FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | BKW |
Lat/Long: | 37-47-14.4000N 081-07-27.0000W 37-47.240000N 081-07.450000W 37.7873333,-81.1241667 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 2503.8 ft. / 763.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06W (1985) |
From city: | 3 miles E of BECKLEY, WV |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 25813 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1952 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
NOTAMs facility: | BKW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RY 19; REIL RY 01 & 10 & 28; VASI RY 10/28; MIRL RY 10/28; HIRL RY 01/19; TWY LGTS - CTAF. PAPI RY 01/19 SET AT MEDIUM, CTC UNICOM-123.0 TO CHANGE SETTINGS. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 304-255-0476. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX ASOS: | 121.55 (304-253-5214) |
CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 125.4 |
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 125.4 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
BKW at field | | BECKLEY VOR/DME | | 117.70 | | 06W |
RNLr237/(18.8) | | RAINELLE VOR | | 116.60 | | 04W |
BLFr010/29.0 | | BLUEFIELD VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 03W |
LWBr270/35.0 | | GREENBRIER VOR/DME | | 116.05 | | 08W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 6750 x 150 ft. / 2057 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 38 /F/B/W/U | Single wheel: | 75.0 | Double wheel: | 150.0 | Double tandem: | 200.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 37-46.923992N | | 37-48.026512N |
Longitude: | 081-07.546703W | | 081-07.364023W |
Elevation: | 2495.3 ft. | | 2448.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 013 magnetic, 007 true | | 193 magnetic, 187 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:6750 TODA:6750 ASDA:6750 LDA:6750 | | TORA:6750 TODA:6750 ASDA:6750 LDA:6750 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 38 /F/B/W/U | Single wheel: | 45.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 37-46.975225N | | 37-46.867502N |
Longitude: | 081-07.957047W | | 081-06.927940W |
Elevation: | 2485.7 ft. | | 2500.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 103 magnetic, 097 true | | 283 magnetic, 277 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001 | | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) VGSI AND DESCENT ANGLES NOT COINCIDENT. |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | RALEIGH COUNTY ARPT AUTH 176 AIRPORT CIRCLE RM 105 BEAVER, WV 25813 Phone 304-255-0476 |
Manager: | TOM COCHRAN 176 AIRPORT CIRCLE RM 105 BEAVER, WV 25813 Phone 304-255-0476 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 61/day * | 41% | transient general aviation | 39% | local general aviation | 13% | military | 7% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
A58-28 | 9 FT OBSTRUCTION LIGHTED POLE, 125 FT FM AER, 250 FT RT. |
- | DEER; BIRDS & WILD TURKEYS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 19 | |
download (256KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (308KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (283KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (230KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (269KB) |
VOR RWY 10 | |
download (279KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (136KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
I16 - Kee Field Airport (24 nm SW)
KSXL - Summersville Airport (29 nm NE)
KBLF - Mercer County Airport (30 nm S)
KLWB - Greenbrier Valley Airport (35 nm E)
6L4 - Logan County Airport (38 nm W)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
Sunset | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jan-2021 10:49:12 |
Local (UTC-5) | 19-Jan-2021 05:49:12 |
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METAR |
KBKW | 190951Z AUTO 23003KT 5SM -SN BR BKN043 M02/M04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP227 P0000 T10221039 TSNO
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TAF |
KBKW | 190832Z 1909/2006 27008KT P6SM OVC020 FM191100 24007KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC019 FM191400 25009G20KT 2SM -SHSN OVC008 FM192100 27010KT 6SM BR OVC011
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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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