FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MRB |
| Lat/Long: | 39-24-06.8510N / 077-59-04.8070W 39-24.114183N / 077-59.080117W 39.4019031 / -77.9846686 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 565 ft. / 172 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 08W (1980) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of MARTINSBURG, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 25401 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
| NOTAMs facility: | MRB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEPT 0700-2100, OCT-APR 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA: RECTANGULAR TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR ALL ACFT 1600 FT MSL (1043 FT AGL); OVERHEAD PATTERN 2100 FT MSL (1543 FT AGL). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RY 26; HIRL RY 08/26; TAXIWAY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR ACFT GREATER THAN 6500 LBS GROSS WEIGHT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.925 (C304-264-0988,) |
| MARTINSBURG GROUND: | 121.8 275.8 [1000-0200Z++ MON-FRI, 1200-2000Z++ SAT-SUN, OT BY, NOTAM] |
| MARTINSBURG TOWER: | 124.3 236.6 [1000-0200Z++ MON-FRI, 1200-2000Z++ SAT-SUN, OT BY, NOTAM] |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 126.1 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 126.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.82(WHEN MRB ATCT CLSD) |
| CTAF: | 124.3 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| GALAXY CON(COMD POST), PIKESIDE(BASE: | 297.0 ANG COMD POST/OPS |
| WX AWOS-3 at OKV (17 nm SW): | 124.85 (540-662-6970) |
- ASR ELEV. 561.2 CPME#1 39-23-57.4057N 77-58-51.1671W CPME#2 39-22-37.5036N 78-02-02.2202W MTI 39-24-22.7775N 77-58-05.6152W FEED HORN ELEV. 645.8
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MRBr286/6.4 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| HGRr206/(18.7) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| FDKr277/(28.3) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| THSr190/31.9 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| LDNr023/34.4 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
| AMLr327/37.0 | | ARMEL VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CUMBERLAND | | 123/38.3 | | 317 | | 10W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 304-262-2507. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 7815 x 150 ft. / 2382 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 135.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 650.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 39-23.900800N | | 39-24.327567N |
| Longitude: | 077-59.862883W | | 077-58.297350W |
| Elevation: | 564.9 ft. | | 547.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 071 true | | 259 magnetic, 251 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 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: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. tree, 1325 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 49 ft. trees, 788 ft. from runway, 195 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear RWY 26 APPROACH RATIO 50: AT DSPLCD THRESHOLD |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | EASTERN WVA REG ARPT AUTH 170 AVIATION WAY RM 105 MARTINSBURG, WV 25405 Phone 304-263-2106 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM E. WALKUP 170 AVIATION WAY RM 105 MARTINSBURG, WV 25405 Phone 304-263-2106 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 81 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 56 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Military aircraft: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 144/day * | | 47% | military | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 10 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY B CLSD FM T-HANGAR TWY LANE S. |
| - | NO GRASS LANDINGS. MOWING IN PROGRESS SPRING THROUGH AUTUMN YEARLY. |
| - | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| HYPER THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (375KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 26 | |
download (350KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (296KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (339KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (250KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| TRIXY FOUR | |
download (282KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (66KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOKV - Winchester Regional Airport (17 nm SW)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (19 nm NW)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (22 nm NE)
KJYO - Leesburg Executive Airport (28 nm SE)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Lee Spechler
Photo taken 04-Sep-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:43 | | 22:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 23:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 03:17:51 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 22:17:51 |
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| METAR |
| KMRB | 120253Z AUTO 31014G23KT 6SM -SN OVC032 M06/M12 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 31026/0234 SNB09 SLP137 P0000 60000 T10561117 53026
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KOKV 18nm SW | 120255Z AUTO 32017G35KT 5SM -SN SCT021 BKN030 OVC050 M06/M10 A2992 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KMRB | 111734Z 1118/1218 31006KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN010 OVC040 FM111830 30015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC070 FM112100 30020G30KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070 FM120200 31025G40KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM121000 30018G27KT P6SM SCT040 FM121400 29020G30KT P6SM SCT040
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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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