FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 570-672-2991 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 10 November 2008 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 26 | |
download (172KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 08 | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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)
74N - Bendigo Airport (17 nm S)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (24 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 21:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:09 | | 22:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 05:27:09 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Dec-2009 00:27:09 |
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| METAR |
KSEG 14nm W | 010521Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN029 OVC040 04/M03 A2988 RMK AO2
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KMUI 25nm S | 010510Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM UP OVC032 02/M01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP124
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| TAF |
KIPT 30nm NW | 302333Z 0100/0124 32011KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM010200 31009KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 0102/0105 3SM -SHSN OVC020 FM010900 26009KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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