FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W22 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-00-01.6450N / 080-16-25.4400W
39-00.027417N / 080-16.424000W
39.0004569 / -80.2737333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1635 ft. / 498.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of BUCKHANNON, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 26201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1998 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29; REIL RY 29; PAPI RY 29 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.975 (304-472-9428) |
| CLARKSBURG APPROACH: | 121.15 |
| CLARKSBURG DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
| WX ASOS at CKB (18 nm N): | PHONE 304-842-9240 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/387.1 (ELKINS RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EKNr309/9.6 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
| CKBr185/15.2 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
| MGWr215/38.5 | | MORGANTOWN VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 295/20.4 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
| BRAXTON | | 049/25.9 | | 234 | | 06W | | JTM | .--- - -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVICE 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 39-00.085220N | | 38-59.986213N |
| Longitude: | 080-16.935912W | | 080-16.058373W |
| Elevation: | 1630.9 ft. | | 1634.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 106 magnetic, 098 true | | 286 magnetic, 278 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 281 ft. trees, 5549 ft. from runway, 556 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. trees, 886 ft. from runway, 161 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR ARPT AUTH
BOX 1042
BUCKHANNON, WV 26201
Phone 304-472-9437 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM WELLINGS
RT 3 BOX 305-7
BUCKHANNON, WV 26201
Phone 304-472-0582 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Additional Remarks
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (184KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (223KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (14 nm NE)
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (18 nm N)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (21 nm E)
48I - Braxton County Airport (26 nm SW)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (27 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Landmark Forestry, LLC (Mountain Air Services, LLC)
Photo taken 22-Jun-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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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-Aug-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2008 03:25:17 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 21-Aug-2008 23:25:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KW22 | 220255Z AUTO 15008KT CLR 22/15 A3024 RMK A02 P000
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KCKB
18nm N | 220253Z 14003KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP215 T02440156 53020
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| TAF |
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KCKB
18nm N | 212333Z 220024 10003KT P6SM SKC FM0900 00000KT 6SM BR SKC FM1200 11004KT P6SM FEW050
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KEKN
21nm E | 212333Z 220024 15002KT P6SM SCT050 FM0500 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM0700 00000KT 2SM BR FEW001 FM0800 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM1200 00000KT 2SM BR FEW001 FM1300 16003KT P6SM FEW050
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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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