FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W35 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-41-33.4000N / 078-09-57.9000W
39-41.556667N / 078-09.965000W
39.6926111 / -78.1660833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 412 ft. / 125.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 25411 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at MRB (19 nm SE): | 119.925 (C304-264-0988,) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 134.15/385.4 (HAGERSTOWN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HGRr276/(14.3) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| THSr221/17.5 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| MRBr328/23.6 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| AOOr178/(38.5) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CUMBERLAND | | 091/27.0 | | 317 | | 07W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4985 x 70 ft. / 1519 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
PAVEMENT CRACKS, UNEVEN SURFACE AND SOME LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 11/29 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 39-41.625750N | | 39-41.487717N |
| Longitude: | 078-10.489000W | | 078-09.441200W |
| Elevation: | 409.6 ft. | | 411.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 100 true | | 290 magnetic, 280 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | tri-color VASI on left | | tri-color VASI on right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL RY 11 OTS INDEFLY. | | yes
RY 29 REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
30 FT PLINES 150-200 FT FM THLD ACROSS PRIMARY SFC; 25 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 110 FT L; 80 FT TREES 200 FT FM THLD 250 FT R. | | 35 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 110 ft. right of centerline
15 FT TREES AT THLD 103 FT R TO 26 FT FM THLD; 6-8 FT BRUSH 31 FT FM THLD 75 FT L TO 0 FT FM THLD 110 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | US RIVERBOTTOM LLC
14637 TOLLGATE RIDGE ROAD
HANCOCK, MD 21750
Phone 717-294-6186 |
| Manager: | MELINDA B. GOLDEN
14637 TOLL GATE RIDGE ROAD
HANCOCK, MD 21750
Phone 717-294-6186
PHONE AT ARPT 304-258-8283. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 62/month * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 10 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO ACFT OVER 18500 LBS GWT. |
| - | ARPT CLSD NIGHTS. |
| - | BE ADVISED UNMANNED ACFT 100O/BLW 1 NMR OF 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 11 | |
download (204KB) |
| GPS RWY 29 | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR RWY 29 | |
download (278KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMRB - Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (19 nm SE)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (20 nm E)
KCBE - Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (28 nm W)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (29 nm NW)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (29 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Rose Kelly
Taken in the Fall of 2007
from a powered parachute
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Potomac Airpark that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 19:19:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 14:19:33 |
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| METAR |
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KMRB
19nm SE | 091853Z 06004KT 6SM BR BKN022 BKN034 BKN080 M03/M06 A2996 RMK AO2 SNE09 SLP153 P0000 T10331056
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KHGR
20nm E | 091853Z 00000KT 1SM -SN VV010 M03/M06 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP165 P0002 T10281061
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KCBE
28nm W | 091902Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT027 SCT060 M02/M05 A2994 RMK AO1
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KOKV
34nm S | 091840Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM SCT110 M02/M05 A2995 RMK AO2 P0001 T10231055
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KAOO
37nm N | 091904Z AUTO 07003KT 1 3/4SM -SN BR OVC020 M04/M07 A2988 RMK AO2 P0000
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KMRB
19nm SE | 091830Z 0919/1018 VRB03KT P6SM OVC035 FM092000 VRB03KT 2SM -SN BR BKN008 OVC035 FM092100 VRB03KT 1/2SM SN BKN002 OVC004 FM101100 33015G25KT 1/2SM SN BKN002 OVC004 FM101500 30020G38KT 1/2SM SN BKN004 OVC008
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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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