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KFWQ Rostraver Airport
Monongahela, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: FWQ
Lat/Long: 40-12-35.0000N / 079-49-53.2000W
40-12.583333N / 079-49.886667W
40.2097222 / -79.8314444
(estimated)
Elevation: 1228 ft. / 374.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09W (2005)
From city: 5 miles E of MONONGAHELA, PA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 15012

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AOO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: NOV - MAR MON-FRI 0700 - 1700, APR - OCT MON - FRI 0700 - 1900
ON CALL AFT HRS CTC 724-640-6193/6349.
ON CALL AFT HRS CTC 724-640-6193/6349.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, VASI RYS 08 & 26, REIL RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.475 (724-379-5815)
PITTSBURGH APPROACH: 119.35
PITTSBURGH DEPARTURE: 119.35
CLASS B: 119.35
WX ASOS at AGC (10 nm NW): PHONE 412-466-8968
WX AWOS-3 at VVS (17 nm SE): 133.325 (724-626-8745)
WX AWOS-3 at LBE (20 nm E): PHONE 724-537-0671

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AGCr122/10.4ALLEGHENY VOR/DME110.0009W
MMJr143/23.5MONTOUR VORTAC112.0008W
IHDr309/25.9INDIAN HEAD VORTAC108.2006W
HLGr102/33.9WHEELING VOR/DME112.2007W
MGWr007/39.2MORGANTOWN VORTAC111.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MC KEESPORT202/9.028707WMKP -- -.- .--.
WASHINGTON COUNTY084/15.725508WPNU .--. -. ..-
BENJE256/27.538207WBHU -... .... ..-

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 8/26

Dimensions: 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Double wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 40-12.457367N40-12.709948N
Longitude: 079-50.284350W079-49.490370W
Elevation: 1228.2 ft.1222.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: left
RIGHT TRAFFIC HELICOPTERS/ULTRALIGHTS.
left
RIGHT TRAFFIC HELICOPTERS/ULTRALIGHTS.
Runway heading: 076 magnetic, 067 true256 magnetic, 247 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 12 ft. trees, 217 ft. from runway, 190 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear67 ft. trees, 2280 ft. from runway, 10 ft. both sides of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WESTMORELAND CO ARPT AUTH
148 AVIATION LANE, SUITE 103
LATROBE, PA 15650
Phone 724-539-8100
Manager: GABE MONZO
605 AIRPORT RD
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
Phone 724-379-6980

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 100
Single engine airplanes: 88
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Helicopters: 2
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 118/day *
55% local general aviation
43% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 03 April 2013

Additional Remarks

DEER & BIRDS 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
NESTO FOUR **CHANGED**   download (285KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (170KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (189KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (149KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAGC - Allegheny County Airport (10 nm NW)
KVVS - Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (17 nm SE)
KLBE - Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KAFJ - Washington County Airport (21 nm W)
KWAY - Greene County Airport (23 nm SW)
 
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Photo taken 03-Nov-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0511:05
Sunrise07:3211:32
Sunset18:3822:38
Evening civil twilight19:0523:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 21:43:13
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 17:43:13
 
METAR
KP53 161956Z AUTO 35016G25KT 10/06 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP081 T01000061 PWINO TSNO
KAGC 
9nm NW 
161953Z 18007KT 10SM FEW055 SCT070 OVC095 17/15 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01670150
TAF
KAGC 
9nm NW 
161947Z 1620/1718 19007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC050 TEMPO 1620/1623 4SM -SHRA BKN015 FM162300 25006KT P6SM BKN025 FM170600 27004KT 4SM BR OVC008 FM171300 23003KT P6SM OVC050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Rostraver Airport 724-379-6980
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $5.50 $5.75 
SS $5.50 --- 
 Updated 16-Oct-2013
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Rostraver Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN BELLE VERNON 4.6 110-120
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES BELLE VERNON 4.9 
HAMPTON INN BELLE VERNON 5.2 136-143

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 Rostraver Airport

1 in Pleasant Hills
5 in West Mifflin
1 in Irwin
7 in New Stanton
1 in West Homestead
9 in Monroeville
1 in Mount Pleasant
7 in Greensburg
2 in Bridgeville
58 in Pittsburgh
1 in Carnegie
3 in Canonsburg
 

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