FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 APRIL 2012
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | ACTV MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36 AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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-A+
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 | | 56 ft. trees, 1553 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 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: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 24/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 September 2011 | |
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 May 2012 at 0901Z and 31 May 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (280KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (64KB) |
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 courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 29-Apr-2011
looking north.
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 27-May-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-May-2012 08:51:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 27-May-2012 03:51:33 |
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| METAR |
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KEHR
21nm NE | 270755Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A3003 RMK AO1
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KHSB
33nm NW | 270755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A3002 RMK AO2
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KCUL
34nm N | 270755Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A3002 RMK AO2 T02040184
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KEVV
37nm NE | 270754Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02110183
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KOWB
39nm E | 270756Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A3005 RMK AO2 T02270194 SLP171
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| TAF |
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KEVV
37nm NE | 270520Z 2706/2806 22005KT P6SM SCT250
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KOWB
39nm E | 270520Z 2706/2806 22005KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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