FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W35 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-41-33.4000N / 078-09-57.9000W
39-41.556667N / 078-09.965000W
39.6926111 / -78.1660833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 412 ft. / 125.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 25411 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at MRB (19 nm SE): | 119.925 (C304-264-0988,) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 134.15/385.4 (HAGERSTOWN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HGRr276/(14.3) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| THSr221/17.5 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| MRBr328/23.6 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| AOOr178/(38.5) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CUMBERLAND | | 091/27.0 | | 317 | | 07W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4985 x 70 ft. / 1519 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
PAVEMENT CRACKS, UNEVEN SURFACE AND SOME LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 11/29 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 39-41.625750N | | 39-41.487717N |
| Longitude: | 078-10.489000W | | 078-09.441200W |
| Elevation: | 409.6 ft. | | 411.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 100 true | | 290 magnetic, 280 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | tri-color VASI on left | | tri-color VASI on right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL RY 11 OTS INDEFLY. | | yes
RY 29 REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
30 FT PLINES 150-200 FT FM THLD ACROSS PRIMARY SFC; 25 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 110 FT L; 80 FT TREES 200 FT FM THLD 250 FT R. | | 35 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 110 ft. right of centerline
15 FT TREES AT THLD 103 FT R TO 26 FT FM THLD; 6-8 FT BRUSH 31 FT FM THLD 75 FT L TO 0 FT FM THLD 110 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | US RIVERBOTTOM LLC
14637 TOLLGATE RIDGE ROAD
HANCOCK, MD 21750
Phone 717-294-6186 |
| Manager: | MELINDA B. GOLDEN
14637 TOLL GATE RIDGE ROAD
HANCOCK, MD 21750
Phone 717-294-6186
PHONE AT ARPT 304-258-8283. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 62/month * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 10 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO ACFT OVER 18500 LBS GWT. |
| - | ARPT CLSD NIGHTS. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 11 | |
download (204KB) |
| GPS RWY 29 | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR RWY 29 | |
download (278KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMRB - Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (19 nm SE)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (20 nm E)
KCBE - Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (28 nm W)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (29 nm NW)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (29 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Rose Kelly
Taken in the Fall of 2007
from a powered parachute
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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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 09:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 09:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 08:24:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 04:24:59 |
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| METAR |
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KMRB
19nm SE | 050753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC110 19/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01890106
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KHGR
20nm E | 050753Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM FEW110 18/09 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01830089
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KCBE
28nm W | 050804Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 18/12 A3002 RMK AO1
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KOKV
34nm S | 050800Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC100 18/14 A2997 RMK AO2
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KAOO
37nm N | 050753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01170083
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| TAF |
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KMRB
19nm SE | 050532Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM BKN120 FM051100 34005KT P6SM SCT070 OVC100 FM051600 22006KT P6SM BKN050 OVC090 FM060100 20005KT 6SM BR BKN100
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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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