FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 10/28 MKGS FADED.
RWY 28 MARKINGS POOR
1 BASIC & AIMING POINT MARKINGS. |
| 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 good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.25 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' POLE, 125' OUT, 250' RT SIDE |
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: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 19 | |
download (302KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 01 | |
download (226KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 10 | |
download (230KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 19 | |
download (240KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 09:53 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 12:12:13 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 08:12:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KBKW | 241151Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP188 70061 T01390117 10139 20100 51010
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| TAF |
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| KBKW | 241129Z 241212 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1400 31004KT P6SM SKC FM1700 33006KT P6SM SCT040 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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