FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8WC |
| Lat/Long: | 37-55-45.1250N / 090-43-53.3600W
37-55.752083N / 090-43.889333W
37.9292014 / -90.7314889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 959 ft. / 292.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of POTOSI, MO |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 63660 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | STL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1630 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FAM (18 nm SE): | 119.275 (573-756-6042) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 128.35/284.67 (SAINT LOUIS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FAMr302/28.1 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PERRINE | | 303/17.4 | | 367 | | 02E | | PRI | .--. .-. .. |
| FESTUS | | 224/22.8 | | 269 | | 01E | | FES | ..-. . ... |
| SULLIVAN | | 130/27.5 | | 356 | | 02E | | UUV | ..- ..- ...- |
| CUBA | | 103/33.9 | | 380 | | 01E | | UBX | ..- -... -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL NR POSTED BY OUTSIDE PHONE. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 11.0, PAVEMENT RATED FOR ACFT UNDER 12,500 LBS. |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED.
MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-55.440167N | | 37-56.064000N |
| Longitude: | 090-44.023500W | | 090-43.755167W |
| Elevation: | 959.3 ft. | | 946.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 019 | | 199 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 61 ft. trees, 834 ft. from runway, 335 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. trees, 585 ft. from runway, 119 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WASHINGTON COUNTY
BOX 398
POTOSI, MO 63664
Phone 573-438-4901
RON STEVENS, AIRPORT BOARD PRESIDENT. |
| Manager: | PATRICK CAMPBELL
10351 AIRPORT ROAD
MINERAL POINT, MO 63660
Phone 573-438-3582 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/week * | | 77% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | USE RIGHT TFC FOR RY 02; DO NOT OVERFLY PRISON AREA. |
| - | FBO AND FUEL LOCATED AT SOUTH APRON. |
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 between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFAM - Farmington Regional Airport (18 nm SE)
KFES - Festus Memorial Airport (23 nm NE)
KUUV - Sullivan Regional Airport (27 nm NW)
H88 - Fredericktown Regional Airport (29 nm SE)
KUBX - Cuba Municipal Airport (34 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in September 2004
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 01:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:47 | | 01:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 11:26:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 06:26:23 |
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| METAR |
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KFAM
18nm SE | 241115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 15/15 A3010 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KSUS
43nm N | 240949Z 241006 16008KT P6SM SHRA SCT050 BKN100 TEMPO 1620 4SM SHRA OVC035CB FM2100 15010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM0000 14005KT P6SM SCT100
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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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