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Dinwiddie County Airport (PTB)
General
Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 04/01/1976, Runways: 8, Land Area Covered By Airport: 724 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 25936.*A, Location ID: PTB, Region: Eastern, District Office: DCA, Unicom Frequency: 122.700 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.700 MHz, Traffic Pattern Altitude: 800, Aeronautical sectional chart: Washington, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: DCA, Tie-In FSS Name: Leesburg, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 193 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: NGS (2006-10-03), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCW, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZDC, Boundary ARTCC Name: Washington, Airspace Determination: Not Analyzed, Federal Agreements: NGY3, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: PTB, Last Inspection Date: 06/05/2007, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
Location
State: Virginia, County: Dinwiddie, City: Petersburg, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 11' 01.500'', Lng: -77° 30' 26.600'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.183750, Lng: -77.507389, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: NGS (2006-10-03), Distance from central business district: 5 mi (SW) Find on map
Operations
Period: 05/30/2006 - 05/30/2007, Air Taxi Operations: 2,895, Itinerant Operations: 19,700, Local Operations: 5,659, Military Operations: 12,300
Aircraft
Single Engine Aircraft: 43, Multi Engine Aircraft: 13, Helicopters: 2, Ultralight Aircraft: 3
Additional
Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 8W (Year 1985), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: No, Other services: CHTR, INSTR, RNTL
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 05/01/1992, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 20 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 25936.01*H, Location ID: VA20, Region: Eastern, District Office: DCA, Aeronautical sectional chart: Washington, Tie-In FSS ID: DCA, Tie-In FSS Name: Leesburg, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 126 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCW, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZDC, Boundary ARTCC Name: Washington, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Virginia, County: Prince George, City: Petersburg, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 13' 00.540'', Lng: -77° 23' 51.935'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.216817, Lng: -77.397760, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: <1 mi (N) Find on map
Additional
Magnetic Variation: 9W (Year 1990), Lighting Schedule: Phone Req, Used for medical purposes: Yes, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
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