FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SXL |
| Lat/Long: | 38-13-53.9000N / 080-52-14.9000W 38-13.898333N / 080-52.248333W 38.2316389 / -80.8708056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1820 ft. / 554.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of SUMMERSVILLE, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 26651 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 04-22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 119.2 |
| CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RNLr353/(15.7) | | RAINELLE VOR | | 116.60 | | 04W |
| BKWr030/29.6 | | BECKLEY VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 06W |
| LWBr322/31.6 | | GREENBRIER VOR/DME | | 116.05 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NICHOLAS | | 039/4.1 | | 272 | | 05W | | IJZ | .. .--- --.. |
| BRAXTON | | 207/29.1 | | 234 | | 06W | | JTM | .--- - -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | A FUEL AVAILABLE AFT HRS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT CALL 304-872-3660. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3015 x 50 ft. / 919 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 22 MARKINGS BADLY FADED |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 38-13.698933N | | 38-14.096528N |
| Longitude: | 080-52.437152W | | 080-52.059907W |
| Elevation: | 1807.6 ft. | | 1819.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 037 true | | 224 magnetic, 217 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes & 22 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | SDF | | |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 135 ft. both sides of centerline 35 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 110 FT L/R. | | 35 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 220 ft. both sides of centerline 10 FT BRUSH 110 FT FM THLD 125 FT L TO 125 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NICHOLAS CO. ARPT AUTHORITY, LEASEE P.O. BOX 754 SUMMERSVILLE, WV 25701 Phone 304-872-7830 LEASOR U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. |
| Manager: | GERALD RADER II 602 LINCOLN ST SUMMERSVILLE, WV 26651 Phone 304-872-3660 AND NICHOLAS CO ARPT AUTH. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/week * | | 43% | local general aviation | | 34% | air taxi | | 22% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 04 50 FT DROP-OFF 160 FT FM THLD 0B. |
| - | RY 22 30 FT DROP-OFF 120 FT FM THLD 0B. |
| - | RY 04/22 NUMEROUS TREES PENETRATING FINAL APCH SFC. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (203KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
48I - Braxton County Airport (29 nm N)
KBKW - Raleigh County Memorial Airport (29 nm SW)
KLWB - Greenbrier Valley Airport (32 nm SE)
KCRW - Yeager Airport (35 nm W)
KUSW - Boggs Field Airport (42 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 18:44 | | 22:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:11 | | 23:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:41:42 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 20:41:42 |
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| METAR |
KBKW 28nm SW | 162251Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM BKN027 OVC034 16/13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01610128 TSNO
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KLWB 31nm SE | 162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN065 OVC070 16/11 A3002 RMK AO2
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KCRW 35nm W | 162254Z 16003KT 7SM FEW007 SCT014 OVC020 17/17 A2995 RMK AO2 DZE42 SLP135 VLY FG P0000 T01720167
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KI16 50nm SW | 162255Z AUTO 10SM OVC026 18/17 A3004 RMK AO2 T01800170
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| TAF |
KBKW 28nm SW | 162025Z 1620/1718 23007KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM170000 25007KT P6SM BKN020 FM170400 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015 FM170600 00000KT P6SM OVC008 FM171100 00000KT 5SM SHRA OVC008 FM171400 17005KT 4SM SHRA OVC012
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KLWB 31nm SE | 161722Z 1618/1718 22007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 FM162100 23005KT P6SM BKN035 FM170300 25003KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM171600 VRB03KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT012 OVC025
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KCRW 35nm W | 162025Z 1620/1718 21008KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC030 TEMPO 1620/1622 2SM -SHRA FM162200 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015 FM170400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN008 FM170900 00000KT 6SM SHRA BKN008 FM171100 VRB03KT 4SM SHRA OVC008
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| NOTAMs |
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