FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | K24 |
Lat/Long: | 37-00-34.9000N 085-06-09.9000W 37-00.581667N 085-06.165000W 37.0096944,-85.1027500 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1010.3 ft. / 307.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04W (2005) |
From city: | 2 miles NW of JAMESTOWN, KY |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 42629 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1994 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | M-W 0700-1530 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.6 (270-343-5556) |
WX AWOS-3PT at EKQ (15 nm SE): | 118.825 (606-348-0862) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.625/371.925 (NEW HOPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
LVTr009/25.7 | | LIVINGSTON VOR/DME | | 114.35 | | 02W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
CUMBERLAND RIVER | | 277/20.2 | | 388 | | 05W | | CDX | -.-. -.. -..- |
GOODALL | | 208/37.7 | | 311 | | 03W | | DVK | -.. ...- -.- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:AVBL H24 WITH CC. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5010 x 78 ft. / 1527 x 24 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 15 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 41.0 | Double wheel: | 59.5 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 37-00.993205N | | 37-00.170452N |
Longitude: | 085-06.205805W | | 085-06.122453W |
Elevation: | 1010.3 ft. | | 958.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 175 true | | 359 magnetic, 355 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 117 ft. trees, 3800 ft. from runway, 228 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 66 ft. trees, 1885 ft. from runway, 435 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | RUSSELL COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD 628 C SMITH ROAD RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY 42629 Phone 270-585-1935 |
Manager: | CHRIS MAYNARD 628 C SMITH ROAD RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY 42629 Phone 270-858-1390 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | 58% | local general aviation | 37% | transient general aviation | 2% | military | 2% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 04 April 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | CTN: CLSD ARPT DRAG STRIP 1 MI NE CAN BE MISTAKEN FOR RWY. |
- | FOR CD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411. |
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 from 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED** | |
download (263KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 **CHANGED** | |
download (299KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (126KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEKQ - Wayne County Airport (15 nm SE)
KAAS - Taylor County Airport (23 nm NW)
KSME - Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (23 nm E)
KTZV - Tompkinsville/Monroe County Airport (31 nm SW)
8A3 - Livingston Municipal Airport (37 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 22-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 11:16 |
Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
Sunset | | 18:53 | | 23:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:19 | | 00:19 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Mar-2023 19:28:15 |
Local (UTC-5) | 22-Mar-2023 14:28:15 |
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METAR |
KEKQ 15nm SE | 221856Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM OVC019 12/08 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01170083
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KAAS 23nm NW | 221915Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM OVC012 10/08 A3023 RMK AO1
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KSME 23nm E | 221915Z AUTO VRB06G11KT 10SM OVC017 11/10 A3020 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSME 23nm E | 221726Z 2218/2318 19011G15KT P6SM OVC015 FM222300 19010KT P6SM OVC025 FM230400 19009KT P6SM BKN035 WS020/22035KT FM231600 22016G26KT P6SM BKN090
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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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