FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BKW |
| Lat/Long: | 37-47-14.3754N / 081-07-26.9914W
37-47.239590N / 081-07.449857W
37.7873265 / -81.1241643
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2504 ft. / 763.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of BECKLEY, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 25813 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BKW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28; HIRL RY 01/19; MALSR RY 19; REIL RYS 01 & 10 & 28; VASI RY 10 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 304-255-0476. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.55 (304-253-5214) |
| CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 118.95 |
| CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 118.95 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BKW at field | | BECKLEY VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 06W |
| RNLr237/(18.8) | | RAINELLE VOR | | 116.60 | | 04W |
| BLFr010/29.0 | | BLUEFIELD VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| LWBr270/35.0 | | GREENBRIER VOR/DME | | 116.05 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| NICHOLAS | | 208/25.2 | | 272 | | 05W | | IJZ | .. .--- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 6750 x 150 ft. / 2057 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 200.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 37-46.923957N | | 37-48.026517N |
| Longitude: | 081-07.546662W | | 081-07.364023W |
| Elevation: | 2495.3 ft. | | 2448.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 013 magnetic, 007 true | | 193 magnetic, 187 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 85 ft. trees, 1775 ft. from runway, 620 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 28 MARKINGS POOR
BASIC & AIMING POINT MARKINGS. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 37-46.975383N | | 37-46.867538N |
| Longitude: | 081-07.956945W | | 081-06.927938W |
| Elevation: | 2485.7 ft. | | 2500.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 103 magnetic, 097 true | | 283 magnetic, 277 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 122 ft. trees, 2060 ft. from runway, 179 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
9' POLE, 125' OUT, 250' RT SIDE |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RALEIGH COUNTY ARPT AUTH
176 AIRPORT CIRCLE RM 105
BEAVER, WV 25813
Phone 304-255-0476 |
| Manager: | TOM COCHRAN
176 AIRPORT CIRCLE RM 105
BEAVER, WV 25813
Phone 304-255-0476 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER; BIRDS & WILD TURKEYS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 19 | |
download (302KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **NEW** | |
download (253KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (232KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (242KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
I16 - Kee Field Airport (24 nm SW)
KSXL - Summersville Airport (29 nm NE)
KBLF - Mercer County Airport (30 nm S)
KLWB - Greenbrier Valley Airport (35 nm E)
6L4 - Logan County Airport (38 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 10-Oct-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:52 | | 22:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:19 | | 23:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Oct-2008 19:49:13 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 10-Oct-2008 15:49:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KBKW | 101851Z AUTO 13007KT 100V160 10SM CLR 22/12 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP224 T02170117 VISNO RWY19
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| TAF |
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| KBKW | 101730Z 101818 12011KT P6SM SKC FM0800 12011KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1012 3SM BR
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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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