AirNav: 8N7 - Mc Ginness Airport

8N7

Mc Ginness Airport
Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

GOING TO COLUMBIA?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	8N7
Lat/Long:	40-01-30.3510N / 076-29-13.8730W 40-01.505850N / 076-29.231217W 40.0250975 / -76.4871869 (estimated)
Elevation:	334 ft. / 102 m (estimated)
Variation:	10W (1985)
From city:	1 mile SE of COLUMBIA, PA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	17512

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1949
Sectional chart:	NEW YORK
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION FILE IFR & PICKUP CLEARANCE TOLL FREE CALL 800-932-0712.
NOTAMs facility:	IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS SNOW REMOVAL NOT AVAILABLE DURING WINTER MONTHS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at LNS (11 nm NE):	PHONE 717-569-8860
WX ASOS at MDT (16 nm NW):	PHONE 717-944-1372
WX ASOS at THV (19 nm W):	119.275 (717-792-5529)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
LRPr247/10.6	LANCASTER VORTAC	117.30	09W
HARr132/31.5	HARRISBURG VORTAC	112.50	10W
RAVr182/32.1	RAVINE VORTAC	114.60	11W
PPMr345/36.5	PHILLIPS VOR/DME	108.40	09W
MXEr289/38.1	MODENA VORTAC	113.20	09W
EMIr043/39.1	WESTMINSTER VORTAC	117.90	08W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
YORK	082/19.0	254	11W	EUD	. ..- -..
BELLGROVE	183/24.8	328	10W	BZJ	-... --.. .---
ABERDEEN	340/34.2	349	11W	APG	.- .--. --.

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions:	1850 x 120 ft. / 564 x 37 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	11/29 MKD WITH PAINTED TIRES & V-BOARDS.
Operational restrictions:	CLSD INDEFLY.
	RUNWAY 11	RUNWAY 29
Gradient:	0.3%	0.3%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	104 ft. trees, 102 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline	118 ft. trees, 988 ft. from runway, 409 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1800 x 100 ft. / 549 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	08/26 MKD WITH PAINTED TIRES & V-BOARDS.
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Gradient:	0.2%	0.2%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	23 ft. trees, 158 ft. from runway, 128 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear TREELINE 24 FT BEHIND RY 08 THLD 100 FT FM CTRLN TRAVERSING BOTH SIDES OF RY.	19 ft. brush, 48 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear TREES 100 FT FM CTRLN TRAVERSING BOTH SIDE OF RY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GEORGE MC GINNESS 1020 MANOR ST COLUMBIA, PA 17512 Phone 717-684-6157
Manager:	GEORGE MC GINNESS 1020 MANOR ST COLUMBIA, PA 17512 Phone 717-684-6157

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 175/year *
57%	transient general aviation
43%	military
* for 12-month period ending 07 May 2008

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8N7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

N71 - Donegal Springs Airpark (6 nm NW)
KLNS - Lancaster Airport (11 nm NE)
KMDT - Harrisburg International Airport (16 nm NW)
KTHV - York Airport (19 nm W)
KCXY - Capital City Airport (20 nm NW)

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Dec-2009

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:40	11:40
Sunrise	07:10	12:10
Sunset	16:40	21:40
Evening civil twilight	17:10	22:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Dec-2009 03:28:42
Local (UTC-5)	01-Dec-2009 22:28:42

METAR

KLNS 10nm NE	020253Z 08003KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP192 T00221011 51009
KMDT 17nm NW	020256Z 00000KT 7SM SCT250 03/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP193 T00331006 51014
KTHV 19nm W	020253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP196 T10111022 53011
KCXY 20nm NW	020256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP197 T00111011 51014

TAF

KMDT
17nm NW

012333Z 0200/0224 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM020800 00000KT 3SM BR SCT200 FM021300 15005KT P6SM OVC150 FM022000 14006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC015

NOTAMs

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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 Mc Ginness Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Mc Ginness Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Mc Ginness Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
COMFORT INN COLUMBIA		2.3	90-130
MAINSTAY SUITES MOUNTVILLE		3.7	116-176
SLEEP INN AND SUITES MOUNTVILLE		3.7	95-130
HERITAGE HOTEL LANCASTER		5.1	99-105
WESTFIELD INN AND SUITES		5.4	105-119
OLDE SQUARE INN		5.8	99-175

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 Mc Ginness Airport

35 in	Lancaster
4 in	Manheim
18 in	York
1 in	Strausburg

1 in	Akron
2 in	Middletown
15 in	Hershey

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