FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TWT |
| Lat/Long: | 37-32-30.4000N / 087-57-15.7000W
37-32.506667N / 087-57.261667W
37.5417778 / -87.9543611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 372 ft. / 113.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of STURGIS, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 42459 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTV MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36 AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.775 (270-333-2967) |
| EVANSVILLE APPROACH: | 126.4 |
| EVANSVILLE DEPARTURE: | 126.4 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 133.65/292.15 (PADUCAH RCAG) WHEN EVANSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PXVr198/24.9 | | POCKET CITY VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 03E |
| CCTr287/34.3 | | CENTRAL CITY VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 01W |
| OWBr251/39.4 | | OWENSBORO VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
FOR FUEL AFT 1600 CALL 270-836-6036. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 37-32.917133N | | 37-32.094552N |
| Longitude: | 087-57.232567W | | 087-57.289472W |
| Elevation: | 369.9 ft. | | 371.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 183 | | 003 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 40 ft. trees, 1947 ft. from runway, 43:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | UNION COUNTY AIR BOARD
P.O. BOX 381
STURGIS, KY 42459
Phone 270-333-4618
AIRPORT BOARD |
| Manager: | RONNIE HOLLIS
MUNICIPAL ARPT, BOX 381
STURGIS, KY 42459
Phone 270-333-4487 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2009 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 36 | |
download (240KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (27KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
5M9 - Marion-Crittenden County Airport (14 nm SW)
KEHR - Henderson City-County Airport (20 nm NE)
2I0 - Madisonville Municipal Airport (29 nm SE)
KHSB - Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (33 nm NW)
KCUL - Carmi Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gene Kirby.
Photo taken 03-Jul-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 12:52:58 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 06:52:58 |
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| METAR |
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KEHR
21nm NE | 211235Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM VV005 02/00 A3015 RMK AO1
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KHSB
33nm NW | 211225Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV005 01/01 A3013 RMK AO2
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KCUL
34nm N | 211225Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 01/00 A3013 RMK AO2 T00140004
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KEVV
37nm NE | 211224Z 04003KT 2SM BR CLR 03/03 A3015 RMK AO2
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KOWB
39nm E | 211156Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 04/04 A3014 RMK AO2 55000 T00440038 10066 20044 SLP208
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| TAF |
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KEVV
37nm NE | 211133Z 2112/2212 00000KT 3SM BR FEW250 TEMPO 2112/2115 1SM BR FM211500 10005KT P6SM FEW080 FM220000 07004KT P6SM SCT250
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KOWB
39nm E | 211133Z 2112/2212 10005KT P6SM FEW080 FM220000 08003KT P6SM SCT250
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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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