FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | 79D |
Lat/Long: | 39-09-58.2850N 080-03-44.4550W 39-09.971417N 080-03.740917W 39.1661903,-80.0623486 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1755.4 ft. / 535 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 09W (2010) |
From city: | 2 miles NW of PHILIPPI, WV |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 26416 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1973 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON 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: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTIVATE REIL RWY 08; PAPI RWYS 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
CLARKSBURG APPROACH: | 121.15 |
CLARKSBURG DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
WX ASOS at CKB (11 nm NW): | PHONE 304-842-9240 |
WX AWOS-3 at W22 (14 nm SW): | 119.975 (304-472-9428) |
WX ASOS at EKN (19 nm SE): | 119.275 (304-636-5603) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/226.675 (ELKINS RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CKBr123/10.9 | | CLARKSBURG VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 04W |
EKNr013/15.2 | | ELKINS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 07W |
MGWr207/25.2 | | MORGANTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
RANDOLPH COUNTY | | 337/18.9 | | 284 | | 07W | | RQY | .-. --.- -.-- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:24 HR. SELF SERVE. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 3275 x 60 ft. / 998 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 39-09.896333N | | 39-10.046500N |
Longitude: | 080-04.073833W | | 080-03.408000W |
Elevation: | 1713.1 ft. | | 1755.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 074 true | | 263 magnetic, 254 true |
Displaced threshold: | 140 ft. | | 225 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes OMNIDIRECTIONAL REILS. | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 20 ft. tree, 208 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline 20 FT TREES, 0-120 FT DSTC, 45 FT L. | | 156 ft. gnd, 3200 ft. from runway, 550 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear 20 FT TREES 0-30 FT DSTC 50 FT R/L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | PHILIPPI/BARBOUR CO. ARPT AUTHORITY 26 N. MAIN ST. PHILIPPI, WV 26416 Phone 304-457-4339 EXT 2 |
Manager: | VERLE BROWN 26 N. MAIN ST PHILIPPI, WV 26416 Phone 304-695-0125 |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 26 500 FT DROP-OFF 50 FT FM THR. |
- | RWY 08 150 FT DROP-OFF 112 FT FM THR. |
- | WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT. |
- | AIRPORT FENCED. VEHICLE GATE LOCKED. ONLY ACCESS VIA PEDESTRIAN GATE. |
- | FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (208KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (11 nm NW)
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (14 nm SW)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (18 nm N)
KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (19 nm SE)
KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport/Walter L Bill Hart Field (29 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by James Arnold
Photo taken 04-Mar-2018
looking northwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 01-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
Sunset | | 19:43 | | 23:43 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:10 | | 00:10 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Apr-2025 20:42:05 |
Local (UTC-4) | 01-Apr-2025 16:42:05 |
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METAR |
KCKB 11nm NW | 011953Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT034 07/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00721006
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KW22 14nm SW | 012015Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN029 08/00 A3015 RMK AO2
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KEKN 20nm SE | 012012Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM SCT028 08/00 A3014 RMK AO2 T00780000
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TAF |
KCKB 11nm NW | 011733Z 0118/0218 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 0118/0119 BKN025 FM012100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM020600 11007KT P6SM BKN240 WS020/14040KT FM021200 12009G17KT P6SM BKN240 FM021500 15011G20KT P6SM BKN100
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KEKN 20nm SE | 011733Z 0118/0218 32005KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 0118/0120 BKN020 FM012100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW240 FM020600 15007KT P6SM BKN240 FM020900 16009G17KT P6SM BKN230 FM021500 16012G22KT P6SM BKN090
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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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