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Class E (sfc)

Fairmont Municipal Airport Frankman Field

ID 4G7 Elev 1,029 ft Lat 39° 26.89' N Lon 80° 10.02' W Zulu …

Live conditions at 4G7

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view · 4G7

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 4G7 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 4G7

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,859 ft. Max gradient: 0.67%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
5 037° 2,859 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
23 217° 2,859 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.67%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Navaids associated with 4G7

  • VORTAC MGW

    Morgantown

    111.60 MHz · DME 111.60 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 4G7, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

2 matched · 7 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 23; MIRL RWY 5/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 23; MIRL RWY 5/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 23; MIRL RWY 5/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 23; MIRL RWY 5/23 - CTAF

  • 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

    DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·RADIO TOWERS APRX 300' AGL 2 MILES NE AND 2.5 MILES NW OF ARPT.
  • ·RWY 23 HAS 100 FT DROP OFF, NE END.
  • ·RWY 5 HAS +30 FT HILL AT SW END.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CLARKSBURG APCH AT 304-842-2011, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0226.
  • ·AFTR HRS ATNDT 304-933-4399 - CALL IN FEE. 304-612-4015 MGR CELL APCH RATIO O:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVR 6 FT FENCE, 0 FT DSTC, 130 FT L.
  • ·ALSO 15 FT TREES, 270 FT DISTC 70 FT L/R.
  • ·ALSO 15 FT TREES, 270 FT DSTCM 70 FT L/R. +30 FT HILL 201 FT FM THLD 0B. 12 FT TREES, 199 FT DSTC, 235 R.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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Fairmont Municipal Airport, also known as Frankman Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Fairmont, a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Fairmont-Marion County Regional Airport Authority. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 4G7

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,313 ops in 2007

2024 total

8,900

10-yr total

86,212

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 94% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

23.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=11

  • Other 6
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Runway excursion 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-27 Piper PA28 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2024-08-30 Mooney M20K · CFIT · VMC · day →
2015-08-14 Ercoupe 415 C · CFIT · VMC · day →
2009-09-19 Beech A36 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2009-06-14 Aeronca 7AC · Other · VMC · day →
2007-05-09 Piper PA-28-180 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1988-03-21 Cessna 150L · Other · VMC · day →
1983-09-08 Grumman AA-5B · Other · day →
1977-12-04 Cessna 172 · Other →
1967-11-29 Mooney M20C · Other →
1964-08-21 BEECHCRAFT 35 · Other →

Designees in WV

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 4G7 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

224

Flight Instructors

A&P

1,154

Mechanics

AME

13

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

3

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

SAE

5

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

5

Flight Schools

FBO

22

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

9

Flying Clubs

Repair

1

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

5

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 4G7

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Petersburg WV 55 nm
Stanley Michael Shimkus Irwin PA 57 nm
Michael Kenneth Cahill Moon Township PA 63 nm
Piet Edward Barber Wiley Ford WV 66 nm
Charles Edward Sargent Beaver Falls PA 79 nm
Eric Carl Stormfels Beaver Falls PA 79 nm
Clair Morris Longbottom OH 81 nm
John Gardner Dye Lisbon OH 84 nm
Martin Andrew Haski New Castle PA 93 nm
Derek Mcvicar Albany OH 95 nm

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

CFIs near 4G7

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Timothy Michael Bayne Fairmont WV 2 nm
Zachary Lynn Mcdowell Fairmont WV 2 nm
Chad Aaron Nuzum Fairmont WV 2 nm
Leonard Tyler Lucas Fairmont WV 2 nm
Andrew Christopher Calo Fairmont WV 2 nm
Kevin William Webb Fairmont WV 2 nm
Joseph Logan Ferguson Ii Rivesville WV 6 nm
Logan Guy Leveaux Shinnston WV 7 nm
Karl Martin Gustafson Bridgeport WV 9 nm
Joel Wray Kirk Bridgeport WV 9 nm

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

A&P mechanics near 4G7

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jace Michael Rowan White Hall WV 2 nm
Ernest Vann Fairmont WV 2 nm
Shawn Paul Hardesty Fairmont WV 2 nm
Adam Lee Bowman Fairmont WV 2 nm
David Lee Dicken Fairmont WV 2 nm
Donald Bruce Dotson Fairmont WV 2 nm
Michael Lee Gray Fairmont WV 2 nm
Robert Edmund Schmidt Jr Fairmont WV 2 nm
David John Werner Fairmont WV 2 nm
James Keith Long Fairmont WV 2 nm

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

Repair stations near 4G7

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 16 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 48 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 80 nm
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 80 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 86 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 93 nm
Missionary Maintenance Services
Coshocton, OH
 93 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 95 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 112 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 114 nm

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