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W07 Leon Airport
Leon, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: W07
Lat/Long: 38-42-12.6700N / 081-57-08.0900W
38-42.211167N / 081-57.134833W
38.7035194 / -81.9522472
(estimated)
Elevation: 563 ft. / 171.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of LEON, WV
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 25123

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1979
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: EKN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at GAS (13 nm NW): 119.925 (740-446-2149)
WX AWOS-3 at 3I2 (14 nm NW): 119.675 (304-675-4618)
WX AWOS-2 at I18 (15 nm NE): 121.3 (304-273-3424)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HNNr134/4.6HENDERSON VORTAC115.9003W
HVQr341/22.9CHARLESTON VORTAC117.4003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GALLIPOLIS136/12.542007WGAS --. .- ...
UNIVERSITY172/34.225006WUGS ..- --. ...

Airport Services

Parking: buoy, hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 3100 x 45 ft. / 945 x 14 m
RY 21 LDG AREA BOUNDED BY HIGH BRUSH & TREES FM THLD TO FIRST 800 FT OF RY.
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: RY 03/21 OUTLINE UNMKD.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 30 ft. brush30 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAMES UPTON
5926 CHARLESTON RD
LEON, WV 25123
Phone 304-932-5800
Manager: HENRY UPTON
BOX 70
LEON, WV 25123
Phone 304-458-1069

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 30
Single engine airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 28
    
Aircraft operations: avg 77/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 05 July 2009

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
TWY AT THR OF RY 03 ELEVATED 3 FT ABOVE RY ON RIGHT.
UNRESTRICED VEHICLE ACCESS.
DEER & BIRDS IN & INVOF ARPT.
200 FT HILL N. OF AIRPORT
RY LDG AREA BOUNDED BY HEIGHT OF BRUSH & TREES.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W07.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGAS - Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport (13 nm NW)
3I2 - Mason County Airport (14 nm NW)
I18 - Jackson County Airport (15 nm NE)
12V - Ona Airpark (20 nm SW)
KCRW - Yeager Airport (26 nm SE)
 
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From to W07

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0412:04
Sunset17:1922:19
Evening civil twilight17:4722:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 05:19:59
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 00:19:59
 
METAR
K3I2 
14nm NW 
090500Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3029 RMK AO2
KCRW 
26nm SE 
090454Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP256 T00940033 402330056
TAF
KCRW 
26nm SE 
090248Z 0903/0924 00000KT P6SM SKC FM091700 00000KT P6SM SCT200
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