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KW99 · Grant County Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KW99 FAA W99 Elev 963 ft Lat 38° 59.69' N Lon 79° 8.75' 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: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.30%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 122° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.30%
31 302° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.30%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 124.475
  • CNTR WASHINGTON CNTR 133.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KW99 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 8 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 13 & 31; PAPI RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31. 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 13 & 31; PAPI RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31. 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 13 & 31; PAPI RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 13 & 31; PAPI RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - 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 & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·FLY-IN CAMPGROUND ON ARPT.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -7C.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
  • ·AFTR HRS ON CALL 304-209-2603.
  • ·RIGHT TRAFFIC FOR GLIDER AND ULTRA-LIGHT ONLY.
  • ·ALL OTHER POWERED AIRCRAFT STANDARD LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN.
  • ·OVNGT TIEDOWN FEE WAIVED WITH FUEL PURCHASE.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · PGC

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,060 ops in 2007

2024 total

14,600

10-yr total

146,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

13.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.96

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=8

  • Loss of control 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 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
2023-05-18 Beech 65-A90-1 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-11-18 Piper PA46 · Loss of control · day →
2011-03-17 Robinson R44 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-09-30 Cirrus SR22 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2006-07-04 Bell 47G-2 · Other · VMC · day →
2002-08-25 Puhl Genesis · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1996-06-28 Wsk Pzl-Krosno KR-03A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1989-02-25 Cessna 172I · Ground collision · VMC · night →

Designees in WV

CFI Flight Instructors 224 A&P Mechanics 1,154 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 13 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 5 FBO Fixed Base Operators 22 Clubs Flying Clubs 9 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 5

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Petersburg WV 1 nm
Piet Edward Barber Wiley Ford WV 41 nm
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 65 nm
Steven Earl Nixon Brandy Station VA 66 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 74 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 76 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 79 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 79 nm
Stanley Michael Shimkus Irwin PA 84 nm
Melissa Torres Frederick MD 85 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
Brian David Collins Petersburg WV 1 nm
Shane Cooper Neitzey Old Fields WV 13 nm
Michael John Sadowski Purgitsville WV 19 nm
Thomas Michael Osinkosky Basye VA 21 nm
Brent Alan Estep Fulks Run VA 21 nm
Charles William Pancake Jr Keyser WV 28 nm
Kristin Lynette White Keyser WV 28 nm
Kent Garry Shanholtz Romney WV 28 nm
James Lyons Gibson Oakland MD 28 nm
Richard Francis Schreib Swanton MD 28 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
Gregory Michael Ours Petersburg WV 1 nm
Edgar C Lambert Petersburg WV 1 nm
Tyler Shane Yoder Petersburg WV 1 nm
Russell Lee Kreischer Old Fields WV 13 nm
Dale Martin Kraus Mathias WV 14 nm
Mark Allen Cangley Thomas WV 19 nm
Carl Brenton Canon Jr Thomas WV 19 nm
Terrence Benbow Mcgrew Jr Purgitsville WV 19 nm
Rhyan Lawrence Branson Bayard WV 20 nm
David Henry Sant Basye VA 21 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
 42 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 45 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 53 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 77 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 78 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 79 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 80 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 93 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 98 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 121 nm

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