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WV11 Swope Farm Airport
Fan Rock, West Virginia, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: WV11
Lat/Long: 37-33-59.4030N / 081-37-09.3900W
37-33.990050N / 081-37.156500W
37.5665008 / -81.6192750
(estimated)
Elevation: 1802 ft. / 549.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 2 miles E of FAN ROCK, WV
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 24874

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/1976
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 07/25 & ROTG BCN - 122.9.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at I16 (4 nm NE): 120.625 (304-732-7311)
  • MULTICOM FREQ 122.9.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BLFr311/25.6BLUEFIELD VORTAC110.0003W
BKWr247/26.8BECKLEY VORTAC117.7006W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 1250 x 30 ft. / 381 x 9 m
Surface: asphalt
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Operational restrictions: LAND UPHILL AND TAKEOFF DOWNHILL.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SWOPE CONSTRUCTION
CHANDLER SWOPE, 1325 BLUEFIELD AVE
BLUEFIELD, WV 24701
Phone 304-325-8146
Manager: CHANDLER SWOPE
1325 BLUEFIELD AVE
BLUEFIELD, WV 24701
Phone 304-325-8146

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WV11.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

I16 - Kee Field Airport (4 nm NE)
6L4 - Logan County Airport (22 nm NW)
KBLF - Mercer County Airport (25 nm SE)
KBKW - Raleigh County Memorial Airport (27 nm NE)
KJFZ - Tazewell County Airport (31 nm S)
 
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From to WV11

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3311:33
Sunrise07:0112:01
Sunset17:2022:20
Evening civil twilight17:4722:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 18:21:35
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 13:21:35
 
METAR
KI16 
4nm NE 
091759Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/00 A3037 RMK AO2
TAF
KBLF 
26nm SE 
091723Z 0918/1018 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
KBKW 
28nm NE 
091737Z 0918/1018 15005KT P6SM BKN120

 
 

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