FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3G9 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-51-09.2320N / 079-58-29.2070W 40-51.153867N / 079-58.486783W 40.8525644 / -79.9747797 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1333 ft. / 406 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of BUTLER, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 16001 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, LGTD WND "T" |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN LIRL RY 18/36 OPERS DUSK-0000. AFT 0000 ACTVT LIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BTP (5 nm S): | 133.825 (724-586-6434) |
| WX ASOS at PJC (9 nm W): | 118.45 (724-452-5304) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EWCr089/10.9 | | ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 08W |
| MMJr033/24.0 | | MONTOUR VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 08W |
| CIPr239/29.3 | | CLARION VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 06W |
| AGCr014/34.6 | | ALLEGHENY VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 09W |
| FKLr195/(35.6) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CASTLE | | 126/22.5 | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
| HUBBARD | | 134/31.0 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
| MC KEESPORT | | 351/31.1 | | 287 | | 07W | | MKP | -- -.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2580 x 38 ft. / 786 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 9.0, SINGLE WHEEL CAPACITY 9000 LBS PER ARPT MGR. |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity RWY 18/36 LGTD THLD RY 18 DISPLACED 180 FT; LGTD THLD RY 36 DISPLACED 123 FT. LIRL NONSTD DISTANCE FM RY EDGE. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18 DSPLCD THLD MRKNGS ARE YELLOW. RY 36 DSPLCD THLD MRKGS ARE YELLOW. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 18/36 CLSD TO TGL. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Gradient: | 1.5% | | 1.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 180 ft. | | 123 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. pole, 213 ft. from runway, 74 ft. right of centerline APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD TO POWERLINE. +9' RD 149' FM THR 86'R. | | 73 ft. trees, 693 ft. from runway, 172 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 11:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. RY 36 HAS +17 FT TREES 174 FT FM THLD, 73 FT RT; +12 FT ROAD 99 FT FM THLD ON EXTDD CNTRLN; +6 FT BRUSH 171 FT FM THLD, 13 FT LEFT; +26 FT TREES 161 FT FM THLD, 87 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BUTLER FARM SHOW, INC. 627 EVANS CITY RD BUTLER, PA 16001 Phone 724-482-4626 |
| Manager: | DON CRAVENER 627 EVANS CITY RD BUTLER, PA 16001 Phone 724-991-9724 ASST MGR KEN LAUGHLIN, 724-991-2208. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 93% | local general aviation | | 6% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 14 January 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | +22 FT MKD PLINE 292 FT FM RY 18 THR ON EXTDD CNTRLN. |
| - | BIRD ACTVTY INVOF OF RY. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3G9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBTP - Butler County Airport/K W Scholter Field (5 nm S)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (9 nm W)
KBVI - Beaver County Airport (20 nm W)
29D - Grove City Airport (20 nm NW)
KUCP - New Castle Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 04-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 09:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 09:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:27 | | 01:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2008 21:40:24 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2008 17:40:24 |
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| METAR |
KBTP 5nm S | 042115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC075 22/17 A3004 RMK AO1
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KBVI 20nm W | 040047Z 36005KT 3SM BR BKN007 OVC020 19/18 A3005
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| TAF |
KBVI 20nm W | 041720Z 041818 VRB04KT 4SM HZ BKN010 OVC045 TEMPO 1923 3SM -RA BR OVC010 FM2300 01003KT 5SM BR OVC020 TEMPO 0307 3SM -DZ OVC010 FM0900 03004KT 2SM BR OVC007 FM1400 06005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 AMD NOT SKED
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KPIT 25nm SW | 042027Z 042018 02005KT 6SM HZ SCT015 OVC040 TEMPO 2023 5SM -RA BR OVC015 FM0600 02004KT 4SM BR OVC020 TEMPO 0913 2SM BR OVC010 FM1300 06005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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