AirNav: 1W3 - Mexico Farms Airport

1W3

Mexico Farms Airport
Cumberland, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022

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 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:	2120 x 190 ft. / 646 x 58 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:	39-36.343000N	39-36.371667N
Longitude:	078-45.850167W	078-45.400167W
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	no	340 ft.
Obstructions:	76 ft. trees, 1999 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear	103 ft. trees, 653 ft. from runway, 139 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 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
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 03 August 2021

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 440-774-0213.

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 21-May-2022

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:26	09:26
Sunrise	05:57	09:57
Sunset	20:26	00:26
Evening civil twilight	20:57	00:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-May-2022 08:51:55
Local (UTC-4)	21-May-2022 04:51:55

METAR

KCBE

210815Z AUTO 35005KT 5SM BR BKN001 17/17 A3000 RMK AO2 T01730170

TAF

KMRB 38nm E	210540Z 2106/2206 18003KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/23030KT FM210800 22003KT P6SM FEW250 FM211400 24004KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM211900 19007KT P6SM FEW045 SCT200 FM220500 20003KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250
KJST 43nm N	210525Z 2106/2206 21010KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/25045KT FM211300 25011G18KT P6SM SKC FM212200 19010KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM220200 19006KT P6SM SCT100
KAOO 46nm NE	210525Z 2106/2206 22003KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/25045KT FM210800 23005KT 5SM BR SKC WS020/27040KT FM211300 24008G15KT P6SM SKC FM220000 20003KT P6SM SCT100

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