FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MRB |
| Lat/Long: | 39-24-06.8510N / 077-59-04.8070W 39-24.114183N / 077-59.080117W 39.4019031 / -77.9846686 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 565 ft. / 172 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 08W (1980) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of MARTINSBURG, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 25401 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
| NOTAMs facility: | MRB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEPT 0700-2100, OCT-APR 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA: RECTANGULAR TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR ALL ACFT 1600 FT MSL (1043 FT AGL); OVERHEAD PATTERN 2100 FT MSL (1543 FT AGL). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RY 26; HIRL RY 08/26; TAXIWAY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR ACFT GREATER THAN 6500 LBS GROSS WEIGHT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.925 (C304-264-0988,) |
| MARTINSBURG GROUND: | 121.8 275.8 [1000-0200Z++ MON-FRI, 1200-2000Z++ SAT-SUN, OT BY, NOTAM] |
| MARTINSBURG TOWER: | 124.3 236.6 [1000-0200Z++ MON-FRI, 1200-2000Z++ SAT-SUN, OT BY, NOTAM] |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 126.1 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 126.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.82(WHEN MRB ATCT CLSD) |
| CTAF: | 124.3 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| GALAXY CON(COMD POST), PIKESIDE(BASE: | 297.0 ANG COMD POST/OPS |
| WX AWOS-3 at OKV (17 nm SW): | 124.85 (540-662-6970) |
- ASR ELEV. 561.2 CPME#1 39-23-57.4057N 77-58-51.1671W CPME#2 39-22-37.5036N 78-02-02.2202W MTI 39-24-22.7775N 77-58-05.6152W FEED HORN ELEV. 645.8
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MRBr286/6.4 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| HGRr206/(18.7) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| FDKr277/(28.3) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| THSr190/31.9 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| LDNr023/34.4 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
| AMLr327/37.0 | | ARMEL VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CUMBERLAND | | 123/38.3 | | 317 | | 10W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 304-262-2507. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 7815 x 150 ft. / 2382 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 135.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 650.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 39-23.900800N | | 39-24.327567N |
| Longitude: | 077-59.862883W | | 077-58.297350W |
| Elevation: | 564.9 ft. | | 547.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 071 true | | 259 magnetic, 251 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. tree, 1325 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 49 ft. trees, 788 ft. from runway, 195 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear RWY 26 APPROACH RATIO 50: AT DSPLCD THRESHOLD |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | EASTERN WVA REG ARPT AUTH 170 AVIATION WAY RM 105 MARTINSBURG, WV 25405 Phone 304-263-2106 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM E. WALKUP 170 AVIATION WAY RM 105 MARTINSBURG, WV 25405 Phone 304-263-2106 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 81 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 56 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Military aircraft: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 144/day * | | 47% | military | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 10 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY B CLSD FM T-HANGAR TWY LANE S. |
| - | NO GRASS LANDINGS. MOWING IN PROGRESS SPRING THROUGH AUTUMN YEARLY. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF 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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| HYPER THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (375KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 26 | |
download (350KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (296KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (339KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (250KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| TRIXY FOUR | |
download (282KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (66KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOKV - Winchester Regional Airport (17 nm SW)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (19 nm NW)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (22 nm NE)
KJYO - Leesburg Executive Airport (28 nm SE)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Lee Spechler
Photo taken 04-Sep-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 09:02:37 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 04:02:37 |
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| METAR |
| KMRB | 130853Z AUTO 27012KT 10SM CLR M04/M11 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP210 T10391111 52007
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KOKV 18nm SW | 130835Z AUTO 28014G20KT 10SM CLR M02/M09 A3012 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KMRB | 130534Z 1306/1406 28010KT P6SM SKC FM131500 27010G16KT P6SM SKC FM132200 23005KT P6SM FEW200
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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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