FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | K24 |
Lat/Long: | 37-00-34.9000N 085-06-09.9000W 37-00.581667N 085-06.165000W 37.0096944,-85.1027500 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1010.3 ft. / 307.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04W (2005) |
From city: | 2 miles NW of JAMESTOWN, KY |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 42629 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1994 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RY 17/35; MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.6 (270-343-5556) |
WX AWOS-3PT at EKQ (15 nm SE): | 118.825 (606-348-0862) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.625/371.925 (NEW HOPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
LVTr009/25.7 | | LIVINGSTON VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
CUMBERLAND RIVER | | 277/20.2 | | 388 | | 05W | | CDX | -.-. -.. -..- |
GOODALL | | 208/37.7 | | 311 | | 03W | | DVK | -.. ...- -.- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 24 HOUR FUEL - SELF SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5010 x 78 ft. / 1527 x 24 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition RY 17/35 HAS ISOLATED CRACKING. |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 15 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 70.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 37-00.993205N | | 37-00.170452N |
Longitude: | 085-06.205805W | | 085-06.122453W |
Elevation: | 1010.3 ft. | | 958.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 175 true | | 359 magnetic, 355 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 130 ft. trees, 3879 ft. from runway, 73 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. trees, 1899 ft. from runway, 379 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | RUSSELL COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD PO BOX 63 JAMESTOWN, KY 42629 Phone (270) 585-1935 |
Manager: | JEFF LEACH 628 C SMITH ROAD RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY 42629 Phone 270-343-6644 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | 58% | local general aviation | 37% | transient general aviation | 2% | military | 2% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 04 April 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DRAG STRIP AT OLD ARPT, APRXLY 1 MI NE; DO NOT MISTAKE FOR RY. |
- | FOR CD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411. |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (273KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (312KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (126KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEKQ - Wayne County Airport (15 nm SE)
KAAS - Taylor County Airport (23 nm NW)
KSME - Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (23 nm E)
KTZV - Tompkinsville-Monroe County Airport (31 nm SW)
8A3 - Livingston Municipal Airport (37 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 12:25 |
Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
Sunset | | 16:47 | | 22:47 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2021 07:13:05 |
Local (UTC-6) | 16-Jan-2021 01:13:05 |
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METAR |
KEKQ 15nm SE | 160656Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM SCT060 BKN085 M02/M02 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP051 T10171017
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KAAS 23nm NW | 160655Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM OVC012 00/00 A2969 RMK AO1
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KSME 23nm E | 160655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT006 SCT040 OVC065 00/M02 A2968 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSME 23nm E | 160537Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH OVC045 FM160900 VRB05KT 3SM -SHSN OVC013 FM161800 27010G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM161900 27012KT P6SM BKN022 FM162300 25009KT P6SM VCSH OVC018 FM170100 25009KT P6SM OVC009
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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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