AOPA Airports: Louis Bennett Field (WV23)

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WV23Private
Private Use

Louis Bennett Field

Weston, WV
Phone: 304-269-5100
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	1,014 ft (309.1 m) (Estimated)
Location:	3.00 mi. N of Weston
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	01/19 Runway length: 3195 ft
Fees:	No data

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Flying Model Airplanes on & Invof Arpt

High Terrain All Quadrants

400 Ft Ridge 2500 Ft Fm Thld Ry 01; 0b

Arpt Clsd Ss-Sr

Cyclists and Joggers Use Ry

Bird Flocks & Deer on and Invof Arpt

Snow Removal Svc Not Prvdd

Arpt Part of Large 4-H Camp

TFR's

Runway 01/19

Dimensions:	3195 x 50ft. / 973.8 x 15.2m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, in poor condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
01	No Data	basic	No Data	Terrain, Both-Sides, 2 ft high, 200 ft from end	Parked Acft at Thld 75 Ft Left of Ctrln Markings Faded

19	No Data	basic	No Data	Tree, 50 ft Left of center, 25 ft high, 350 ft from end, 6:1 clearance slope	Markings Faded

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N39 5.4889' / W80 28.1721'39.0914817-80.4695358
Charts:	NACO: Cincinnati Sectional
Mag Var:	07W (1985)
ARTCC:	Cleveland (ZOB)
FSS:	Elkins (EKN) 703-724-4288
NOTAM Facility:
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	1
Multi Engine:
Jets:
Helicopters:
Gliders:
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	0
GA Itinerant:	50
Commercial:
Air Taxi:
Military:

(12-month period ending on 8/7/2006)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
CKB	VOR/DME	112.6	228	14 nm
EKN	VORTAC	114.2	309	20 nm
RQY	NDB	284.0	300	31 nm
MGW	VORTAC	111.6	231	40 nm
JPU	VORTAC	108.6	119	47 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
W.V. University	David Parker
817 Knapp Hall	State 4-H Camp Jackson'S Mill
Morgantown, WV 26506	Weston, WV 26452
304-293-5691 (Office)	304-269-5100 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin
Alternate #: (304) 476-3292