AirNav: 1W3 - Mexico Farms Airport

1W3

Mexico Farms Airport
Cumberland, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	1W3
Lat/Long:	39-36-21.5550N 078-45-37.6550W 39-36.359250N 078-45.627583W 39.6059875,-78.7604597 (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 N.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ESLr031/25.2		KESSEL VOR/DME		110.80		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 75 ft. / 646 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:	39-36.343500N	39-36.375000N
Longitude:	078-45.852333W	078-45.402833W
Elevation:	607.0 ft.	607.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Runway heading:	093 magnetic, 085 true	273 magnetic, 265 true
Displaced threshold:	no	326 ft.
Obstructions:	none	67 ft. trees, 681 ft. from runway, 108 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:	D. JOHNSON, D. WILSON, B. JOHNSON 14112 AIRPORT LN, SE CUMBERLAND, MD 21502 Phone 301-724-5231
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 28 August 2023

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 20-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:02	10:02
Sunrise	06:30	10:30
Sunset	19:58	23:58
Evening civil twilight	20:26	00:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 07:51:33
Local (UTC-4)	20-Apr-2024 03:51:33

METAR

KCBE

200735Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC095 12/11 A3004 RMK AO2 T01190113

TAF

KMRB 38nm E	200546Z 2006/2106 00000KT P6SM SCT008 OVC040 TEMPO 2006/2008 BKN008 FM200900 29003KT P6SM OVC040 FM201400 31009KT P6SM FEW090 SCT200 FM201600 29016G27KT P6SM SCT060 FM210000 32011G18KT P6SM FEW060 FM210500 32006KT P6SM SCT250
KJST 43nm N	200547Z 2006/2106 26004KT P6SM OVC080 FM201200 28008G17KT P6SM SKC FM201500 27016G22KT P6SM SCT050
KAOO 46nm NE	200547Z 2006/2106 31006KT P6SM OVC070 FM201200 29008G17KT P6SM SKC FM201600 29017G28KT P6SM SCT060

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