FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| - | BE ADVISED UNMANNED ACFT 100O/BLW 1 NMR OF ARPT. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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 |
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 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 21:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 14:40:14 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 09:40:14 |
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| METAR |
KMRB 19nm SE | 251353Z 18004KT 10SM OVC002 09/09 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00940094
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KHGR 20nm E | 251418Z 00000KT 8SM BKN004 OVC065 11/09 A3001 RMK AO2
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KCBE 28nm W | 251423Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT015 10/09 A3001 RMK AO1
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KOKV 34nm S | 251400Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT005 OVC055 09/09 A3000 RMK AO2 T00930090
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KAOO 37nm N | 251407Z AUTO 15007KT 9SM SCT009 BKN044 OVC060 08/07 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMRB 19nm SE | 251413Z 2514/2612 18004KT 6SM BR OVC002 FM251700 18005KT P6SM OVC007 FM252000 21005KT P6SM OVC015 FM252300 20003KT P6SM BKN050 FM260000 22002KT P6SM SCT250 FM260700 00000KT 3SM BR SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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