# Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport (EKN / KEKN)

**Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport** (IATA: EKN, ICAO: KEKN) is a medium airport in Elkins, West Virginia, United States. It opened in Jun 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,544 ft (1,385 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kekn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EKN / KEKN
- FAA: EKN
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Elkins, West Virginia, United States
- Opened: Jun 1938
- Elevation: 1,987 ft / 606 m
- Coordinates: 38.8898, -79.8577
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,544 ft / 1,385 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.elkinsairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkins-Randolph_County_Airport (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61726741
- Weather station: KEKN · WMO 72417
- Ident: KEKN

## Timeline

- Jun 1938: Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 4,544 ft / 1,385 m | 140 ft / 43 m | Asphalt | 129° / 309° |  |
| 05/23 | 4,501 ft / 1,372 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 039° / 219° | yes |

- 14/32 slopes 1.0%: threshold 14 at 1,940 ft / 591 m, threshold 32 at 1,987 ft / 606 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,544 ft / 1,385 m | #8,030 of 29,858 | #3,000 in North America | #2,472 in US |
| Elevation | 1,987 ft / 606 m | #8,962 of 43,403 | #4,078 in North America | #3,090 in US |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | CLARKSBURG APP/DEP | 121.150 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.275 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 123.600 |
| RDO | RDO | 122.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [CKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kckb.md) North Central West Virginia Airport · 34 mi / 55 km
- [MGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmgw.md) Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field · 52 mi / 84 km
- [SHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kshd.md) Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport · 68 mi / 109 km
- [LWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klwb.md) Greenbrier Valley Airport · 77 mi / 124 km
- [PKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpkb.md) Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport · 90 mi / 146 km
- [CHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcho.md) Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · 92 mi / 148 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kekn/data