FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LANDING FEE FOR ALL ACFT EXCEPT LIGHT SINGLE ENGINE. |
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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 25 ft. tree, 1434 ft. from runway, 352 ft. right of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BEDFORD CO AIRPORT AUTHORITY 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: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 40/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 05 February 2009 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download |
| VOR-A | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 17:50:38 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 12:50:38 |
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| METAR |
KAOO 16nm NE | 091712Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM -SN BR VV009 M06/M08 A2997 RMK AO2 P0000
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KJST 20nm NW | 091732Z AUTO 13009KT 3SM -SN OVC021 M06/M08 A2983 RMK AO2 PRESFR P0000
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KCBE 30nm SW | 091737Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM SCT030 OVC037 M04/M06 A3003 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KAOO 16nm NE | 091144Z 0912/1012 22005KT P6SM OVC100 FM091300 14004KT 6SM BR OVC050 FM091600 14005KT 2SM -SN BR OVC025 FM091900 14007KT 1SM -SN BR OVC007 FM100000 13006KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC003 FM100900 25007KT 1SM -SN BR OVC003
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| NOTAMs |
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