FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SJS |
| Lat/Long: | 37-45-03.6710N 082-38-12.0710W
37-45.061183N 082-38.201183W
37.7510197,-82.6366864
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1221.3 ft. / 372.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1990) |
| From city: | 9 miles NE of PRESTONSBURG, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 41214 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1986 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 03 & 21 OPR CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.175 (606-298-4143) |
| HUNTINGTON APPROACH: | 119.75 |
| HUNTINGTON DEPARTURE: | 119.75 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at PBX (12 nm S): | 121.225 (606-437-6701) |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 7 /F/D/X/T | | Single wheel: | 19.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 37-44.708452N | | 37-45.413890N |
| Longitude: | 082-38.469075W | | 082-37.933243W |
| Elevation: | 1169.9 ft. | | 1221.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 036 magnetic, 031 true | | 216 magnetic, 211 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. pole, 1391 ft. from runway, 191 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. tree, 316 ft. from runway, 218 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT BD
2960 AIRPORT ROAD
DEBORD, KY 41214
Phone (606) 369-6818 |
| Manager: | GARY COX
2960 AIRPORT ROAD
DEBORD, KY 41214
Phone 606-298-5930
AFT HR SVC - 606-371-3793. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 48% | local general aviation | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 12% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 July 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC HUNTINGTON ATCT AT 304-453-2490. |
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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (262KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (268KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (32KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (376KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPBX - Pike County Airport-Hatcher Field (12 nm S)
KEBD - Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (25 nm E)
KJKL - Julian Carroll Airport (34 nm W)
6L4 - Logan County Airport (35 nm E)
KCPF - Wendell H Ford Airport (37 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bernard Green
Photo taken 04-Jun-2017
looking north-northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Big Sandy Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jun-2023
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 09:39 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:19 | | 01:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jun-2023 00:29:35 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jun-2023 20:29:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KSJS | AWOS-3 120.175 606-298-4143
060015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2996 RMK AO2 T02080133
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KPBX
12nm S | 060015Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2997 RMK AO2 T02050131
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| TAF |
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| KSJS | 051736Z 0518/0618 04005KT P6SM FEW050 SCT200 FM060200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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