FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7N8 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-23-53.3520N / 075-33-51.6610W
40-23.889200N / 075-33.861017W
40.3981533 / -75.5643503
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 500 ft. / 152 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of BALLY, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 19504 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UKT (9 nm E): | 119.475 (215-538-7610) |
| WX ASOS at PTW (10 nm S): | 119.425 (610-495-0823) |
| WX AWOS-3 at XLL (11 nm N): | 127.875 (610-791-5463) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CKZ (13 nm E): | 126.325 (215-257-7291) |
| WX ASOS at ABE (16 nm N): | PHONE 610-266-3579 |
| WX ASOS at RDG (18 nm W): | PHONE 610-372-9863 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PTWr008/10.6 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| ETXr163/12.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| CKZr284/12.6 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| FJCr204/20.3 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| MXEr019/29.2 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| ARDr296/31.3 | | YARDLEY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 10W |
| PNEr317/(31.7) | | NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR | | 112.00 | | 10W |
| LRPr072/37.2 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| SBJr264/39.1 | | SOLBERG VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| QUAKERTOWN | | 275/12.3 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
| AMBLER | | 333/20.7 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 315/22.9 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| CARBON | | 172/26.4 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 2420 x 85 ft. / 738 x 26 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in good condition
1535 X 24 ASPH INSERT AT S END; REMAINDER TURF. |
| Runway edge markings: | END MARKED WITH YELLOW WOOD PANELS; TURF RY EDGES MARKED WITH TIRES PAINTED YELLOW. MARKINGS ON PAVED SURFACE FADED. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 205 ft.
DSPLCD THLD MKD BY 3 YELLOW TIRES. | | 150 ft.
DSPLCD THLD MKD BY 3 WHITE LINES. |
| Markings: | | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. road, 9 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 10 ft. road
APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | JOHN L GEHMAN
SOUTH 7TH ST
BALLY, PA 19503
Phone 610-845-2491 |
| Manager: | JOHN L. GEHMAN
SOUTH 7TH ST, BOX 207
BALLY, PA 19503
Phone 610-845-2491 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 15 April 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 16/34 LIES IN MIDDLE OF GOLF COURSE. |
| - | TREES & SUBSTANTIAL TERRAIN ELEVATION CHANGES WITHIN 125 FT OF EACH RY EDGE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 7N8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (9 nm E)
KPTW - Pottstown Limerick Airport (10 nm S)
N47 - Pottstown Municipal Airport (10 nm SW)
KXLL - Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (11 nm N)
N31 - Kutztown Airport (12 nm NW)
KCKZ - Pennridge Airport (13 nm E)
N10 - Perkiomen Valley Airport (13 nm SE)
KABE - Lehigh Valley International Airport (16 nm N)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (18 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Taken in July 2009
from 2500' looking East.
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunset | | 16:51 | | 21:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 12:11:04 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 07:11:04 |
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| METAR |
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KUKT
9nm E | 081155Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 00/00 A3020 RMK AO1
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KPTW
10nm S | 081154Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 03/02 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00280017 10078 20022 53017
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KABE
16nm N | 081151Z 00000KT 8SM CLR 01/00 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T00110000 10039 20000 53016
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KRDG
18nm W | 081154Z 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 02/01 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP237 T00220011 10056 20017 53018
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KABE
16nm N | 081121Z 0812/0912 28004KT P6SM SCT250 FM082200 00000KT P6SM FEW250
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KRDG
18nm W | 081121Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 0812/0813 5SM BR FM081500 30004KT P6SM SCT250 FM082200 00000KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 0908/0912 4SM BR
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| NOTAMs |
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