FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 48I |
| Lat/Long: | 38-41-13.6000N 080-39-07.5000W
38-41.226667N 080-39.125000W
38.6871111,-80.6520833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1275.6 ft. / 389 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 08W (2015) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of SUTTON, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 26601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1937 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
BCN LCTD ON HILL, 1/4 MILE NW OF ARPT. ACTVT BEACON - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.225 (304-765-7805) |
| CLARKSBURG APPROACH: | 121.15 |
| CLARKSBURG DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.55/317.475 (PARKERSBURG RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EKNr249/29.2 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
| CKBr212/38.4 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 258/39.1 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3995 x 60 ft. / 1218 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 38-40.899600N | | 38-41.551977N |
| Longitude: | 080-39.181317W | | 080-39.068783W |
| Elevation: | 1252.5 ft. | | 1275.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 016 magnetic, 008 true | | 196 magnetic, 188 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 801 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:3995 TODA:3995 ASDA:3995 LDA:3194 | | TORA:3995 TODA:3995 ASDA:3815 LDA:3815 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT AND BYD 6 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 85 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline
26 FT TREES, 0-199, 216 FT L. | | 113 ft. trees, 844 ft. from runway, 370 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
17 FT HILL, 0-199 FT DSTC, 247 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CO CMSN OF BRAXTON
BOX 486
SUTTON, WV 26601
Phone 304-765-2835 |
| Manager: | PATRICK O'MALLEY
106 BIRCH ST
GASAWAY, WV 26624-1102
Phone (304) 542-3311 |
Additional Remarks
| - | 6 FT DITCH CROSSES AER 02 0-116 FT FROM THR. |
| - | GATE ACCESS 1-2-3-4-#. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CLARKSBURG APCH AT 304-842-2011. WHEN APP CLSD, CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (432KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
KSXL - Summersville Airport (29 nm S)
KUSW - Boggs Field Airport (34 nm W)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (39 nm E)
79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (40 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by George Hall
Photo taken 12-Oct-2008
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Times for 07-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunset | | 17:16 | | 22:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:46 | | 22:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jan-2026 09:11:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Jan-2026 04:11:12 |
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| METAR |
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| K48I | 070855Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN023 OVC060 12/09 A2978 RMK AO2 T01220087 50009 $
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| TAF |
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KEKN
39nm E | 070520Z 0706/0806 27010G20KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM070900 27008G19KT P6SM -SHRA OVC030 FM071000 28007G17KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC015 FM071300 28007G16KT 3SM BR OVC007 FM071900 29007KT P6SM BKN006
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KCKB
42nm NE | 070826Z 0708/0806 25007G17KT P6SM OVC040 FM071200 26009KT P6SM OVC025 FM071300 26006KT P6SM OVC015 FM071900 28007KT P6SM BKN019 FM072300 00000KT P6SM BKN020
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KCRW
47nm W | 070825Z 0708/0806 25009G21KT P6SM OVC030 FM071200 25007KT P6SM OVC015 FM072000 27007KT P6SM SCT025 FM072100 28004KT P6SM SCT045
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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