FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PA55 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-49-58.5850N 079-21-38.4150W
41-49.976417N 079-21.640250W
41.8329403,-79.3606708
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1230 ft. / 375 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of PITTSFIELD, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 16340 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1971 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT LIRL RY 09/27 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
FOR ROTG BCN CALL 814-563-3166 OR 4949. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at JHW (20 nm N): | 118.425 (716-664-6005) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| JHWr214/23.9 | | JAMESTOWN VOR/DME | | 114.70 | | 07W |
| FKLr049/(32.5) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3650 x 100 ft. / 1113 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 09/27 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES & LGTS. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-49.892333N | | 41-50.060500N |
| Longitude: | 079-22.026333W | | 079-21.254167W |
| Elevation: | 1230.0 ft. | | 1226.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 073 true | | 262 magnetic, 253 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 510 ft. | | 685 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. pole, 591 ft. from runway, 181 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
RY 09 APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 45 ft. trees, 526 ft. from runway, 42 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RY 27 APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BILL HOLDER
PO BOX 134
PITTSFIELD, PA 16340
Phone 814-563-4949 |
| Manager: | BILL HOLDER
PO BOX 134
PITTSFIELD, PA 16340
Phone 814-563-3166 |
Additional Remarks
| - | 42 FT PLINE PARALLELING RY APPRX 215 FT S OF RY CNTRLN; PLINE MARKED WITH ORANGE SPHERES. |
| - | RY SOFT DURING SPRING THAW. |
| - | DEER & GEESE ON & INVOF RY. |
| - | EXTENSIVE GLIDER OPNS WEEKENDS. |
| - | RY 09 520 FT TERRAIN 2400 FT SOUTH; RY 27 370 FT TERRAIN 3600 FT EAST. |
| - | RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC BUFFALO APCH AT 716-626-6920, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0232. |
| - | RWY NOT MNTND DURG WINT MONTHS |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PA55.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8G2 - Corry-Lawrence Airport (13 nm W)
KJHW - Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (20 nm N)
6G1 - Titusville Airport (22 nm SW)
KBFD - Bradford Regional Airport (32 nm E)
KFKL - Venango Regional Airport (35 nm SW)
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Times for 18-Feb-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Feb-2026 13:13:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-Feb-2026 08:13:01 |
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KJHW
19nm N | 181256Z AUTO 13005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC055 04/04 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP095 P0004 T00440044
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KJHW
19nm N | 181120Z 1812/1912 16005KT 4SM -RA BR BKN035 OVC045 FM181400 10006KT 3SM -RA BR BKN025 PROB30 1814/1820 2SM -RA FM182000 12005KT 3SM -RA BKN025 FM182300 23005KT 4SM BR BKN003 FM190600 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN003
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