FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W18 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-04-36.9960N / 076-49-40.7150W
39-04.616600N / 076-49.678583W
39.0769433 / -76.8279764
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| Elevation: | 148 ft. / 45.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of LAUREL, MD |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 20724 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1960 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1003 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | PHONE REQ
FOR ROTG BCN CALL 301-490-7580.
ACTVT LIRL RY 03/21 & PNIL RY 03 & 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
BCN OTS INDEFLY. |
| Landing fee: | no, FEE FOR OVERNGT TRANSITS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FME (3 nm E): | 123.925 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CGS (7 nm SW): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
| WX ASOS at BWI (9 nm NE): | PHONE 410-691-1278 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GAI (17 nm W): | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
| WX ASOS at DCA (17 nm SW): | PHONE 703-412-8140 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BALr245/9.6 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| DCAr046/16.3 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
| ADWr016/16.3 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
| OTTr000/22.6 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
| EMIr172/26.0 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| AMLr082/31.0 | | ARMEL VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| FDKr136/(32.4) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| PPMr242/38.4 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2324 x 40 ft. / 708 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity
LIRL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 23 DSPLCD THLD BARS ARE NEITHER 10 FT WIDE NOR ARE THE RY NMRS ADJ TO THE DSPLCD THLDS. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.440783N | | 39-04.792417N |
| Longitude: | 076-49.775567W | | 076-49.581617W |
| Elevation: | 126.6 ft. | | 147.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 023 true | | 213 magnetic, 203 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 824 ft. | | 824 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left
RY 03 PNIL OTS INDEFLY. | | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left
RY 21 PNIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 95 ft. trees, 923 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear
TREES AND BRUSH ; 25 FT OB 175 FM THLD. ADDITIONAL CLOSE-IN OBSTRUCTION - PUBLIC ROAD; 15 FT, 75 FT R, 120 FT FM THLD. | | 90 ft. trees, 1192 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
+15 FT BRUSH, 175 FT FM THLD, 50 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WHISKEY ONE EIGHT, LLC
303 NAJOLES ROAD,, SUITE 101
MILLERSVILLE, MD 21108
Phone 410-987-3100 |
| Manager: | RED PLANE AVIATION, INC.
520 BROCK BRIDGE RD
LAUREL, MD 20724
Phone 410-987-3100
POC - MR. ANDREW P. ZOIS (443) 336-1514 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 56/day * | | 98% | local general aviation | | 2% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 29 April 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACFT PROHIBITED. |
| - | NO TGL/INTXN TKOFS AUTH. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 03/21 HAS UP TO 1 FT RUTS ON EDGE FULL LENGTH OF THE RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at W18.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFME - Tipton Airport (3 nm E)
KCGS - College Park Airport (7 nm SW)
W00 - Freeway Airport (9 nm S)
KBWI - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (9 nm NE)
KANP - Lee Airport (15 nm SE)
KADW - Andrews Air Force Base (16 nm S)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (17 nm W)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (17 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Patrick J. Hendrickson
Highcamera.com
Photo taken 23-Jun-2010
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:08 | | 23:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 10:20:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 05:20:23 |
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| METAR |
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KFME
3nm E | 130927Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M08/M09 A3018 RMK AO1
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KCGS
7nm SW | 130925Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M10 A3016 RMK AO1
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KBWI
9nm NE | 130954Z 21004KT 10SM CLR M06/M11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP212 T10561111
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KANP
15nm SE | SuperAWOS
130955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM M07/M12 A3015
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KADW
16nm S | 130955Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR M05/M11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP219 T10511107 VISNO RWY19
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KDMH
16nm NE | 130954Z AUTO M03/M11 A3016 RMK AO1 SLP213 T10331106
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KDCA
17nm SW | 130952Z 25008KT 10SM CLR M04/M12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T10391117 $
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KGAI
17nm W | 130955Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR M04/M11 A3016 RMK AO1
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KBWI
9nm NE | 130534Z 1306/1412 28006KT P6SM SKC FM131500 28010G18KT P6SM SKC FM132300 26005KT P6SM FEW200 FM140300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM140900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN070
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KADW
16nm S | 1301/1401 29015G25KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3007INS BECMG 1301/1302 29012KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3008INS BECMG 1400/1401 22009KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3009INS T07/1321Z TM07/1312Z LIMITED METWATCH 1301 TIL 1311
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KDCA
17nm SW | 130534Z 1306/1406 32008KT P6SM SKC FM131500 28010G16KT P6SM SKC FM132200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
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