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KAFJ Washington County Airport
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AFJ
Lat/Long: 40-08-11.3580N / 080-17-24.7230W
40-08.189300N / 080-17.412050W
40.1364883 / -80.2902008
(estimated)
Elevation: 1184 ft. / 360.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1990)
From city: 3 miles SW of WASHINGTON, PA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 15301

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1947
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AFJ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2100
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: RDO-CTL
HIRL RY 09/27 & REIL RY 27 OPER DUSK-2100; AFTER 2100 ACTVT - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 119.175 (724-228-3529)
PITTSBURGH APPROACH: 119.35 [0600-0000]
PITTSBURGH DEPARTURE: 119.35 [0600-0000]
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 127.3
CLASS B: 119.35
WX ASOS at HLG (16 nm W): 127.375 (304-277-3504)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AGCr242/14.3ALLEGHENY VOR/DME110.0009W
HLGr127/14.8WHEELING VOR/DME112.2007W
MMJr200/21.6MONTOUR VORTAC112.0008W
AIRr080/25.2BELLAIRE VOR/DME117.1007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WASHINGTON COUNTY273/5.925508WPNU .--. -. ..-
MC KEESPORT248/26.828707WMKP -- -.- .--.
CADIZ107/33.723907WCFX -.-. ..-. -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 40-08.153200N40-08.224617N
Longitude: 080-17.945783W080-16.876917W
Elevation: 1176.0 ft.1167.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 093 magnetic, 085 true273 magnetic, 265 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 81 ft. trees, 563 ft. from runway, 472 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
RY 09 HAS +20 FT TREES, 21 FT FM RWY END, 317 FT RIGHT. +3 FT TREES, 121 FT FM RY END, 248 FT RIGHT.
282 ft. hill, 6978 ft. from runway, 1262 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
RY 27 HAS+1 FT BRUSH, 185 FT FM RY END, 175 FT LEFT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY
100 WEST BEAU ST
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
Phone 724-228-6811
Manager: KEN KRUPA
205A AIRPORT RD
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
Phone 724-228-5151

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 72
Single engine airplanes: 48
Multi engine airplanes: 14
Jet airplanes: 8
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 97/day *
56% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
19% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2009

Additional Remarks

DEER & TURKEY ON & INVOF RY.
185 FT HILL/TREES 3,209 FT FM THLD RY END 09.
282 FT HILL/TREES 6,978 FT FM THLD RWY END 27

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
NESTO TWO   2 pages: [1] [2] (403KB)
WISKE THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (426KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (330KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED**   download (195KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (224KB)
VOR-B **CHANGED**   download (196KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (41KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KWAY - Greene County Airport (16 nm SE)
KHLG - Wheeling Ohio County Airport (16 nm W)
KAGC - Allegheny County Airport (21 nm NE)
KPIT - Pittsburgh International Airport (21 nm N)
KFWQ - Rostraver Airport (21 nm E)
 
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Area around KAFJ (Washington County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KAFJ (Washington County Airport)
Photo by William E. Casciola
Photo taken 16-Jul-2006
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From to KAFJ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3111:31
Sunrise07:0012:00
Sunset17:1022:10
Evening civil twilight17:3922:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 12:07:57
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 07:07:57
 
METAR
KAFJ 
2nm SE 
081155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A3022 RMK AO1 10120 20050
KHLG 
17nm W 
081153Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01110011 10144 20111 52018
TAF
KHLG 
17nm W 
081124Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Air Charter Service 724-222-1025
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

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FS 
100LL 
$4.69 
Jet A 
$4.59 
 Updated 15-Oct-2009
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Aeronational 724-228-8000
no information available

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FS 
100LL 
$4.59 
Jet A 
$4.15 
 Updated 20-Oct-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Washington County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Washington County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KAFJ have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN MEADOWLANDS 7.4 130-131
DAYS INN WASHINGTON 2.2 58-86
COMFORT SUITES WASHINGTON 1.8 120-140
 

Other hotels near Washington County Airport

Miles Price ($)
THE INNWASHINGTON 1.4 54-110
RED ROOF INN WASHINGTON, PA 2.1 63-68
ECONO LODGE WASHINGTON 2.1 62-70
RAMADA INN 2.3 80-83
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT WASHINGTON PA 4.7 139

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Washington County Airport

11 in Washington
3 in Canonsburg
3 in Waynesburg
2 in Bridgeville
 

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