FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 29D |
| Lat/Long: | 41-08-45.7000N / 080-10-03.9000W 41-08.761667N / 080-10.065000W 41.1460278 / -80.1677500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1371 ft. / 418 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of GROVE CITY, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 16137 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0900-DUSK, ALL SUN 1200-1700 CLOSED THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS STUB TO APRON. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| YOUNGSTOWN APPROACH: | 133.95 |
| YOUNGSTOWN DEPARTURE: | 133.95 |
| WX ASOS at UCP (13 nm SW): | 124.175 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FKL (20 nm NE): | 118.175 (814-437-2066) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 120.775/298.950 (CHARDON RCAG) WHEN YOUNGSTOWN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EWCr014/19.4 | | ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 08W |
| FKLr225/(22.5) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
| YNGr121/25.4 | | YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 05W |
| CIPr276/32.1 | | CLARION VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 06W |
| MMJr010/39.5 | | MONTOUR VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CASTLE | | 066/13.4 | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
| HUBBARD | | 099/16.4 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 75 ft. / 1372 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS ARE FADED. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 41-08.776750N | | 41-08.748250N |
| Longitude: | 080-10.555267W | | 080-09.575700W |
| Elevation: | 1349.0 ft. | | 1297.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.5% | | 1.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 101 magnetic, 092 true | | 281 magnetic, 272 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 590 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. tree, 264 ft. from runway, 114 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RY 10 HAS +17 FT TREE, 11 FT FM RY END, 122 FT LEFT. | | 31 ft. trees, 219 ft. from runway, 235 ft. left of centerline RY 28 HAS +12 FT TREES, 16 FT FM RY END, 98 FT RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOROUGH OF GROVE CITY 123 W MAIN ST. P.O. BOX 110 GROVE CITY, PA 16127 Phone 724-458-7060 |
| Manager: | STEVE RHULE 40 OAKLEY KELLY DRIVE MERCER, PA 16137-8411 Phone 724-748-5530 MGR 24 HR CELL PHONE NR 724-992-1519 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 116/week * | | 82% | local general aviation | | 16% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & GEESE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DRAINAGE RAVINE 15 FT DEEP LCTD IN SAFETY AREA NORTH OF RY 10. |
| - | AVOID OVERFLYING FLD DURG DALGT VFR BECAUSE OF PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITY NW CORNER OF FLD. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download |
| VOR-A | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (59KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUCP - New Castle Municipal Airport (13 nm SW)
KFKL - Venango Regional Airport (20 nm NE)
04G - Lansdowne Airport (20 nm W)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
4G1 - Greenville Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 30-Sep-2005
taken from 6000 ft MSL
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 19:54:46 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 14:54:46 |
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| METAR |
KUCP 13nm SW | 091918Z AUTO 07006KT 3/4SM -SN BR SCT002 BKN008 OVC085 M04/M06 A2981 RMK AO2 CIG 006V020 P0000 $
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KFKL 19nm NE | 091935Z 10008KT 1 3/4SM BKN009 OVC019 M04/M06 A2980 RMK AO1
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KYNG 23nm W | 091851Z 11008KT 1/2SM SN OVC008 M02/M06 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP112 P0002 T10221056
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KBTP 25nm SE | 091935Z AUTO 08010KT 1 1/2SM OVC020 M03/M05 A2978 RMK AO1
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KBVI 25nm SW | 091847Z 12008KT 2SM -SN BKN010 OVC020 M04/M05 A2983
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| TAF |
KFKL 19nm NE | 091737Z 0918/1018 11012KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM092100 12010KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC007 FM100500 14008KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC004 FM101000 21012KT 2SM -SN BR OVC007 FM101500 28014G22KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC012 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KYNG 23nm W | 091745Z 0918/1018 10010KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC012 TEMPO 0919/0923 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC005 FM100300 13010KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM100500 16010KT 4SM -SN BR OVC008 FM100900 23010KT 3SM -SHSN BR OVC008 FM101500 31015G25KT 1 1/2SM -SHSN BR OVC008
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| NOTAMs |
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