FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W99 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-59-41.7800N / 079-08-45.1100W
38-59.696333N / 079-08.751833W
38.9949389 / -79.1458639
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 963 ft. / 293.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1990) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of PETERSBURG, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 26847 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0830-1700, ALL SAT 0930-1700, ALL SUN 1030-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31; REIL RY 13 & 31 & PAPI RY 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.475 (304-257-2477) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 133.65/285.6 (GRANTSVILLE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ESLr214/15.6 | | KESSEL VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| GRVr193/38.7 | | GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS A DAY WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Oil available: | PCL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 41.0 | | Double wheel: | 53.4 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | NW |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 38-59.916167N | | 38-59.476412N |
| Longitude: | 079-09.198167W | | 079-08.305637W |
| Elevation: | 963.0 ft. | | 947.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right
RIGHT TRAFFIC FOR GLIDER AND ULTRA-LIGHT ONLY. ALL OTHER POWERED AIRCRAFT STANDARD LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN. |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 122 true | | 310 magnetic, 302 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (6.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LDA/DME |
| Obstructions: | 36 ft. trees, 632 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 52 ft. trees, 824 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT AUTH
5 HIGHLAND AVE
PETERSBURG, WV 26847
Phone 304-257-4435 |
| Manager: | LARRY STAHL
HC 33 BOX 55
PETERSBURG, WV 26802
Phone 304-257-4435
AFTER HRS CALL 304-257-9116 (AMGR RES) OR 304-257-8282 (AMGR CELL). |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 49% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRD ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FLY-IN CAMPGROUND ON 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (385KB) |
| LDA/DME-B | |
download (354KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (344KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8W2 - New Market Airport (29 nm SE)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (34 nm W)
KLUA - Luray Caverns Airport (36 nm SE)
2G4 - Garrett County Airport (36 nm N)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (39 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in October 2009
from the southeast, looking down runway 31.
To pilots following the eastern ridge line south, this is a common view angle to arriving aircraft.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Grant County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 00:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 17:04:47 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 13:04:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KW99 | 131555Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM SCT047 26/18 A2986 RMK AO2 T02590180
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| TAF |
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KEKN
34nm W | 131148Z 1312/1412 26005KT 4SM SHRA BKN005 OVC025 FM131600 27007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM131900 29008KT P6SM OVC030 FM132200 30007KT P6SM BKN035 FM140600 32006KT 6SM BR SCT040 FM140800 32004KT 2SM BR FEW080 FM140900 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001
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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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