FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 26201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1998 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (184KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (223KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Photo taken 22-Jun-2006
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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 21-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 22:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 22:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 09:11:49 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Nov-2009 04:11:49 |
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| METAR |
| KW22 | 210900Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC032 03/01 A3017 RMK AO2
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KCKB 18nm N | 210853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC044 07/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T00720028 58000 TSNO
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| TAF |
KCKB 18nm N | 210523Z 2106/2206 00000KT P6SM BKN040 FM211000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT040 FM211300 00000KT P6SM SCT040 FM220300 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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KEKN 21nm E | 210802Z 2108/2206 00000KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 2108/2110 5SM BR SCT035 FM211000 00000KT 3SM BR SCT035 FM211100 00000KT 2SM BR SCT035 FM211330 00000KT P6SM SCT035 FM220300 00000KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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