FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | UCP |
Lat/Long: | 41-01-31.1990N 080-24-48.1060W 41-01.519983N 080-24.801767W 41.0253331,-80.4133628 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1072.3 ft. / 326.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 09W (2005) |
From city: | 4 miles NW of NEW CASTLE, PA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 16116 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1938 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0830-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REILS RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 05, 13, 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 124.175 ((724) 652-4184) |
YOUNGSTOWN APPROACH: | 133.95 |
YOUNGSTOWN DEPARTURE: | 133.95 |
WX AWOS-3PT at BVI (15 nm S): | 118.35 (724-843-1024) |
WX AWOS-3PT at PJC (18 nm SE): | 118.45 (724-452-5304) |
WX ASOS at YNG (19 nm NW): | PHONE 330-856-9357 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 126.725/291.65(DUBOIS RCAG) WHEN YOUNGSTOWN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
EWCr331/15.1 | | ELLWOOD CITY VOR/DME | | 115.80 | | 08W |
YNGr152/21.8 | | YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 05W |
FKLr231/(35.3) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
ACOr102/36.0 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 04W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
CASTLE | | at field | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
FETCH | | 150/13.4 | | 338 | | 08W | | YN | -.-- -. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 3995 x 75 ft. / 1218 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 41-01.347353N | | 41-01.852892N |
Longitude: | 080-25.087757W | | 080-24.531903W |
Elevation: | 1022.0 ft. | | 1007.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 039 true | | 228 magnetic, 219 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 27 ft. trees, 408 ft. from runway, 196 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear RWY 05 13 FT TREES, 169 FT FM RWY END, 84 FT RIGHT 14 FT TREES, 57 FT BACK FM RWY END, 199 FT LEFT. | | 44 ft. trees, 563 ft. from runway, 284 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear RWY 23, 7 FT TREES, 49 FT FM RWY END, 157 FT RIGHT. |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 2855 x 100 ft. / 870 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 41-01.520967N | | 41-01.294708N |
Longitude: | 080-25.062512W | | 080-24.518403W |
Elevation: | 1016.3 ft. | | 1072.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 118 true | | 307 magnetic, 298 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 108 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RWY 13, 7 FT TREES 267 FT OUT 55 FT LEFT OBST PAPI. | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 7 ft. trees, 267 ft. from runway, 55 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear RWY 13, 21 FT TREES 142 FT FM RWY END, 120 FT RIGHT. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | LAWRENCE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY 406 FRANK FARONE DRIVE NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 Phone (724) 652-5546 |
Manager: | JAMES FARRIS, JR. 406 FRANK FARONE DRIVE NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 Phone (724) 651-2100 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 86/day * | 67% | local general aviation | 30% | transient general aviation | 3% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 10 May 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER ON AND INVOF AIRPORT. |
- | FOR CD CTC YOUNGSTOWN APCH AT 330-856-4806, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0234. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (224KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (123KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4G4 - Youngstown Elser Metro Airport (13 nm W)
29D - Grove City Airport (13 nm NE)
KBVI - Beaver County Airport (15 nm S)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KYNG - Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport (19 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 11-Jul-2010
from 6,500' altitude looking west.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 01-Apr-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
Sunset | | 19:45 | | 23:45 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:13 | | 00:13 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Apr-2023 08:14:48 |
Local (UTC-4) | 01-Apr-2023 04:14:48 |
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METAR |
KUCP | 010756Z AUTO 21007KT 5SM +RA BR FEW010 SCT018 OVC022 13/13 A2950 RMK AO2 SLP004 P0010 T01330133
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KBVI 16nm S | 010755Z AUTO 24015G25KT 7SM RA SCT016 BKN028 OVC080 15/12 A2950 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T01480122
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KPJC 18nm SE | 010755Z AUTO 19004KT 5SM -RA BKN023 BKN029 OVC035 14/13 A2951 RMK AO2
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KYNG 18nm NW | 010759Z 26020G28KT 4SM RA BR FEW015 BKN025 OVC050 14/12 A2952 RMK AO2 PK WND 28028/0755 WSHFT 0745 P0003 T01390117
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TAF |
KBVI 16nm S | 010520Z 0106/0206 20026G40KT P6SM VCTS OVC025CB FM010800 21024G37KT 6SM -TSRA OVC016CB FM011100 23016G26KT P6SM BKN070 FM012100 27024G37KT 6SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM020200 28015G29KT P6SM BKN017
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KYNG 18nm NW | 010546Z 0106/0206 19015G25KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT015 OVC025CB TEMPO 0108/0109 VRB20G30KT 2SM TSRA OVC015CB FM011000 22011G20KT P6SM SCT035 FM011600 25023G41KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT025 BKN050CB TEMPO 0117/0119 2SM TSRA OVC025CB FM012100 27023G37KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM020300 32013G23KT P6SM OVC015
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NOTAMs |
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