About Raleigh County Memorial Airport

RALEIGH COUNTY MEML

ICAO	KBKW
FAA ID	BKW
IATA	BKW
Type	Midsized airport
Open since	September 1952
Coordinates (ARP)	37.78733, -81.12417 374714N 0810727W
Variation	8.1° W (2024)
Timezone	New_York (-4 h)
Local time	Apr 30, 2024 09:15
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue) A Jet A, Kerosene (-40°C)
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	23,500 (May 31, 2023)
Based aircraft	32
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
1	007°	015°	6,749 ft	151 ft	Asphalt	37.7821	-81.1258
19	187°	195°	6,749 ft	151 ft	Asphalt	37.8004	-81.1227
10	098°	106°	5,000 ft	98 ft	Asphalt	37.7829	-81.1326
28	278°	286°	5,000 ft	98 ft	Asphalt	37.7811	-81.1155

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Raleigh County Memorial Airport

Raleigh County Memorial Airport is a midsized airport in West Virginia, United States. The airport is located at latitude 37.78664 and longitude -81.12415. The airport has 2 runways: 1/19 and 10/28. The ICAO airport code of this field is KBKW. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is BKW. The airport's IATA code is BKW. Nearby other airfields are Fayette Airport, Mike Ferrell Field, New River Gorge Airport, Hinton-Alderson Airport and Lee Massey Airport.

Raleigh County Memorial Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Indianapolis.

Raleigh County Memorial Airport is in the timezone of America/New_York. Difference with UTC is -4 h. Today the sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:14. This applies to Raleigh County Memorial Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Things to do at this airport

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On this airport you can find flying schools. The only known company on this field is Albatross Air.

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References

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Lee Norse Nr 2 Heliport	US-D494	0.4 NM	117°
Beckley ARH Hospital Heliport	US-D495	2.2 NM	290°
Glade Springs Heliport	US-D493	3.9 NM	160°
Air Evac 121 Heliport	US-D541	4.5 NM	309°
Bsa Summit Bechtel Reserve Heliport	US-D542	6.2 NM	001°
Fayette Airport	US-D517	14 NM	360°
Mike Ferrell Field	US-D509	17 NM	218°
New River Gorge Airport	US-D531	18 NM	008°
Hinton-Alderson Airport	US-D550	21 NM	107°

Navigational aids

Name		Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
	Beckley	BKW	VORTAC	0.4 NM	175°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
1	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved	38/F/B/W/U	High
19	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved	38/F/B/W/U	High
10	Good	No special treatment	38/F/B/W/U	Medium
28	Good	No special treatment	38/F/B/W/U	Medium

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem
1	75,000 lbs	150,000 lbs	200,000 lbs
19	75,000 lbs	150,000 lbs	200,000 lbs
10	45,000 lbs	60,000 lbs
28	45,000 lbs	60,000 lbs

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available
1	6,749 ft	6,749 ft	6,749 ft	6,749 ft
19	6,749 ft	6,749 ft	6,749 ft	6,749 ft
10	5,000 ft	5,000 ft	5,000 ft	5,000 ft
28	5,000 ft	5,000 ft	5,000 ft	5,000 ft

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation
1	2,495 ft	40 ft	3.0°	761 ft
19	2,449 ft	55 ft	3.0°	752 ft
10	2,486 ft	61 ft	3.0°	763 ft
28	2,501 ft	66 ft	3.8°	763 ft

Obstruction data

ID	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope
1	C	34
19	Precision Instrument	50
10	C	34
28	C	34

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Approach Light System	Runway End Identifier Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
1	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes	P4L
19	Precision Instrument	Good	MALSR		P4L
10	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes	V4R
28	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes	V4L

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern
1		Left hand
19	ILS	Left hand
10		Left hand
28		Left hand