FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 87PA |
| Lat/Long: | 40-55-35.2290N / 079-44-19.1790W 40-55.587150N / 079-44.319650W 40.9264525 / -79.7386608 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1360 ft. / 415 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of CHICORA, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 16025 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at BTP (13 nm SW): | 133.825 (724-586-6434) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CIPr230/18.3 | | CLARION VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 06W |
| EWCr082/22.3 | | ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 08W |
| FKLr176/(31.2) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
| MMJr046/33.5 | | MONTOUR VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CASTLE | | 110/31.2 | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
| MC KEESPORT | | 010/34.3 | | 287 | | 07W | | MKP | -- -.- .--. |
| INDIANA | | 308/35.3 | | 242 | | 08W | | INP | .. -. .--. |
| HUBBARD | | 119/38.4 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
| BENJE | | 334/39.3 | | 382 | | 07W | | BHU | -... .... ..- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | VERNON F. WALTMAN CHICORA, PA 16025 Phone 412-445-3953 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 87PA.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBTP - Butler County Airport/K W Scholter Field (13 nm SW)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (21 nm W)
KAXQ - Clarion County Airport (22 nm NE)
29D - Grove City Airport (23 nm NW)
KFKL - Venango Regional Airport (28 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 07:52:00 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 03:52:00 |
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| METAR |
KBTP 14nm SW | 240735Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM OVC008 16/15 A2997 RMK AO1
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KFKL 27nm N | 240735Z AUTO 30007KT 9SM BKN003 OVC095 15/14 A2997 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT N
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| TAF |
KFKL 27nm N | 240539Z 240606 29010KT P6SM SCT003 OVC010 TEMPO 0609 BKN003 FM0900 29008KT 6SM BR BKN010 TEMPO 0912 3SM BR BKN004 FM1500 28010KT P6SM BKN025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KBVI 32nm W | 240539Z 240606 29007KT P6SM BKN025 TEMPO 0609 SCT025 FM0900 29005KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 0912 4SM BR BKN025 FM1400 28010KT P6SM BKN035 AMD NOT SKED
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