FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HMZ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-05-10.0000N / 078-30-48.6000W 40-05.166667N / 078-30.810000W 40.0861111 / -78.5135000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1162 ft. / 354.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of BEDFORD, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 15522 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1994 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1800 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 814-623-1862. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 14 & 32 REMAIN ON. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.675 (814-623-2936) |
| WX ASOS at AOO (15 nm NE): | 127.125 (814-793-9655) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 124.4/327.1 (ALTOONA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| AOOr221/(17.3) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| JSTr139/20.2 | | JOHNSTOWN VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 06W |
| THSr297/27.4 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| RECr168/29.6 | | REVLOC VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| GRVr048/36.7 | | GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 06W |
| HGRr315/(38.2) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| IHDr086/39.4 | | INDIAN HEAD VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 06W |
| TONr199/39.8 | | TYRONE VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| STOYSTOWN | | 098/18.5 | | 209 | | 08W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
| CUMBERLAND | | 029/28.4 | | 317 | | 07W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
| BENJE | | 124/38.8 | | 382 | | 07W | | BHU | -... .... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5005 x 75 ft. / 1526 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 38.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 14 MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 40-05.418942N | | 40-04.916052N |
| Longitude: | 078-31.235117W | | 078-30.384797W |
| Elevation: | 1156.0 ft. | | 1160.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 127 true | | 316 magnetic, 307 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | tree | | 211 ft. hill, 4628 ft. from runway, 816 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BEDFORD CO AIR IND PARK AUTH PO BOX 155 BEDFORD, PA 15522 Phone 814-623-0704 |
| Manager: | RAY JENNINGS PO BOX 155 BEDFORD, PA 15522 Phone 814-623-0704 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 05 February 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH TERRAIN (MTN RIDGES) SOUTHEAST OF ARPT LGTD WITH RED OBSTRUCTION LGTS. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 **NEW** | |
download (269KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 **NEW** | |
download (276KB) |
| VOR-A **NEW** | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAOO - Altoona-Blair County Airport (15 nm NE)
KJST - John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (20 nm NW)
2G9 - Somerset County Airport (23 nm W)
9G8 - Ebensburg Airport (25 nm NW)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (29 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Malcolm Teas, www.tangozulu.biz
Photo taken 24-Feb-2008
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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 12-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 21:06:04 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 17:06:04 |
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| METAR |
KAOO 16nm NE | 122053Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3048 RMK AO2 SLP323 T02170089 56009
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KJST 20nm NW | 122054Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP321 T02170067 55005
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KCBE 30nm SW | 122038Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3050 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KAOO 16nm NE | 121729Z 121818 18004KT P6SM SCT250 FM2300 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM1000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT250 TEMPO 1013 2SM BR SCT005 FM1500 25004KT P6SM SCT220
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| NOTAMs |
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