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WV23 Louis Bennett Field Airport
Weston, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: WV23
Lat/Long: 39-05-29.3340N / 080-28-10.3290W
39-05.488900N / 080-28.172150W
39.0914817 / -80.4695358
(estimated)
Elevation: 1014 ft. / 309 m (estimated)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of WESTON, WV
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 26452

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1938
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at W22 (11 nm SE): 119.975 (304-472-9428)
WX ASOS at CKB (17 nm NE): PHONE 304-842-9240

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CKBr228/13.5CLARKSBURG VOR/DME112.6004W
EKNr309/20.3ELKINS VORTAC114.2007W
MGWr230/39.7MORGANTOWN VORTAC111.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRAXTON025/25.823406WJTM .--- - --
RANDOLPH COUNTY300/30.828407WRQY .-. --.- -.--

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 3195 x 50 ft. / 974 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
PAVEMENT CRACKED AND RAVELED.
Runway edge markings: MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Obstructions: 2 ft. gnd, 200 ft. from runway
PARKED ACFT AT THLD 75 FT LEFT OF CTRLN.
25 ft. tree, 350 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: W.V. UNIVERSITY
817 KNAPP HALL
MORGANTOWN, WV 26506
Phone 304-293-5691
Manager: DAVID PARKER
STATE 4-H CAMP JACKSON'S MILL
WESTON, WV 26452
Phone 304-269-5100
ALTERNATE #: (304) 476-3292.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: 50/year *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 07 August 2006

Additional Remarks

ARPT PART OF LARGE 4-H CAMP.
SNOW REMOVAL SVC NOT PRVDD.
BIRD FLOCKS & DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
CYCLISTS AND JOGGERS USE RY.
ARPT CLSD SS-SR.
400 FT RIDGE 2500 FT FM THLD RY 01; 0B.
HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
FLYING MODEL AIRPLANES ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WV23.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (11 nm SE)
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (17 nm NE)
79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (19 nm E)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (26 nm NE)
48I - Braxton County Airport (26 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3609:36
Sunrise06:0610:06
Sunset20:3000:30
Evening civil twilight21:0101:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-May-2013 11:20:55
Local (UTC-4)  19-May-2013 07:20:55
 
METAR
KW22 
11nm SE 
191055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A3011 RMK AO2
KCKB 
17nm NE 
191053Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM OVC055 17/14 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01720144 TSNO
TAF
KCKB 
17nm NE 
190530Z 1906/2006 11004KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 1909/1911 5SM BR FM191400 13004KT P6SM BKN035 FM191800 16006KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB FM200300 16004KT P6SM BKN040 FM200500 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN025
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Louis Bennett Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES WESTON 4.9 130-160
SUPER 8 WESTON WV 5.7 54-55
COMFORT INN WESTON 5.7 85-105

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Louis Bennett Field Airport

3 in Weston
8 in Bridgeport
 

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