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8WC Washington County Airport
Potosi, Missouri, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 8WC
Lat/Long: 37-55-45.1029N 090-43-53.3425W
37-55.751715N 090-43.889042W
37.9291952,-90.7314840
(estimated)
Elevation: 959.3 ft. / 292.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (2005)
From city: 3 miles E of POTOSI, MO
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 63660

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1969
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: STL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1630
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3PT at FAM (18 nm SE): 119.275 (573-756-6042)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 128.35/284.675 (SAINT LOUIS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FAMr302/28.1FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7001E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 11.0, PAVEMENT RATED FOR ACFT UNDER 12,500 LBS.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 37-55.439772N37-56.063657N
Longitude: 090-44.023258W090-43.754823W
Elevation: 959.2 ft.946.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 019199
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY
102 N. MISSOURI ST.
POTOSI, MO 63664
Phone 573-438-4901
Manager: DANNY WILSON
12225 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 8
MINERAL POINT, MO 63660
Phone 573-854-9173

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 9
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 71/week *
74% local general aviation
24% transient general aviation
1% military
1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

A58-20 6-15 FT BRUSH AND SMALL TREES, 107 FT LEFT OF CL; 118-228 FT RIGHT OF CL, 0-120 FT FROM RWY END
WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
USE RIGHT TFC FOR RY 02; DO NOT OVERFLY PRISON AREA.
24-HR SS 100LL AND JET-A FUEL LOCATED AT SOUTH APRON.
FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02   download (180KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (211KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (158KB)

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KUUV - Sullivan Regional Airport (27 nm NW)
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KUBX - Cuba Municipal Airport (34 nm W)
KPCD - Perryville Regional Airport (41 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5610:56
Sunrise06:2311:23
Sunset19:4100:41
Evening civil twilight20:0901:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Apr-2024 10:19:30
Local (UTC-5)  18-Apr-2024 05:19:30
 
METAR
KFAM 
18nm SE 
180956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01110083
KUUV 
27nm NW 
180955Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A2998 RMK AO2
TAF
KSUS 
43nm N 
180520Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM181400 14013G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM182000 18012G18KT 4SM TSRA OVC035CB FM182300 34014G22KT 4SM -SHRA OVC018 FM190300 35017G24KT P6SM OVC015
KCPS 
47nm NE 
180520Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM181400 14013G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM182000 18012G18KT 4SM TSRA OVC035CB FM182300 34014G22KT 4SM -SHRA OVC018 FM190300 35017G24KT P6SM OVC015
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