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W73 Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport
Fairfield, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: W73
Lat/Long: 39-45-25.3440N 077-21-04.9540W
39-45.422400N 077-21.082567W
39.7570400,-77.3513761
(estimated)
Elevation: 573 ft. / 175 m (estimated)
Variation: 10W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SE of FAIRFIELD, PA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 17320

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1971
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SAT-SUN DAYLIGHT HOURS, ALL MON - FRI UNATTENDED
Pattern altitude: TPA 1365' MSL.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
SEGM CIRC ON WEST SIDE OF ARPT; 45 FT DIAM.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.3
WX ASOS at HGR (18 nm W): 126.375 (301-745-3497)
WX AWOS-3 at DMW (18 nm SE): 121.25 (410-876-1281)
WX AWOS-3 at N68 (19 nm NW): 120.725 (717-261-1943)
  • MULTICOM 123.3 USED DURING GLIDER ACTIVITY.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FDKr011/20.7FREDERICK VOR/DME116.8508W
EMIr320/23.3WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
HGRr088/(23.5)HAGERSTOWN VOR109.8007W
MRBr053/32.0MARTINSBURG VORTAC112.1007W
HARr212/35.2HARRISBURG VORTAC115.3510W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELLICOTT328/38.737111WFND ..-. -. -..

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2700 x 50 ft. / 823 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Double wheel: 12.5
Runway edge markings: RY 15 NOT MARKED WITH THLD OR MAGNETIC HEADING.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no900 ft.
Markings: basic, in good condition
Obstructions: 80 ft. tree, 370 ft. from runway, 92 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 15 HAS +15 FT ROAD AT RY END 125 FT L/R OF CNTRLN.
60 ft. tree, 1022 ft. from runway, 163 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
RY 33 APPROACH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MID-ATLANTIC SOARING ASSOC.
154 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 717-642-9907
Manager: ROBERT JACKSON
931 PECHER RD, 165 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 717-642-9886

Additional Remarks

EXTSV GLDR OPNS.
RY 15 CLSD FOR LANDINGS.
KARLINDO PERSONAL USE ARPT LCTD 1300 FT E OF RYS.
ARPT OPS RESTRICTED, IAW TFR RULES, WHEN P-40 EXPANDED TO 10 NM RADIUS.
GLIDERS OCCASSIONALLY LAND ON TURF AREA ADJACENT TO RY 15/33.
FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-709-4993.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W73.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W05 - Gettysburg Regional Airport (6 nm NE)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (18 nm W)
KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (18 nm SE)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (19 nm NW)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1909:19
Sunrise05:5109:51
Sunset20:3800:38
Evening civil twilight21:1001:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Jul-2025 17:18:10
Local (UTC-4)  10-Jul-2025 13:18:10
 
METAR
KHGR 
18nm W 
101653Z 25004KT 10SM SCT020 27/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02720211
KDMW 
18nm SE 
101655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
TAF
KMRB 
36nm SW 
101410Z 1014/1112 20004KT P6SM BKN007 BKN015 FM101600 18005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 FM101800 15004KT P6SM BKN035 BKN200 FM110100 00000KT P6SM BKN100 FM110600 00000KT 4SM BR FEW100 SCT250 FM110900 00000KT 2SM BR BKN250
KMDT 
38nm NE 
101128Z 1012/1112 00000KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 BKN250 FM101400 25003KT P6SM BKN035 BKN100 FM110200 16004KT P6SM OVC100
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