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W73 Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport
Fairfield, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SAT-SUN DAYLIGHT HOURS
Pattern altitude: 1373 ft. MSL
TPA 1365' MSL.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
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)
  • MULTICOM 123.3 WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FDKr011/(20.7)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W
EMIr320/23.3WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
HGRr088/(23.5)HAGERSTOWN VOR109.8007W
THSr118/29.6ST THOMAS VORTAC115.0007W
MRBr053/32.0MARTINSBURG VORTAC112.1007W
HARr212/35.2HARRISBURG VORTAC112.5010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
YORK257/23.925411WEUD . ..- -..
GAITHERSBURG355/36.338509WGAI --. .- ..
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 poor condition
SOUTHERN PORTION OF RW 33 CRACKING, RUTTING
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Double wheel: 12.5
Runway edge markings: MARKINGS EXTREMELY FADED
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no900 ft.
Markings: basic, in poor condition
Obstructions: 18 ft. brush, 243 ft. from runway, 31 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
+15 FT ROAD AT THLD 125 FT L/R OF CNTRLN.
44 ft. tree, 268 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+62 FT TREES 0-110 FT FM THLD 25-125 FT L OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MID-ATLANTIC SOARING ASSOC.
165 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 717-642-5392
Manager: MARTIN VOELK
C/O MIKE HIGGINS, 165 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 717-642-5392

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 65
Single engine airplanes: 5
Gliders airplanes: 60
    
Aircraft operations: avg 26/day *
99% local general aviation
1% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 17 June 2008

Additional Remarks

EXTSV GLDR OPNS.
RY 15 CLSD FOR LANDINGS.
KARLINDO PERSONAL USE ARPT LCTD 1300 FT E OF RYS.
ARPT CLSD EXCEPT PPR 717-432-0856/703-335-6778 WHEN P-40 EXPANDED TO 10 NM RADIUS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W73.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

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)
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (23 nm SE)
 
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From to W73

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1609:16
Sunrise05:4809:48
Sunset20:4000:40
Evening civil twilight21:1201:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 20:49:04
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 16:49:04
 
METAR
KHGR 
18nm W 
051953Z VRB05KT 10SM SCT110 25/09 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02500089
KDMW 
18nm SE 
052028Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A2988 RMK AO2
KFDK 
20nm S 
052027Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM BKN060 OVC075 24/14 A2988 RMK AO2
KTHV 
24nm NE 
051953Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 25/11 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02500111
TAF
KMRB 
36nm SW 
051720Z 0518/0618 22004KT P6SM BKN080 FM052300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 FM060600 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW080 FM061300 33005KT P6SM SKC
KMDT 
38nm NE 
051720Z 0518/0618 00000KT P6SM SCT200 FM060200 23003KT P6SM SCT250
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport

Miles Price ($)
CARROLL VALLEY RESORT 1.4 109-110
SLEEP INN AND STES EMMITSBURG 4.1 85-119
EISENHOWER HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 4.2 75-81

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 Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport

1 in Fairfield
1 in Emmitsburg, MD
19 in Gettysburg
1 in Thurmont, MD
4 in Hanover
 

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