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PS15

Vicars Private Airport
Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	PS15
Lat/Long:	40-32-51.2470N 078-23-30.0510W 40-32.854117N 078-23.500850W 40.5475686,-78.3916808 (estimated)
Elevation:	1370 ft. / 418 m (estimated)
Variation:	09W (1990)
From city:	1 mile N of ALTOONA, PA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	16601

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at AOO (15 nm S):

127.125 (814-793-9655)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JSTr062/24.5		JOHNSTOWN VOR/DME		113.00		06W
PSBr229/28.6		PHILIPSBURG VORTAC		115.50		10W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1200 x 100 ft. / 366 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOHN VICARS 814 PROSPECT LANE ALTOONA, PA 16601 Phone 814-942-1563
Manager:	JOHN VICARS 814 PROSPECT LANE ALTOONA, PA 16601 Phone 814-942-1563

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC JOHNSTOWN APCH AT 814-532-5960, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0234.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PS15.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAOO - Altoona/Blair County Airport (15 nm S)
9G8 - Ebensburg Airport (18 nm W)
KPSB - Mid-State Airport (24 nm NE)
KJST - John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport (25 nm SW)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (28 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:39	11:39
Sunrise	07:07	12:07
Sunset	17:48	22:48
Evening civil twilight	18:16	23:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Feb-2026 08:00:48
Local (UTC-5)	16-Feb-2026 03:00:48

METAR

KAOO 15nm S	160753Z AUTO 08003KT 1SM BR OVC002 01/01 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00110006
KJST 24nm SW	160754Z AUTO 23004KT 1/4SM FG VV002 01/01 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP153 T00060006
KHMZ 28nm S	160735Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC009 02/01 A2997 RMK AO2 T00170013
KFIG 30nm N	160754Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC007 01/01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00110011

TAF

KAOO
15nm S

160534Z 1606/1706 VRB05KT 3SM BR BKN006 OVC015 FM160700 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM161500 00000KT P6SM BKN014 FM161800 22004KT P6SM BKN025 FM162000 24005KT P6SM BKN050

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