AirNav: 1W3 - Mexico Farms Airport

1W3

Mexico Farms Airport
Cumberland, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 DECEMBER 2022

Location

FAA Identifier:	1W3
Lat/Long:	39-36-21.6000N 078-45-37.7500W 39-36.360000N 078-45.629167W 39.6060000,-78.7604861 (estimated)
Elevation:	607 ft. / 185 m (estimated)
Variation:	08W (1985)
From city:	3 miles S of CUMBERLAND, MD
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 N.

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:	2112 x 75 ft. / 644 x 23 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition MAY BE SOFT.
Runway edge markings:	DSPLCD THR MKD WITH CONES ON BOTH SIDES.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	39-36.346667N	39-36.373333N
Longitude:	078-45.853333W	078-45.405000W
Elevation:	607.0 ft.	607.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Runway heading:	094 magnetic, 086 true	274 magnetic, 266 true
Displaced threshold:	no	318 ft.
Obstructions:	none	67 ft. trees, 676 ft. from runway, 119 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR AT CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MARY ELLEN JOHNSON 14112 AIRPORT LN, SE CUMBERLAND, MD 21502 Phone 410-859-7137
Manager:	DONALD JOHNSON JR. 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 20 July 2022

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHT ACFT & 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 440-774-0213.

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-Dec-2022

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	11:51
Sunrise	07:20	12:20
Sunset	16:50	21:50
Evening civil twilight	17:20	22:20

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Dec-2022 07:36:00
Local (UTC-5)	04-Dec-2022 02:36:00

METAR

KCBE

040715Z AUTO 27013KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3032 RMK AO2 T00201043

TAF

KMRB 38nm E	040525Z 0406/0506 31008KT P6SM SKC FM041500 28007KT P6SM SKC FM042300 23003KT P6SM FEW250
KJST 43nm N	040548Z 0406/0506 28014KT P6SM SKC FM040800 27011KT P6SM BKN250 FM041700 26012G18KT P6SM SKC
KAOO 46nm NE	040548Z 0406/0506 28012KT P6SM FEW028 FM041500 26009KT P6SM SKC

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