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29D Grove City Airport
Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA

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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
EWCr014/19.4ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC115.8008W
FKLr225/(22.5)FRANKLIN VOR109.6006W
YNGr121/25.4YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC109.0005W
CIPr276/32.1CLARION VOR/DME112.9006W
MMJr010/39.5MONTOUR VORTAC112.0008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CASTLE066/13.427209WUCP ..- -.-. .--.
HUBBARD099/16.440808WHBD .... -... -..

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY MARKINGS ARE FADED.
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 41-08.776750N41-08.748250N
Longitude: 080-10.555267W080-09.575700W
Elevation: 1349.0 ft.1297.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.5%1.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 101 magnetic, 092 true281 magnetic, 272 true
Displaced threshold: 590 ft.no
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
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
    
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
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Aerial photo of 29D (Grove City Airport)
Photo taken 30-Sep-2005
taken from 6000 ft MSL

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From to 29D

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5511:55
Sunrise07:2412:24
Sunset17:4622:46
Evening civil twilight18:1523:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 19:54:46
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 14:54:46
 
METAR
KUCP 
13nm SW 
091918Z AUTO 07006KT 3/4SM -SN BR SCT002 BKN008 OVC085 M04/M06 A2981 RMK AO2 CIG 006V020 P0000 $
KFKL 
19nm NE 
091935Z 10008KT 1 3/4SM BKN009 OVC019 M04/M06 A2980 RMK AO1
KYNG 
23nm W 
091851Z 11008KT 1/2SM SN OVC008 M02/M06 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP112 P0002 T10221056
KBTP 
25nm SE 
091935Z AUTO 08010KT 1 1/2SM OVC020 M03/M05 A2978 RMK AO1
KBVI 
25nm SW 
091847Z 12008KT 2SM -SN BKN010 OVC020 M04/M05 A2983
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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Silent Wings Soaring 724-748-5530
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Quality Avionics Inc. 724-748-5750
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Avionics sales and service, Aviation accessories

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Grove City Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Grove City Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 29D have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN GROVE CITY INN 0.5 80-120
SUPER 8 MOTEL - HARRISVILLE/BARKEYVILLE AREA 8.8 50
COMFORT INN HARRISVILLE 11.2 70-85
 

Other hotels near Grove City Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXP GROVE CITY 0.3 105-162
SUPER 8 MOTEL - GROVE CITY 0.3 70-91
MICROTEL IS GROVE CITY 0.3 67-124
COMFORT INN GROVE CITY 0.5 80-120
COMFORT INN MERCER 5.1 85-92

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Grove City Airport

4 in Grove City
3 in Mercer
2 in Harrisville
2 in New Castle
 

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