FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | 79D |
Lat/Long: | 39-09-58.2850N 080-03-44.4550W 39-09.971417N 080-03.740917W 39.1661903,-80.0623486 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1755.4 ft. / 535 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 09W (2010) |
From city: | 2 miles NW of PHILIPPI, WV |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 26416 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1973 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTIVATE REIL RWY 08; PAPI RWYS 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
CLARKSBURG APPROACH: | 121.15 |
CLARKSBURG DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
WX ASOS at CKB (11 nm NW): | PHONE 304-842-9240 |
WX AWOS-3 at W22 (14 nm SW): | 119.975 (304-472-9428) |
WX ASOS at EKN (19 nm SE): | 119.275 (304-636-5603) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/226.675 (ELKINS RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CKBr123/10.9 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
EKNr013/15.2 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
MGWr207/25.2 | | MORGANTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 337/18.9 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:24 HR. SELF SERVE. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 3275 x 60 ft. / 998 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | RWY 8/26 MKGS FADED-BARELY VISIBLE. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 39-09.896333N | | 39-10.046500N |
Longitude: | 080-04.073833W | | 080-03.408000W |
Elevation: | 1713.1 ft. | | 1755.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 074 true | | 263 magnetic, 254 true |
Displaced threshold: | 140 ft. | | 225 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes OMNIDIRECTIONAL. | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 32 ft. tree, 370 ft. from runway, 260 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear 20 FT TREES, 0-120 FT DSTC, 45 FT L. | | 156 ft. gnd, 3200 ft. from runway, 550 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear 20 FT TREES 0-30 FT DSTC 50 FT R/L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | PHILIPPI/BARBOUR CO. ARPT AUTHORITY 26 N. MAIN ST. PHILIPPI, WV 26416 Phone 304-457-4339 EXT 2 |
Manager: | VERLE BROWN 26 N. MAIN ST PHILIPPI, WV 26416 Phone 304-695-0125 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 26 500 FT DROP-OFF 50 FT FM THR. |
- | RWY 08 150 FT DROP-OFF 112 FT FM THR. |
- | WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT. |
- | AIRPORT FENCED. VEHICLE GATE LOCKED. ONLY ACCESS VIA PEDESTRIAN GATE. |
- | FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (11 nm NW)
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (14 nm SW)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (18 nm N)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (19 nm SE)
KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport/Walter L Bill Hart Field (29 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by James Arnold
Photo taken 04-Mar-2018
looking northwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 04-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 12:25 |
Sunset | | 17:43 | | 22:43 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:11 | | 23:11 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2023 19:59:21 |
Local (UTC-5) | 04-Feb-2023 14:59:21 |
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METAR |
KCKB 11nm NW | 041953Z 21010KT 10SM CLR 04/M14 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00391144
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KW22 14nm SW | 041935Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 03/M15 A3030 RMK AO2
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KEKN 20nm SE | 041951Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 06/M13 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP283 T00561128
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TAF |
KCKB 11nm NW | 041720Z 0418/0518 20008G14KT P6SM FEW250 FM042300 20006KT P6SM FEW230 FM051500 21010G21KT P6SM SCT250
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KEKN 20nm SE | 041720Z 0418/0518 21008KT P6SM FEW250 FM051600 23008G23KT P6SM BKN230
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NOTAMs |
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