AirNav: 1W3 - Mexico Farms Airport

1W3

Mexico Farms Airport
Cumberland, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 JULY 2021

Location

FAA Identifier:	1W3
Lat/Long:	39-36-21.4400N 078-45-37.5100W 39-36.357333N 078-45.625167W 39.6059556,-78.7604194 (estimated)
Elevation:	607 ft. / 185 m (estimated)
Variation:	08W (1985)
From city:	3 miles S of CUMBERLAND, MD
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	21502

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288]
NOTAMs facility:	EKN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATTNDD
Pattern altitude:	1407 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3 at CBE (0.6 nm N):	128.625 (304-738-0451)

122.8 SHARED WITH CUMBERLAND MUNICIPAL 1/2 MI DUE NORTH.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ESLr031/25.2		KESSEL VOR/DME		110.80		06W
IHDr135/35.3		INDIAN HEAD VORTAC		108.20		06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
STOYSTOWN		176/29.7		209		10W		SYS	... -.-- ...

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2120 x 190 ft. / 646 x 58 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition MAY BE SOFT.
Runway edge markings:	DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH CONES ON BOTH SIDES.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	39-36.343000N	39-36.371667N
Longitude:	078-45.850167W	078-45.400167W
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	no	340 ft.
Obstructions:	73 ft. trees, 1899 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear	89 ft. trees, 842 ft. from runway, 179 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD AT CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MARY ELLEN JOHNSON 14112 AIRPORT LN, SE CUMBERLAND, MD 21502
Manager:	DONALD JOHNSON 11107 MEXICO FARMS CUMBERLAND, MD 21502 Phone 301-724-5231 JILL JOHNSON

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		14
Single engine airplanes:		8
Ultralights:		6

Aircraft operations: avg 24/week *
65%	local general aviation
35%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 12 August 2020

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHT ACT & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	RISING TRRN 4500 FT W OF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC JOHNSTOWN APCH AT 814-532-5960, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0234.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1W3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCBE - Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (1 nm N)
2G4 - Garrett County Airport (27 nm W)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (28 nm E)
2G9 - Somerset County Airport (28 nm NW)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (31 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Aug-2021

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:48	09:48
Sunrise	06:18	10:18
Sunset	20:24	00:24
Evening civil twilight	20:54	00:54

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Aug-2021 12:12:21
Local (UTC-4)	04-Aug-2021 08:12:21

METAR

KCBE

041155Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM BKN075 OVC120 18/17 A3017 RMK AO2 T01800167 10185 20174 60002 70002

TAF

KMRB 38nm E	041140Z 0412/0512 00000KT P6SM OVC080 FM041500 07007KT P6SM SCT070 FM041900 07007KT P6SM SCT045 FM050900 00000KT P6SM FEW070
KJST 43nm N	041120Z 0412/0512 14005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM042000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW070 SCT200
KAOO 46nm NE	041120Z 0412/0512 VRB03KT P6SM BKN070 BKN250 FM050600 00000KT P6SM VCFG FEW050

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