FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3S4 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-06-12.9600N / 123-40-56.7000W
42-06.216000N / 123-40.945000W
42.1036000 / -123.6824167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1394 ft. / 425 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of CAVE JUNCTION, OR |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 97523 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | KLAMATH FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MC MINNVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MMV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 2394 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 18/36, VASI RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-2: | 122.9 (617-262-3825) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CECr033/31.6 | | CRESCENT CITY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MEDFORD | | 225/39.7 | | 356 | | 19E | | MEF | -- . ..-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4807 x 75 ft. / 1465 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-06.595217N | | 42-05.836807N |
| Longitude: | 123-40.793067W | | 123-41.096912W |
| Elevation: | 1353.0 ft. | | 1394.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 125 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 18/36 VASI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 310 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear
RWY 18 +15 FT ROAD AT 90 FT & +4 FT FENCE AT 40 FT 13:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD | | 55 ft. trees, 685 ft. from runway, 115 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | JOSEPHINE COUNTY AIRPORTS
1441 BROOKSIDE BLVD
GRANTS PASS, OR 97526
Phone 541-955-4535 |
| Manager: | ALEX GROSSI
1441 BROOKSIDE BLVD
GRANTS PASS, OR 97526
Phone 541-955-4535 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 January 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 36 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
| - | FREQUENT ULTRA-LIGHT ACTIVITY. |
| E94 | USFS WX STN. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3S4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3S8 - Grants Pass Airport (28 nm NE)
KCEC - Jack Mc Namara Field Airport (31 nm SW)
KMFR - Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport (39 nm NE)
KSIY - Siskiyou County Airport (58 nm E)
KRBG - Roseburg Regional Airport (70 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Dec-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 14:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 15:30 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Dec-2009 05:59:08 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 06-Dec-2009 21:59:08 |
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| METAR |
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KBOK
27nm W | 070556Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A2974 RMK AO2 53002 T00161066 10050 20016 SLP075
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KCEC
31nm SW | 070456Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP076 T00171033 FZRANO
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KSXT
33nm NE | 070456Z AUTO 08005G14KT 10SM CLR M07/M12 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP074 T10671122 TSNO
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KMFR
40nm NE | 070553Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M03/M06 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP086 T10281056 10022 21028 53005
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KCEC
31nm SW | 070524Z 0706/0806 08005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100 FM072100 34010KT P6SM SCT045 FM080400 06006KT P6SM SKC
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