FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | JFZ |
| Lat/Long: | 37-03-49.5000N / 081-47-53.8000W
37-03.825000N / 081-47.896667W
37.0637500 / -81.7982778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2653 ft. / 808.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of RICHLANDS, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 24609 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1991 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | 6V3 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCREASE INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 07 & 25 & PAPI RY 07/25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (276-596-9927) |
- APCH SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.575/257.85 (BLUEFIELD RCAG).DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 132.9/319.9 (TRI CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GZGr045/19.7 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 02W |
| BLFr246/32.3 | | BLUEFIELD VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MOUNTAIN CITY | | 006/38.9 | | 396 | | 04W | | JJO | .--- .--- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 18.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 37-03.678637N | | 37-03.970917N |
| Longitude: | 081-48.298512W | | 081-47.493395W |
| Elevation: | 2652.7 ft. | | 2653.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 066 true | | 252 magnetic, 246 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 3 ft. tree, 245 ft. from runway, 91 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. tree, 328 ft. from runway, 104 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
ADD'L TREES CNTRLN (24:1 CLNC SLOPE AT 2400 FT) AND TREES LEFT OF CNTRLN (15:1 CLNC SLOPE AT 3200 FT). |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TAZEWELL CO AIRPORT AUTHORITY
P.O. BOX 170
CEDAR BLUFF, VA 24609
Phone 276-963-4509 |
| Manager: | BUFORD CORDLE
P.O. BOX 170
CEDAR BLUFF, VA 24609
Phone 276-963-4509 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 97/week * | | 69% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ZTL CLEARANCE DELIVERY AND DCA AFSS - UNRELIABLE. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (220KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 25 | |
download (240KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGDY - Grundy Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport (24 nm SE)
KVJI - Virginia Highlands Airport (25 nm SW)
KBLF - Mercer County Airport (31 nm NE)
I16 - Kee Field Airport (34 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Summer of 2005
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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 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2009 23:04:31 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2009 18:04:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KJFZ | 072240Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 15/M03 A3016 RMK
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| TAF |
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KBLF
32nm NE | 071759Z 0718/0818 24012KT P6SM SKC FM080600 26006KT P6SM SKC WS008/28027KT FM081500 26005KT P6SM SKC
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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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