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8WV3 Snowshoe Airport
Mingo, West Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8WV3
Lat/Long: 38-30-21.7548N 080-01-24.0996W
38-30.362580N 080-01.401660W
38.5060430,-80.0233610
(estimated)
Elevation: 3260 ft. / 994 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles ENE of MINGO, WV
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 26294

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288]
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EKNr179/24.8ELKINS VORTAC114.2007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RANDOLPH COUNTY205/24.528407WRQY .-. --.- -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 4620 x 200 ft. / 1408 x 61 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 38-30.378300N38-30.346860N
Longitude: 080-01.885500W080-00.917820W
Elevation: 3240.0 ft.3240.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 790 ft.no
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DANNY CREECH
443 BIG RUN RD
VALLEY HEAD, WV 26294
Phone 318-605-5400
Manager: DANNY CREECH
443 BIG RUN RD
VALLEY HEAD, WV 26294
Phone 318-605-5400

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8WV3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (24 nm N)
48I - Braxton County Airport (31 nm W)
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (32 nm N)
KHSP - Ingalls Field Airport (34 nm S)
79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (40 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2210:22
Sunrise06:4910:49
Sunset19:5223:52
Evening civil twilight20:2000:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Apr-2026 01:20:30
Local (UTC-4)  12-Apr-2026 21:20:30
 
METAR
KEKN 
24nm N 		130051Z AUTO 17008G18KT 10SM FEW100 22/10 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T02170100
K48I 
31nm W 		130055Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM SCT100 24/09 A3013 RMK AO2 T02450095 $
KW22 
32nm N 		130055Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM BKN100 24/08 A3015 RMK AO2
KHSP 
35nm S 		130055Z AUTO 17010G15KT 7SM CLR 16/09 A3032 RMK AO2 T01570089
KLWB 
42nm SW 		130055Z AUTO 17007KT 150V210 10SM FEW090 20/09 A3026 RMK AO2
TAF
KEKN 
24nm N 		121720Z 1218/1318 20010G18KT P6SM SCT200 FM122300 20008KT P6SM BKN150 FM130300 18006KT P6SM BKN150 WS020/21035KT FM131500 24010G21KT P6SM BKN070
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