103 magnetic, 097 true | | 283 magnetic, 277 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 122 ft. trees, 2060 ft. from runway, 179 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
9 FT OBSTRUCTION LIGHTED POLE, 125 FT FM AER, 250 FT RT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RALEIGH COUNTY ARPT AUTH
176 AIRPORT CIRCLE RM 105
BEAVER, WV 25813
Phone 304-255-0476 |
| Manager: | TOM COCHRAN
176 AIRPORT CIRCLE RM 105
BEAVER, WV 25813
Phone 304-255-0476 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 October 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER; BIRDS & WILD TURKEYS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
I16 - Kee Field Airport (24 nm SW)
KSXL - Summersville Airport (29 nm NE)
KBLF - Mercer County Airport (30 nm S)
KLWB - Greenbrier Valley Airport (35 nm E)
6L4 - Logan County Airport (38 nm W)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:23 | | 23:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 04:22:38 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 23:22:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KBKW | 100356Z AUTO 32010KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR BKN006 BKN011 OVC022 M01/M03 A2959 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/2 RWY19 CIG 004V008 P0000
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| KBKW | 100006Z 1000/1024 15010KT 4SM -SN BR BKN007 OVC025 FM100200 26010G19KT 3SM -SNRA BR OVC012 FM100400 25010G17KT 2SM -SN BR OVC006 FM100600 28010KT 3SM -SN BR OVC012 FM100900 28010KT 2SM -SN BR OVC012 FM101100 28011G17KT 4SM -SN BR BKN008 FM101500 2801
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