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P98 Southern Adams County Heliport
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: P98
Lat/Long: 39-45-40.3480N / 077-16-30.9490W
39-45.672467N / 077-16.515817W
39.7612078 / -77.2752636
(estimated)
Elevation: 530 ft. / 162 m (estimated)
Variation: 10W (1980)
From city: 6 miles S of GETTYSBURG, PA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 17325

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1986
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
FOR ATTENDANCE SAT; SUN; & HOLIDAYS CALL AMGR 717-334-0280 OR 717-337-1515 BTN 0800-1700.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at DMW (15 nm SE): 121.25 (410-876-1281)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EMIr327/21.0WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
FDKr020/(21.4)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W
HGRr089/(27.1)HAGERSTOWN VOR109.8007W
THSr115/32.8ST THOMAS VORTAC115.0007W
HARr206/33.8HARRISBURG VORTAC112.5010W
MRBr057/34.8MARTINSBURG VORTAC112.1007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
YORK254/20.725411WEUD . ..- -..
GAITHERSBURG001/35.838509WGAI --. .- ..
ELLICOTT332/36.637111WFND ..-. -. -..

Heliport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Operational restrictions: 145 DEG INGRESS/325 DEG EGRESS; 340 DEG INGRESS/160 DEG EGRESS.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: EAST COAST HELICOPTER, INC.
2812 EMMITSBURG RD
GETTYSBURG, PA 17325-7117
Phone 717-337-1515
Manager: GEORGE P. KRAMER
2812 EMMITSBURG RD
GETTYSBURG, PA 17325-7117
Phone 717-334-0280

Heliport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Helicopters: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 66/month *
92% local general aviation
8% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 05 September 2007

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 RY H1 24 FT MARKED PLINE 201 FT NW; 19 FT HANGAR 125 FT N; 34 FT TREES 788 FT SE.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; MAINTAIN 500 FT TIL INBOUND ON APCH HDG - AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF HOUSES N & S OF HELIPORT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at P98.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (15 nm SE)
KTHV - York Airport (21 nm NE)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (21 nm W)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (21 nm NW)
 
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From to P98

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1510:15
Sunrise06:4310:43
Sunset19:3223:32
Evening civil twilight20:0024:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2008 10:26:00
Local (UTC-4)  05-Sep-2008 06:26:00
 
METAR
KDMW 
15nm SE 
050949Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM 23/17 A3003 RMK AO2
KTHV 
20nm NE 
050953Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02170172
KFDK 
21nm S 
050949Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT100 21/17 A3001 RMK AO2 >XXXX>43
KHGR 
21nm W 
050953Z AUTO 12003KT 7SM CLR 21/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02060172
TAF
KMDT 
35nm NE 
050551Z 050606 13003KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 1013 00000KT 3SM BR SCT250 FM1800 16008KT P6SM SCT250 FM2300 14004KT P6SM BKN250 FM0500 14003KT 5SM BR BKN250
KMRB 
39nm SW 
050520Z 050606 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM0700 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT250 TEMPO 0812 2SM BR FM1300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM1500 16008KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 OVC150 FM0500 VRB03KT 3SM -RA BR BKN030 OVC050
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Southern Adams County Heliport

Miles Price ($)
SLEEP INN AND STES EMMITSBURG 4.3 85-86
COLTON MOTEL GETTYSBURG 4.4 
QUALITY INN GETTSBURG MOTOR LOD 4.5 63-134
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 4.5 50-66
COUNTRY INN STES GETTYSBURG 4.7 71-211
GETTYSBURG TRAVELODGE 4.8 74-84
QUALITY INN AT GENERAL LEES HEA 5.3 58-180
BEST WESTERN GETTYSBURG HOTEL-EST 1797 5.4 84-188
CARROLL VALLEY RESORT 5.4 
SUPER 8 GETTYSBURG PA 5.8 134-150

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Southern Adams County Heliport

1 in Emmitsburg, MD
16 in Gettysburg
1 in Fairfield
1 in Thurmont, MD
3 in Hanover
3 in Westminster, MD
 

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