FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
EKNr249/29.2 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
CKBr212/38.4 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (216KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by George Hall
Photo taken 12-Oct-2008
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 02-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 09:31 |
Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
Sunset | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:22 | | 01:22 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 03-Jul-2025 00:49:26 |
Local (UTC-4) | 02-Jul-2025 20:49:26 |
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METAR |
K48I | 030035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A2998 RMK AO2 T02270201 $
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TAF |
KEKN 39nm E | 022200Z 0222/0318 33005KT P6SM SCT045 FM022300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM030600 00000KT 5SM BR FEW007 FM030800 00000KT 1/4SM FG BKN001 FM031230 VRB04KT P6SM FEW045
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KCKB 42nm NE | 022111Z 0221/0318 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 FM030600 00000KT 5SM BR SCT170 FM030800 00000KT 3/4SM BR SCT006 FM031200 VRB05KT P6SM FEW050
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KCRW 47nm W | 022109Z 0221/0318 VRB04KT P6SM FEW045 FM030700 00000KT 6SM BR FEW007 FM030800 00000KT 3/4SM BR BKN001 FM031200 00000KT 6SM BR FEW008 FM031300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050
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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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