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8WV3 Snowshoe Airport
Mingo, West Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8WV3
Lat/Long: 38-30-21.7548N 080-01-24.0996W
38-30.362580N 080-01.401660W
38.5060430,-80.0233610
(estimated)
Elevation: 3260 ft. / 994 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles ENE of MINGO, WV
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 26294

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288]
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EKNr179/24.8ELKINS VORTAC114.2007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RANDOLPH COUNTY205/24.528407WRQY .-. --.- -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 4620 x 200 ft. / 1408 x 61 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 38-30.378300N38-30.346860N
Longitude: 080-01.885500W080-00.917820W
Elevation: 3240.0 ft.3240.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 790 ft.no
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DANNY CREECH
443 BIG RUN RD
VALLEY HEAD, WV 26294
Phone 318-605-5400
Manager: DANNY CREECH
443 BIG RUN RD
VALLEY HEAD, WV 26294
Phone 318-605-5400

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8WV3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (24 nm N)
48I - Braxton County Airport (31 nm W)
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (32 nm N)
KHSP - Ingalls Field Airport (34 nm S)
79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (40 nm N)
  
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From to 8WV3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0911:09
Sunrise07:3611:36
Sunset18:3322:33
Evening civil twilight19:0023:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Oct-2026 14:32:14
Local (UTC-4)  21-Oct-2026 10:32:14
 
METAR
KEKN 
24nm N 		211423Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT002 05/04 A3031 RMK AO2 T00500044
K48I 
31nm W 		211415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3028 RMK AO2 T00770077
KHSP 
35nm S 		211415Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 11/01 A3029 RMK AO2 T01140009
KLWB 
42nm SW 		211345Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3031
TAF
KEKN 
24nm N 		211130Z 2112/2212 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV001 TEMPO 2112/2114 6SM BR FEW005 FM211400 00000KT P6SM SKC FM211700 34006KT P6SM SKC FM212300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM220900 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV001
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