FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31; REIL RY 13 & 31 & PAPI RY 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (486KB) |
| LDA/DME-B | |
download (463KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (456KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8W2 - New Market Airport (29 nm SE)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (34 nm W)
W45 - 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-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 07:59:38 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 02:59:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KW99 | 130735Z AUTO 27013G21KT 10SM CLR M01/M10 A3016 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KEKN
34nm W | 130527Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1306/1309 BKN030 FM131000 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT030 FM131400 25004KT P6SM SKC FM132300 25004KT P6SM SCT150 FM140200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090
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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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