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KEKN — Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Fld)
Elkins, WV · field elevation 1,987 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KEKN current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
SPECI KEKN 111201Z AUTO 25003KT 6SM BR FEW002 19/19 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW T01890189
- Wind
- from 250° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,671 ft · pressure altitude 1,787 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 32 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 14 | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 05 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KEKN 111129Z 1112/1212 18004KT P6SM BKN100 TEMPO 1112/1114 5SM BR BKN003 FM111500 20005KT P6SM BKN035 FM112200 25006KT 6SM -SHRA BR VCTS BKN040CB FM120400 19004KT P6SM BKN027
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.88944, -79.85714
- Elevation
- 1,987 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1029Z / 0019Z
- Magnetic variation
- -7° (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Randolph, WV
Everything else KEKN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,544 | 140 | ASPH | — |
| 05/23 | 4,501 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 00X | — | — | — | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.6
- Approach
- 121.15
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — DD, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KEKN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other West Virginia airports
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.