FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FWQ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-12-35.0000N / 079-49-53.2000W
40-12.583333N / 079-49.886667W
40.2097222 / -79.8314444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1228 ft. / 374.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (2005) |
| From city: | 5 miles E of MONONGAHELA, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 15012 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON - FRI 0700 - 1700
ON CALL AFT HRS CTC 724-640-6193/6349. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, VASI RYS 08 & 26, REIL RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.475 (724-379-5815) |
| PITTSBURGH APPROACH: | 119.35 |
| PITTSBURGH DEPARTURE: | 119.35 |
| CLASS B: | 119.35 |
| WX ASOS at AGC (10 nm NW): | PHONE 412-466-8968 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LBE (20 nm E): | PHONE 724-537-0671 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AGCr122/10.4 | | ALLEGHENY VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 09W |
| MMJr143/23.5 | | MONTOUR VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 08W |
| IHDr309/25.9 | | INDIAN HEAD VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 06W |
| HLGr102/33.9 | | WHEELING VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 07W |
| MGWr007/39.2 | | MORGANTOWN VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 05W |
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 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-12.457328N | | 40-12.709968N |
| Longitude: | 079-50.284270W | | 079-49.490493W |
| Elevation: | 1228.0 ft. | | 1222.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left
RIGHT TRAFFIC HELICOPTERS/ULTRALIGHTS. | | left
RIGHT TRAFFIC HELICOPTERS/ULTRALIGHTS. |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 067 true | | 256 magnetic, 247 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. brush, 226 ft. from runway, 183 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 66 ft. trees, 2270 ft. from runway, 3 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WESTMORELAND CO ARPT AUTH
148 AVIATION LANE, SUITE 103
LATROBE, PA 15650
Phone 724-539-8100 |
| Manager: | GABE MONZO
605 AIRPORT RD
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
Phone 724-379-6980 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 124 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 110 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 119/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 43% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 April 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| NESTO TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (403KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (212KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAGC - Allegheny County Airport (10 nm NW)
KVVS - Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (17 nm SE)
KLBE - Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KAFJ - Washington County Airport (21 nm W)
KWAY - Greene County Airport (23 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John Diehl
Photo taken 03-Nov-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:41 | | 09:41 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 12:49:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 08:49:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KP53 | 241156Z AUTO 18004KT 12/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01170089 10117 20083 55000 PWINO TSNO
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KAGC
9nm NW | 241210Z 28005KT 10SM SCT015 17/14 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAGC
9nm NW | 241124Z 241212 28006KT P6SM BKN008 FM1300 28008KT P6SM SCT010 BKN030 FM1400 30010KT P6SM BKN040 FM0100 30003KT P6SM FEW040
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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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