FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N79 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-50-12.9230N / 076-33-08.8420W 40-50.215383N / 076-33.147367W 40.8369231 / -76.5524561 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 881 ft. / 268.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of SHAMOKIN, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 17824 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION FOR PICKUP CLEARANCE TOLL FREE CALL 800-932-0712. |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - 121.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.175 (570-672-0389) |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 118.25 [0600-0000] |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 118.25 [0600-0000] |
| WX AWOS-3 at ZER (11 nm SE): | 127.57 (570-544-2778) |
| WX ASOS at SEG (14 nm W): | 123.975 (570-374-4099) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MIPr164/12.3 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
| SEGr088/15.3 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| RAVr018/17.1 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| HZLr256/(21.0) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| FQMr171/31.7 | | WILLIAMSPORT VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 09W |
| HARr046/39.8 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3297 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-50.133383N | | 40-50.297383N |
| Longitude: | 076-33.488117W | | 076-32.806567W |
| Elevation: | 853.3 ft. | | 881.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 072 true | | 263 magnetic, 252 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: | 14 ft. trees, 391 ft. from runway, 258 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 46 ft. trees, 1808 ft. from runway, 239 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NORTHUMBERLAND CO APT AUTH 1387 AIRPORT ROAD PAXINOS, PA 17860 Phone 570-672-2299 AFTER HOURS 570-898-8588 |
| Manager: | RON SMITH 1387 AIRPORT ROAD PAXINOS, PA 17860 Phone 570-373-5511 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 November 2007 | |
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 |
| GPS RWY 26 | |
download (172KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 08 | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N13 - Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KZER - Schuylkill County (Joe Zerbey) Airport (11 nm SE)
KSEG - Penn Valley Airport (14 nm W)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (24 nm S)
KHZL - Hazleton Municipal Airport (27 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 18:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Oct-2008 23:52:42 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 10-Oct-2008 19:52:42 |
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| METAR |
KSEG 14nm W | 102253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01170078
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KMUI 25nm S | 102255Z 00000KT 10SM 15/05 A3026 RMK AO2A SLP248 T01520053 $
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| TAF |
KMUI 25nm S | 101818 06007KT 9999 SKC QNH3021INS T24/19Z T07/08Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1102 NEXT 1412
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KIPT 30nm NW | 101720Z 101818 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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