FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W35 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-41-33.4000N / 078-09-57.9000W 39-41.556667N / 078-09.965000W 39.6926111 / -78.1660833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 412 ft. / 125.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 25411 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at MRB (19 nm SE): | 119.925 (C304-264-0988,) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 134.15/385.4 (HAGERSTOWN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HGRr276/(14.3) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| THSr221/17.5 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| MRBr328/23.6 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| AOOr178/(38.5) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CUMBERLAND | | 091/27.0 | | 317 | | 07W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4985 x 70 ft. / 1519 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition PAVEMENT CRACKS, UNEVEN SURFACE AND SOME LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 11/29 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 39-41.625750N | | 39-41.487717N |
| Longitude: | 078-10.489000W | | 078-09.441200W |
| Elevation: | 409.6 ft. | | 411.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 100 true | | 290 magnetic, 280 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | tri-color VASI on left | | tri-color VASI on right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL RY 11 OTS INDEFLY. | | yes RY 29 REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline 30 FT PLINES 150-200 FT FM THLD ACROSS PRIMARY SFC; 25 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 110 FT L; 80 FT TREES 200 FT FM THLD 250 FT R. | | 35 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 110 ft. right of centerline 15 FT TREES AT THLD 103 FT R TO 26 FT FM THLD; 6-8 FT BRUSH 31 FT FM THLD 75 FT L TO 0 FT FM THLD 110 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | US RIVERBOTTOM LLC 14637 TOLLGATE RIDGE ROAD HANCOCK, MD 21750 Phone 717-294-6186 |
| Manager: | MELINDA B. GOLDEN 14637 TOLL GATE RIDGE ROAD HANCOCK, MD 21750 Phone 717-294-6186 PHONE AT ARPT 304-258-8283. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 62/month * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 10 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO ACFT OVER 18500 LBS GWT. |
| - | ARPT CLSD NIGHTS. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 11 | |
download (204KB) |
| GPS RWY 29 | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR RWY 29 | |
download (278KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMRB - Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (19 nm SE)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (20 nm E)
KCBE - Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (28 nm W)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (29 nm NW)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (29 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Rose Kelly
Taken in the Fall of 2007
from a powered parachute
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 09:36 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 10:06 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:03 | | 01:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 19:56:29 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 15:56:29 |
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| METAR |
KMRB 19nm SE | 241853Z 28007KT 10SM FEW060 27/13 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02670133
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KHGR 20nm E | 241853Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT070 26/13 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02560128
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KCBE 28nm W | 241923Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/10 A3007 RMK AO1
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KOKV 34nm S | 241920Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A3005 RMK AO2
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KAOO 37nm N | 241853Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM BKN055 BKN080 23/13 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-NE SLP169 T02280133
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| TAF |
KMRB 19nm SE | 241737Z 241818 29008KT P6SM SCT045 FM2300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1400 21005KT P6SM SCT050
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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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