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KAFJ · Washington County Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KAFJ FAA AFJ Elev 1,184 ft Lat 40° 8.19' N Lon 80° 17.41' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,004 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 085° 5,004 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
27 265° 5,004 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

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).

Communications · 5 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.425
  • CLD CLNC DEL 127.300
  • A/D PITTSBURGH APP/DEP 119.350
  • RDO ELKINS RDO 112.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27. 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.
  • ·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 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27. 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

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27—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

    Birds on and invof rwy.

  • 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 and birds on and invof rwy.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·PENNSYLVANIA 313 WASHINGTON CO (AFJ)(KAFJ) 3 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N40º08.19´ W80º17.41´ 1184 B NOTAM FILE AFJ RWY 09–27: H5004X100 (ASPH) S–40, D–60, 2D–90 HIRL RWY 09: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.71º TCH 85´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.09º TCH 62´.
  • ·Rwy 09 PAPI unusbl byd 7 degs right of cntrln.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1200–0000Z‡, Sat–Sun 1200–2200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 724-228-5151
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.175 (724) 228–3529.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.975 ®PITTSBURGH APP/DEP CON 119.35 CLNC DEL 127.3
  • ·ALLEGHENY (L) (L) VORW/DME 110.0 AGC Chan 37 N40º16.72´ W80º02.45´ 242º 14.3 NM to fld. 1285/9W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 036º–059º byd 10 NM blo 7,000´ 071º–175º 226º–261º byd 10 NM 300º–310º WHEELING (L) (L) VORW/DME 114.25 HLG Chan 89(Y) N40º15.59´ W80º34.12´ 127º 14.8 NM to fld. 1269/7W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–045º 105º–190º byd 7 NM 315º–320º blo 3,000´ ILS/DME 110.3 I–AFJ Chan 40 Rwy 27.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 5º left of course.
  • ·WAYNESBURG GREENE CO (WAY)(KWAY) 2 E UTC–5(–4DT) N39º54.07´ W80º07.84´ 1069 NOTAM FILE AOO RWY 09–27: H3500X75 (ASPH) S–12 RWY 09: Trees.
  • ·For svc after hrs ctc 724–993–2190. 290´ high terrain 1,900´ south of rwy.
  • ·Ground drops off sharply east end Rwy 09–27.
  • ·Rwy 09 rwy nrs and CL mrkgs in poor cond.
  • ·Rwy 27 rwy nrs and CL mrkgs in poor cond.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 724-998-5042
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CLARKSBURG APP/DEP CON 121.15 (1200–0400Z‡) ®CLEVELAND CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.950 (0400–1200Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Clarksburg Apch at 304-842-2011, when Apch clsd ctc Cleveland ARTCC at 440-774-0226.
  • ·ALLEGHENY (L) (L) VORW/DME 110.0 AGC Chan 37 N40º16.72´ W80º02.45´ 199º 23.0 NM to fld. 1285/9W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 036º–059º byd 10 NM blo 7,000´ 071º–175º 226º–261º byd 10 NM 300º–310º DETROIT H–10H, 12I, L–29C IAP CINCINNATI L–29C IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · WSG

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

2

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 50,099 ops in 2018

2024 total

44,013

10-yr total

455,433

2024 mix

AC/AT 19% · GA 81% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=6

  • Ground collision 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-03-11 WATERS PETER T AVID BANDIT · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-09-09 Piper PA-31-325 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2011-05-12 Beech G33 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-07-18 Beech C24R · Weather · IMC · day →
1997-03-05 Aerospatiale AS-355F · CFIT · day →
1990-07-08 Piper PA-31-350 · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in PA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,891 A&P Mechanics 6,164 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 40 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 10 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 70 FBO Fixed Base Operators 63 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Kenneth Cahill Moon Township PA 22 nm
Stanley Michael Shimkus Irwin PA 29 nm
Charles Edward Sargent Beaver Falls PA 37 nm
Eric Carl Stormfels Beaver Falls PA 37 nm
John Gardner Dye Lisbon OH 44 nm
Martin Andrew Haski New Castle PA 52 nm
David Alan Ciraci Canton OH 64 nm
Michael Elton Dougherty Mogadore OH 75 nm
Jedd Brian Sprunger Dalton OH 76 nm
Piet Edward Barber Wiley Ford WV 77 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
Robert Michael Azman Washington PA 3 nm
William Joseph Beitler Washington PA 3 nm
Ronald Anthony Corrado Washington PA 3 nm
Charles Francis Tame Jr Washington PA 3 nm
Michael Harry Burcin Washington PA 3 nm
Joseph Lamar Langley Washington PA 3 nm
John Mark Costello Washington PA 3 nm
Gregory Vincent Lloyd Washington PA 3 nm
Rita Marie Williams Washington PA 3 nm
Nickolas Darren Crownover Washington Xing PA 3 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
Robert Michael Azman Washington PA 3 nm
Ronald Anthony Corrado Washington PA 3 nm
Michael Joseph Harden Washington PA 3 nm
Wayne G Aaron Washington PA 3 nm
John Michael Breitigan Washington PA 3 nm
James Lee Heather Washington PA 3 nm
Donald Hillis Lambert Washington PA 3 nm
Richard Eugene Putney Washington PA 3 nm
Craig John Stephan Washington PA 3 nm
Richard Leroy Yeatter Washington PA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 21 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 34 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 39 nm
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 39 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 62 nm
Missionary Maintenance Services
Coshocton, OH
 72 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 100 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
 119 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 120 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 121 nm

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