FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N68 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-58-22.6260N / 077-38-35.7640W 39-58.377100N / 077-38.596067W 39.9729517 / -77.6432678 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 697 ft. / 212.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of CHAMBERSBURG, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 17201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| 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: | UNATTND |
| Pattern altitude: | 1497 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT LIRL RY 06/24 & VASI RY 24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 124.1 |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 124.1 |
| WX ASOS at HGR (16 nm S): | 126.375 (301-745-3497) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| THSr087/14.4 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| HGRr038/(19.2) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| HARr243/32.9 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| FDKr348/(35.8) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| MRBr022/36.5 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| AOOr132/(36.9) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| YORK | | 286/35.4 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 39-58.196350N | | 39-58.558967N |
| Longitude: | 077-38.858767W | | 077-38.332467W |
| Elevation: | 683.0 ft. | | 683.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 059 magnetic, 048 true | | 239 magnetic, 228 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. pole, marked and lighted, 672 ft. from runway, 202 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 38 ft. trees, 447 ft. from runway, 232 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SUSQUEHANNA AREA REGIONAL AIRPORT A ONE TERMINAL DRIVE, SUITE 300 MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057 Phone 717-948-3900 |
| Manager: | TIM EDWARDS ONE TERMINAL DRIVE, SUITE 300, 208 AIRPORT DRIVE MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057 Phone 717-948-3900 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 October 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (249KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (264KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (16 nm S)
N94 - Carlisle Airport (25 nm NE)
02P - Stottle Memorial Heliport (26 nm N)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (29 nm SW)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (36 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Rachel Bitterfield
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunset | | 17:00 | | 22:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:29 | | 22:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:54:44 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 02:54:44 |
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| METAR |
KHGR 17nm S | 080653Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00830011 $
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| TAF |
KAOO 37nm NW | 080532Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM FEW050 FM081000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT035 FM081600 18006KT P6SM SCT250
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KMRB 38nm SW | 080536Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081400 27005KT P6SM SKC FM081800 16003KT P6SM FEW250 FM082300 11002KT P6SM FEW250
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KMDT 42nm E | 080532Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081000 VRB03KT 4SM BR SKC FM081400 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM081700 17006KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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