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W99 Grant County Airport
Petersburg, West Virginia, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: W99
Lat/Long: 38-59-41.7800N / 079-08-45.1100W
38-59.696333N / 079-08.751833W
38.9949389 / -79.1458639
(estimated)
Elevation: 963 ft. / 293.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1990)
From city: 1 mile SW of PETERSBURG, WV
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 26847

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1941
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: EKN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1700, ALL SUN 1000-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31; REIL RY 31 & PAPI RY 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 124.475 (304-257-2477)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 133.65/285.6 (GRANTSVILLE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ESLr214/15.6KESSEL VOR/DME110.8006W
GRVr193/38.7GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME112.3006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RANDOLPH COUNTY087/33.828407WRQY .-. --.- -.--
CAVERNS308/36.124509WLUA .-.. ..- .-
BRIDGEWATER354/38.724107WVBW ...- -... .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS A DAY WITH CREDIT CARD;JET A BY REQUEST AFTER HOURS.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 38-59.916167N38-59.476412N
Longitude: 079-09.198167W079-08.305637W
Elevation: 947.8 ft.947.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 130 magnetic, 122 true310 magnetic, 302 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (6.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LDA/DME
Obstructions: 36 ft. trees, 632 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear52 ft. trees, 824 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT AUTH
5 HIGHLAND AVE
PETERSBURG, WV 26847
Phone 304-257-4435
Manager: LARRY STAHL
HC 33 BOX 55
PETERSBURG, WV 26802
Phone 304-257-4435
AFTER HRS 304-257-9116/8282.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 24
Single engine airplanes: 17
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
Gliders airplanes: 3
  • GLIDER OPERS.
    
Aircraft operations: avg 44/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
FLY-IN CAMPGROUND ON 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 31   download (481KB)
LDA/DME-B   download (372KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS-A   download (452KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (41KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (34 nm W)
W45 - Luray Caverns Airport (36 nm SE)
2G4 - Garrett County Airport (36 nm N)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (39 nm S)
KCBE - Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (41 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2609:26
Sunrise05:5809:58
Sunset20:4500:45
Evening civil twilight21:1601:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 06:05:03
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 02:05:03
 
METAR
KW99 050557Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 17/14 A3000 RMK AO2
TAF
KEKN 
34nm W 
050546Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 TEMPO 0508/0511 5SM SHRA OVC035 FM051100 00000KT 6SM BR OVC045 TEMPO 0512/0515 4SM SHRA OVC030 FM051600 00000KT P6SM OVC026 FM052000 18003KT P6SM OVC035 FM060200 00000KT P6SM BKN050 FM060500 00000KT 5SM BR
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Stahl Flying Services 304-257-4435
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, Pilot supplies, Rental cars, ...

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FS 
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100LL 
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$3.55 
Jet A 
$3.69 
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Breath of Heaven Bed and Breakfast 304-257-4971
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