FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ZER |
| Lat/Long: | 40-42-23.3000N / 076-22-23.3000W
40-42.388333N / 076-22.388333W
40.7064722 / -76.3731389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1729 ft. / 527.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (2000) |
| From city: | 8 miles W of POTTSVILLE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 17921 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR PICKUP CLEARANCE CALL TOLL FREE CALL 800-932-0712. |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1700
FOR SVC AFTER HRS 570-544-6002. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2500 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 11/29, REIL & PAPI RYS 11& 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.57 (570-544-2778) |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 118.25 |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 118.25 |
| WX AWOS-3 at N79 (11 nm NW): | 119.175 (570-672-0389) |
| WX ASOS at MUI (19 nm SW): | PHONE 717-861-6493 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RAVr059/13.8 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| HZLr224/(19.6) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| MIPr154/23.2 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
| SEGr110/23.8 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| ETXr292/32.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| LRPr003/35.4 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| HARr063/40.0 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
AVGAS SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4594 x 75 ft. / 1400 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 40-42.385858N | | 40-42.282017N |
| Longitude: | 076-23.021483W | | 076-22.035672W |
| Elevation: | 1729.4 ft. | | 1706.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 098 true | | 290 magnetic, 278 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. trees, 368 ft. from runway, 268 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. trees, 216 ft. from runway, 89 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RY 29 HAS BRUSH 86 FT OUT AND 236 FT RIGHT 7 FT HIGH. |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2270 x 140 ft. / 692 x 43 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 4/22 EDGE & DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH YELLOW TIRES, ORANGE CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 04/22 NOT MAINTAINED WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 40-42.336778N | | 40-42.657167N |
| Longitude: | 076-22.231975W | | 076-21.979000W |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 031 true | | 223 magnetic, 211 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. trees, 479 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. brush, 630 ft. from runway, 218 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 27:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SCHUYLKILL COUNTY A/P AUTH
240 AIRPORT ROAD
POTTSVILLE, PA 17901
Phone 570-544-6002 |
| Manager: | BILL WILLARD
240 AIRPORT ROAD
POTTSVILLE, PA 17901
Phone 570-544-6002
OR 570-617-6002 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 76/day * | | 45% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 22% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 27 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | OBSTRUCTION DRAGLINE 200 FT AGL .5 NM RY 11/29. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (191KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 04 | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N79 - Northumberland County Airport (11 nm NW)
74N - Bendigo Airport (12 nm SW)
N13 - Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (19 nm SW)
9D4 - Deck Airport (21 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 09:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:41 | | 09:41 |
| Sunset | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 08:29:46 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 04:29:46 |
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| METAR |
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KMUI
19nm SW | 050755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01390113 $
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KSEG
23nm W | 050753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01220100
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KRDG
28nm SE | 050754Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01610117
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KMDT
35nm SW | 050756Z 35003KT 10SM BKN200 17/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01670111 $
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KLNS
36nm S | 050753Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01560117
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KCXY
37nm SW | 050756Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01500117
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| NOTAMs |
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