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1W3 Mexico Farms Airport
Cumberland, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 1W3
Lat/Long: 39-36-18.9000N / 078-45-39.2000W
39-36.315000N / 078-45.653333W
39.6052500 / -78.7608889
(estimated)
Elevation: 607 ft. / 185 m (estimated)
Variation: 08W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of CUMBERLAND, MD
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 21502

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: EKN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAWN-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1407 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 09/27 & APAP RY 27 - 122.7.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at CBE (0.6 nm N): 128.625 (304-738-0451)
  • 122.8 SHARED WITH CUMBERLAND MUNICIPAL 1/2 MI DUE NORTH.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRVr104/13.5GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME112.3006W
ESLr031/25.1KESSEL VOR/DME110.8006W
IHDr135/35.3INDIAN HEAD VORTAC108.2006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CUMBERLAND201/2.731707WCBE -.-. -... .
STOYSTOWN174/29.720908WSYS ... -.-- ...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2120 x 190 ft. / 646 x 58 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 39-36.343000N39-36.371667N
Longitude: 078-45.850167W078-45.400167W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Visual slope indicator: panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (5.50 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear40 ft. trees, 855 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2100 x 195 ft. / 640 x 59 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: 16/34 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. RY 34 DSPLCD THLD MARKED WITH CONES ON LEFT SIDE.
Operational restrictions: CLSD INDEFLY.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 39-36.422000N39-36.119333N
Longitude: 078-45.788833W078-45.572000W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no800 ft.
Obstructions: 20 ft. brush, 10 ft. from runway, 110 ft. right of centerline50 ft. tree, 25 ft. from runway
APCH SLOPE 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MRS. MARY ELLEN JOHNSON
14112 AIRPORT LN, SE
CUMBERLAND, MD 21502
Phone 301-724-3045
Manager: MR. DONALD JOHNSON JR.
11107 MEXICO FARMS
CUMBERLAND, MD 21502
Phone 301-724-5231

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 11
Ultralights: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 24/week *
65% local general aviation
35% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 11 July 2007

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
RISING TERRAIN 4500 FT WEST OF ARPT.
RYS 09/27 & 16/34 MAY BE SOFT.
WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1W3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCBE - Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (1 nm N)
2G4 - Garrett County Airport (27 nm W)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (28 nm E)
2G9 - Somerset County Airport (29 nm NW)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (31 nm N)
 
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From to 1W3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2809:28
Sunrise05:5909:59
Sunset20:2400:24
Evening civil twilight20:5500:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2008 15:08:41
Local (UTC-4)  17-May-2008 11:08:41
 
METAR
KCBE 171449Z AUTO 18007G16KT 151V221 10SM CLR 17/07 A2969 RMK AO1
TAF
KMRB 
38nm E 
171132Z 171212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1400 24014G22KT P6SM BKN080 FM0000 24005KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
KJST 
43nm N 
171140Z 171212 24010KT P6SM BKN250 FM1600 24016G25KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 1821 6SM -SHRA BR BKN035CB FM2100 27010KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM0100 27008KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 FM1000 23008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
KAOO 
46nm NE 
171140Z 171212 23006KT P6SM SCT150 FM1500 26015G23KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 1822 5SM -SHRA BR BKN035CB FM2200 27013G18KT P6SM VCSH BKN035CB FM2300 28007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 FM0600 23006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Mexico Farms Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Mexico Farms Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Mexico Farms Airport

Miles Price ($)
RED ROOF INN LAVALE CUMBERLAND 4.4 
COMFORT INN AND STES LAVALE 4.4 
BEST WESTERN BRADDOCK MOTOR 4.7 
SUPER 8 LA VALE CUMBERLAND 5.1 60-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Mexico Farms Airport

4 in Lavale
1 in Frostburg
 

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