FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 | -... -.- .-.. |
| ENGEL | | 135/27.0 | | 226 | | 07W | | EZE | . --.. . |
| 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 |
| 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: | P RUSSELL MACHAMER 4039 NANWAY BLVD RAVENNA, OH 44266 Phone 330-296-5563 C/O CASTLE AVIATION. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 164 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 150 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | 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. |
| - | PAEW ON TWY & RAMPS INDEFLY. |
| - | 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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 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 06-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunset | | 19:48 | | 23:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 23:37:13 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Sep-2008 19:37:13 |
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| METAR |
KAKR 14nm SW | 062254Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM BKN039 21/11 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02060111
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KCAK 20nm SW | 062251Z 35007KT 10SM SCT045 20/11 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02000111
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KCGF 23nm NW | 062245Z 33006KT 7SM FEW020 21/14 A2998
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KYNG 27nm E | 062251Z 35009KT 10SM FEW028 SCT040 19/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01890111
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KBKL 27nm NW | 062253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02060139
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| TAF |
KCAK 20nm SW | 061724Z 061818 01010KT P6SM BKN025 FM2000 34009KT P6SM BKN035 FM2200 34007KT P6SM FEW040 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM0800 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT250 FM1300 23004KT 6SM BR BKN150 FM1700 24007KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 OVC080
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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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