FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 29G |
| Lat/Long: | 41-12-36.6559N / 081-15-05.8505W 41-12.610932N / 081-15.097508W 41.2101822 / -81.2516251 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1197 ft. / 365 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (1965) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of RAVENNA, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 44266 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 & PAPI RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| AKRON-CANTON APPROACH: | 118.6 [0600-2300] |
| AKRON-CANTON DEPARTURE: | 118.6 [0600-2300] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.65 |
| WX ASOS at AKR (14 nm SW): | 126.825 (330-724-4237) |
| WX ASOS at CAK (20 nm SW): | PHONE 330-966-9545 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 120.775/298.95 (CHARDON RCAG) WHEN AKRON-CANTON APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ACOr344/6.5 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 04W |
| CXRr197/18.8 | | CHARDON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 05W |
| YNGr259/27.0 | | YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 05W |
| LNNr176/29.1 | | LOST NATION VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 08W |
| BSVr020/29.3 | | BRIGGS VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| AKRON | | 043/10.4 | | 362 | | 07W | | AK | .- -.- |
| BURKE LAKEFRONT | | 143/26.6 | | 416 | | 07W | | BKL | -... -.- .-.. |
| LAKELAND | | 177/28.9 | | 263 | | 08W | | LQL | .-.. --.- .-.. |
| HUBBARD | | 284/32.7 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
| CASTLE | | 296/39.4 | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
| TOLSON | | 356/39.6 | | 395 | | 07W | | TSO | - ... --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 24HR SELF SVC FUEL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 09/27 MARKINGS POOR-WEATHERED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-12.586257N | | 41-12.635587N |
| Longitude: | 081-15.477657W | | 081-14.717357W |
| Elevation: | 1193.8 ft. | | 1192.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 085 true | | 269 magnetic, 265 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. trees, 752 ft. from runway, 147 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PORTAGE CO ARPT AUTH. 8095 STATE ROUTE 44 RAVENNA, OH 44266 Phone 330-297-1478 |
| Manager: | JOHN A SIMAM 4039 NANWAY BLVD RAVENNA, OH 44266 Phone 330-296-5563 C/O CASTLE AVIATION. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 58 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 51 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 26/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ALL AREAS OFF RWY SFC SOFT WHEN WET OR THAWING |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | PARAGLIDER OPS BY PERMIT ONLY. |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1G3 - Kent State University Airport (8 nm SW)
KAKR - Akron Fulton International Airport (14 nm SW)
4G3 - Miller Airport (17 nm SE)
7G8 - Geauga County Airport (17 nm NE)
KCAK - Akron-Canton Regional Airport (20 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brad Smith
Photo taken 09-Jun-2007
from a 172 at 1000 feet AGL
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 21:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 22:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 05:46:06 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Dec-2009 00:46:06 |
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| METAR |
KAKR 14nm SW | 010454Z AUTO 23009G16KT 10SM BKN043 02/M05 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP137 T00171050 400940011 TSNO
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KCAK 20nm SW | 010451Z 24009KT 10SM BKN043 01/M04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00111039 400940006
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KCGF 23nm NW | 010345Z 24010KT 7SM BKN050 03/M03 A2990
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KYNG 27nm E | 010451Z 22007KT 10SM OVC046 02/M06 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP136 BINOVC T00171056 400940000
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KBKL 27nm NW | 010453Z 23011KT 10SM BKN044 BKN080 04/M03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP132 T00441033 400780039
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| TAF |
KCAK 20nm SW | 010202Z 0102/0124 24010KT P6SM OVC045 FM010800 22012G18KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM011200 23012KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 0112/0116 BKN025 FM011800 23010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
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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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