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1W3 · Mexico Farms Airport

FAA-LID · US · 7 NTSB events

ID 1W3 Elev 607 ft Lat 39° 36.29' N Lon 78° 45.64' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,120 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 2,120 ft 75 ft TURF-G Yes 0.00%
27 — 2,120 ft 75 ft TURF-G Yes 0.00%
16 — 2,100 ft 195 ft TURF-G No —
34 — 2,100 ft 195 ft TURF-G No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·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.
  • ·DSPLCD THR MKD WITH CONES ON BOTH SIDES.
  • ·APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR AT CNTRLN. 122.8 SHARED WITH CUMBERLAND MUNICIPAL 1/2 MI DUE N.

Field profile

Mexico Farms Airport is a public airport located south of downtown Cumberland, Maryland. The airport is located immediately south of the larger Greater Cumberland Regional Airport. It is the oldest unpaved public landing field in Maryland. The airport was officially opened in 1923, though it was used unofficially for several years prior. The airport has been used by Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Piet Edward Barber Wiley Ford WV 1 nm
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Petersburg WV 40 nm
Richard Michael Morning Altoona PA 57 nm
Stanley Michael Shimkus Irwin PA 61 nm
Melissa Torres Frederick MD 63 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 63 nm
Piet Edward Barber Fairfield PA 65 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 71 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 78 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 78 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Andrew Duncan Ridgeley WV 2 nm
Ryan Patrick Shaffer Ridgeley WV 2 nm
Jakob Michael Bartlett Cumberland MD 3 nm
Leon Blaine Hinkle Fort Ashby WV 7 nm
Jason Earl Wilson Fort Ashby WV 7 nm
David Lee Weimer Frostburg MD 8 nm
Travis Aaron Shore Frostburg MD 8 nm
Albert Raymond Sunday Flintstone MD 10 nm
Charles William Pancake Jr Keyser WV 14 nm
Kristin Lynette White Keyser WV 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kenneth Eugene Growden Wiley Ford WV 1 nm
Justin David Gillespie Ridgeley WV 2 nm
Christopher Landon True Lavale MD 2 nm
Bruce Allan Sarver Cumberland MD 3 nm
Derris Olin Krause Cumberland MD 3 nm
Jason Dale Bible Cumberland MD 3 nm
Scott Alan Pyles Cumberland MD 3 nm
Rebekah Ruth Fox Cumberland MD 3 nm
Craig Stephen Kamp Cresaptown MD 4 nm
Steven Allan Kerfoot Fort Ashby WV 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
48 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
48 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
54 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
61 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
64 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
76 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
79 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
79 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
81 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
96 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.