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RALEIGH COUNTY MEML AIRPORT

BECKLEY, WV, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 37°47'14"N / 81°7'27"W
  37°47.24'N / 81°7.45'W
  37.7873 / -81.1242
Elevation: 2503.8 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 03 miles E of BECKLEY, WV

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS
Responsible ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS
FSS: ELKINS [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: BKW (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
UNICOM: 123.000
CTAF: 123.000

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
BKW at field BECKLEY VORTAC 117.70 06W
RNL 233oT/18.8 RAINELLE VOR 116.60 04W
BLF 7oT/29.1 BLUEFIELD VORTAC 110.00 03W
LWB 263oT/35.0 GREENBRIER VOR/DME 116.05 08W
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
NICHOLAS 203oT/25.2 272 05W IJZ
BUSHI 271oT/31.1 346 06W LW
GUYANDOT 89oT/37.2 293 03W GTC

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 01/19
Dimensions: 6750 x 150 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,SAW-CUT OR PLASTIC GROOVED
Edge lights: HIGH
 
Runway 01
Runway 19
Latitude: 37-46-55.4395N 37-48-01.5907N
Longitude: 081-07-32.8022W 081-07-21.8414W
Elevation: 2495.3 ft. 2448.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 007 187
Declared distances: TORA:6750 TODA:6750 ASDA:6750 LDA:6750 TORA:6750 TODA:6750 ASDA:6750 LDA:6750
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition precision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: 1,400 FOOT MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH RUNWAY ALIGNMENT INDICATOR LIGHTS
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Instrument approach: ILS
 

Runway 10/28
Dimensions: 5001 x 100 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 10
Runway 28
Latitude: 37-46-58.5135N 37-46-52.0501N
Longitude: 081-07-57.4228W 081-06-55.6764W
Elevation: 2485.7 ft. 2500.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 098 278
Declared distances: TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001 TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-BOX VASI ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-BOX VASI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.75 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
 

Operational Statistics
Annual operations: 23500
Air taxi: 1800
Local: 9200
Itinerant: 10500
Military: 2000

Additional Remarks
  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • DEER; BIRDS & WILD TURKEYS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures
Effective Apr 18, 2024 to May 15, 2024

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   ILS OR LOC RWY 19 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 (PDF)
   VOR RWY 10 (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
   ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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