FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W22 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-00-01.6450N / 080-16-25.4400W 39-00.027417N / 080-16.424000W 39.0004569 / -80.2737333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1635 ft. / 498.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of BUCKHANNON, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 26201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1998 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29; REIL RY 29; PAPI RY 29 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.975 (304-472-9428) |
| CLARKSBURG APPROACH: | 121.15 |
| CLARKSBURG DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
| WX ASOS at CKB (18 nm N): | PHONE 304-842-9240 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/387.1 (ELKINS RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EKNr309/9.6 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
| CKBr185/15.2 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
| MGWr215/38.5 | | MORGANTOWN VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 295/20.4 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
| BRAXTON | | 049/25.9 | | 234 | | 06W | | JTM | .--- - -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SELF SERVICE 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 39-00.085220N | | 38-59.986213N |
| Longitude: | 080-16.935912W | | 080-16.058373W |
| Elevation: | 1630.9 ft. | | 1634.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 106 magnetic, 098 true | | 286 magnetic, 278 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 281 ft. trees, 5549 ft. from runway, 556 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. trees, 886 ft. from runway, 161 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR ARPT AUTH BOX 1042 BUCKHANNON, WV 26201 Phone 304-472-9437 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM WELLINGS RT 3 BOX 305-7 BUCKHANNON, WV 26201 Phone 304-472-0582 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (184KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (223KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (14 nm NE)
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (18 nm N)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (21 nm E)
48I - Braxton County Airport (26 nm SW)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (27 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of Landmark Forestry, LLC (Mountain Air Services, LLC)
Photo taken 22-Jun-2006
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 01:30:57 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 20:30:57 |
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| METAR |
| KW22 | 100100Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC025 01/01 A2959 RMK AO2 VSBY 1 1/2V5
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KCKB 18nm N | 100053Z 00000KT 8SM -RA OVC026 02/01 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP032 P0003 T00170011 $
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| TAF |
KCKB 18nm N | 092348Z 1000/1024 14004KT 2SM -RA BR OVC035 TEMPO 1000/1003 4SM -RA BR OVC025 FM100400 24010G19KT 2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM100700 24011G17KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM101200 24009G15KT 3SM -SN BR OVC012 FM101500 25011G22KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM101800 27015G27K
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KEKN 21nm E | 092348Z 1000/1024 17008KT 6SM BR OVC050 TEMPO 1000/1004 3SM -RA BR OVC024 FM100600 23008G17KT 2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM100900 28009G20KT 1SM -SN BR OVC008 FM101200 25010G18KT 3SM -SN BR OVC008 FM101500 26013G23KT 2SM -SN BLSN BR OVC006
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| NOTAMs |
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