Mexico Farms Airport

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FAA: 1W3

METAR: KCBE 231605Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 18/00 A3009 RMK AO2 T01781003

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KCBE (0.7 NM at True Heading of 2)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1019
Temperature: 17.8 C (64.04 F)
Dewpoint: -0.3 C (31.46 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 39-36-21.5550N (39.605988)
Longitude: 
 078-45-37.6550W (-78.76046)
Elevation: 
 607.0 feet MSL (185 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 9.9 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. S of Cumberland, Maryland
Found On: 
 Washington Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
DONALD JOHNSON JR.
11107 MEXICO FARMS
CUMBERLAND, MD 21502
301-724-5231		 D. JOHNSON, D. WILSON, B. JOHNSON
14112 AIRPORT LN, SE
CUMBERLAND, MD 21502
301-724-5231

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1940
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
UNATTNDD
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1607 feet (490 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 EKN
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  8
Ultralights:  6

Annual Operations (as of 08/28/2023)

Total Operations:  1261
GA Local:  825 65.4%
GA Itinerant:  436 34.6%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 301
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Elkins(EKN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 1W3

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    0.6 Greater Cumberland Regional Airport
    (CBE KCBE CBE)    		 355 365 100LL, Jet A
    26.7 Garrett County Airport
    (2G4)    		 266 276 100LL, Jet A+
    28.5 Somerset County Airport
    (2G9)    		 335 345 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    38.0 Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd Field Airport
    (MRB KMRB MRB)    		 108 118 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    40.8 Grant County Airport
    (PGC W99)    		 206 216 100LL, Jet A
    42.7 John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport
    (JST KJST JST)    		 355 365 100LL, Jet A
    46.1 Altoona/Blair County Airport
    (AOO KAOO AOO)    		 25 35 100LL, Jet A
    46.5 Joseph A Hardy Connellsville Airport
    (KVVS VVS)    		 297 306 100LL, Jet A
    47.0 Mount Pleasant/Scottdale Airport
    (P45)    		 310 320 100LL
    47.6 Front Royal-Warren County Airport
    (FRR KFRR FRR)    		 150 160 100LL
    48.2 Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field Airport
    (HGR KHGR HGR)    		 82 93 100LL, Jet A
    49.5 Blue Knob Valley Airport
    (7PN4)    		 16 26 100LL
    50.0 Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
    (LBE KLBE LBE)    		 323 333 100LL, Jet A
    51.3 Ebensburg Airport
    (9G8)    		 359 369 100LL
    53.5 Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field Airport
    (MGW KMGW MGW)    		 272 281 100LL, Jet A
    57.6 Luray Caverns Airport
    (KLUA LUA)    		 167 177 100LL, Jet A+
    61.2 Rostraver Airport
    (KFWQ FWQ)    		 306 315 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    64.2 Leesburg Exec Airport
    (KJYO JYO)    		 119 130 100LL, Jet A
    65.1 Frederick Municipal Airport
    (FDK KFDK FDK)    		 99 110 100LL, Jet A
    65.6 Greene County Airport
    (WAY KWAY WAY)    		 286 295 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 ULTRALIGHT ACFT & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-2 RISING TRRN 4500 FT W OF ARPT.
    A110-5 FOR CD CTC JOHNSTOWN APCH AT 814-532-5960, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0213.
    A14 JILL JOHNSON.
    A33-09/27 MAY BE SOFT.
    A42-27 DSPLCD THR MKD WITH CONES ON BOTH SIDES.
    A57-27 APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR AT CNTRLN.
    A82 122.8 SHARED WITH CUMBERLAND MUNICIPAL 1/2 MI DUE N.
    E111 ESTAB PRIOR 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09/27
    Longest Runway: 09/27 is 2120 ft (646 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    1W3 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  2120 ft x 75 ft (646 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  FAA as of 12/15/2022
    Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 09

    Runway 27
    Elevation: 
    		 607.0 607.0
    Latitude: 
    		 39-36-20.6100N 39-36-22.5000N
    Longitude: 
    		 078-45-51.1400W 078-45-24.1700W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 085 265
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right Left
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 67
    Distance from End: 
    		 681
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 108 ft. right of centerline
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 589.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 326
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 39-36-22.2100N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 078-45-28.3200W

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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