FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2G9 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-02-19.9350N / 079-00-53.9825W 40-02.332250N / 079-00.899708W 40.0388708 / -79.0149951 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2275 ft. / 693.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of SOMERSET, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 15541 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1953 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700* ARPT UNATTENDED NEW YEARS DAY, EASTER, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 07/25, PAPI RY 07 & PVASI RY 25 OPER DUSK - 0000; AFT 0000 & DURING DALGT HRS ACTVT RY LGTS AND PVASI - CTAF. ACTVT REIL RY 07 AND RY 25 DUSK-DAWN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 133.8 (814-443-2114) |
| WX ASOS at JST (19 nm NE): | 118.325 (814-535-3511) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQ 124.4/327.1 (ALTOONA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| IHDr082/16.3 | | INDIAN HEAD VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 06W |
| JSTr212/18.6 | | JOHNSTOWN VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 06W |
| GRVr010/24.3 | | GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 06W |
| RECr211/32.8 | | REVLOC VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| AOOr249/(36.9) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| STOYSTOWN | | 246/5.3 | | 209 | | 08W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
| BENJE | | 157/23.4 | | 382 | | 07W | | BHU | -... .... ..- |
| CUMBERLAND | | 339/26.5 | | 317 | | 07W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
| INDIANA | | 184/35.7 | | 242 | | 08W | | INP | .. -. .--. |
| MC KEESPORT | | 125/39.9 | | 287 | | 07W | | MKP | -- -.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SINGLE POINT REFUELING AVBL UPON REQUEST. 24 HOUR SELF-SERVICE FUELING AVBL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 40-02.103050N | | 40-02.561450N |
| Longitude: | 079-01.345017W | | 079-00.454400W |
| Elevation: | 2275.0 ft. | | 2201.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 056 true | | 246 magnetic, 236 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 652 ft. from runway, 206 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. trees, 2050 ft. from runway, 457 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2695 x 204 ft. / 821 x 62 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in good condition RY 14/32 570 FT BY 60 FT ASPH AT INTERSECTION WITH RY 07/25 & PARALLEL TWY. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 14/32 MARKED WITH WOODEN BOUNDARY MARKERS. |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 14/32 CLSD 1 DEC THRU 15 APR. CHECK NOTAMS. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 295 ft. RWY 14 DSPLCD THR MARKED WITH YELLOW WOODEN BOUNDARY MARKERS. | | no |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 78 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear RY 14 HAS +43 FT TREES, DSTC 530 FT, 142 FT LEFT, 19:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD. | | 18 ft. trees, 420 ft. from runway, 73 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BD OF CO COMMISSIONERS SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE SOMERSET, PA 15501 Phone 814-445-1400 |
| Manager: | DAVID WRIGHT 159 AIRPORT LANE FRIEDENS, PA 15541 Phone 814-445-1599 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/day * | | 76% | local general aviation | | 12% | military | | 11% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2009 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (317KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (310KB) |
| LOC/NDB RWY 25 | |
download (276KB) |
| NDB RWY 25 | |
download (253KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (57KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7SP - Seven Springs Airport (14 nm W)
KJST - John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (19 nm NE)
KLBE - Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (23 nm NW)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (23 nm E)
9G8 - Ebensburg Airport (28 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Igor Pusenjak
Photo taken 30-Oct-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 17:06 | | 22:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:35 | | 22:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2009 20:22:32 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2009 15:22:32 |
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| METAR |
KJST 19nm NE | 071954Z AUTO 22012G19KT 10SM CLR 17/M03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01721033
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KLBE 22nm NW | 071950Z 22020G28KT 20SM SKC 20/M02 A2998
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KCBE 28nm SE | 071952Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A3007 RMK AO1
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K2G4 31nm SW | 071950Z AUTO 22012G16KT 10SM CLR 18/M04 A3003 RMK AO1
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KIDI 35nm N | 072001Z AUTO 23011G18KT 10SM CLR 18/M02 A2997 RMK AO2
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KAOO 36nm NE | 071953Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 15/M01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01501011 $
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| TAF |
KJST 19nm NE | 071721Z 0718/0818 21010G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM072300 22008KT P6SM SCT100 FM080900 25006KT P6SM SCT035
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KLBE 22nm NW | 071720Z 0718/0818 21012G22KT P6SM SKC FM080000 19005KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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