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W73 Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport
Fairfield, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

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
ATTND SAT-SUN & FED HOL DURG DALGT HRS WHEN WX PERMITS.
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

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: RWY 15 NOT MKD WITH THLD OR MAG HDG.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no900 ft.
Markings: basic, in good condition
Obstructions: 82 ft. trees, 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. trees, 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: MARK PHILIP
154 PECHER RD, 165 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 770-540-5503

Additional Remarks

- EXTSV GLDR GND & FLT OPNS.
- RWY 15 CLSD FOR APCH AND LNDG. EXTREME CAUTION: ALL TKOFS USE RWY 15. ALL APCHS & LNDGS USE RWY 33. ROTORCRAFT AIR & HOVER TAXI RSTD TO RWY.
- KARLINDO PERSONAL USE ARPT LCTD 1300 FT E OF RWYS.
- ARPT OPS RESTRICTED, IAW TFR RULES, WHEN P-40 EXPANDED TO 10 NM RADIUS.
- GLIDERS OCCASIONALLY LND ON TURF AREA ADJ TO RWY 15/33.
- FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-709-4993.
- ROTORCRAFT EXERCISE EXTREME CTN AT N END OF RWY DUE TO GLIDER GND OPNS.

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 19-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5909:59
Sunrise06:2710:27
Sunset19:5023:50
Evening civil twilight20:1800:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Apr-2026 00:47:19
Local (UTC-4)  19-Apr-2026 20:47:19
 
METAR
KHGR 
18nm W 		192353Z 30009KT 10SM CLR 09/M04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00941044 10139 20094 51022 $
KDMW 
18nm SE 		200035Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 10/M04 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KMRB 
36nm SW 		192222Z 1922/2018 31018G28KT P6SM SCT060 FM200000 30010G20KT P6SM FEW050 FM200200 26007KT P6SM SCT050 FM200900 30010G20KT P6SM BKN050 FM201300 30015G25KT P6SM BKN060
KMDT 
38nm NE 		191727Z 1918/2018 31018G26KT P6SM BKN100 FM200000 29008KT P6SM SKC FM200500 27003KT P6SM OVC070 FM201100 31011G19KT P6SM OVC070 FM201300 32017G25KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100
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