AirNav: N79 - Northumberland County Airport

N79

Northumberland County Airport
Shamokin, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	N79
Lat/Long:	40-50-12.9000N 076-33-08.8000W 40-50.215000N 076-33.146667W 40.8369167,-76.5524444 (estimated)
Elevation:	880.6 ft. / 268.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	11W (1995)
From city:	3 miles N of SHAMOKIN, PA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	17824

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1400, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - 121.8.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	119.175 (570-672-0389)
HARRISBURG APPROACH:	118.25
HARRISBURG DEPARTURE:	118.25
WX AWOS-3 at 79PN (8 nm N):	118.075 (570-271-8192)
WX AWOS-3 at ZER (11 nm SE):	127.575 (570-544-2778)
WX ASOS at SEG (14 nm W):	123.975 (570-374-4099)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MIPr164/12.3	MILTON VORTAC	109.20	09W
SEGr088/15.3	SELINSGROVE VOR/DME	110.40	08W
RAVr018/17.1	RAVINE VORTAC	114.60	11W
FQMr171/31.7	WILLIAMSPORT VOR/DME	114.40	09W
HARr046/39.8	HARRISBURG VORTAC	115.35	10W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BELLGROVE		010/24.1		328		10W		BZJ	-... --.. .---

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:

3297 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 8

RUNWAY 26

Latitude:

40-50.133392N

40-50.297303N

Longitude:

076-33.488143W

076-32.806612W

Elevation:

852.5 ft.

880.5 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

083 magnetic, 072 true

263 magnetic, 252 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 08 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

17 ft. trees, 330 ft. from runway, 214 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RWY 08 TREES/BRUSH 165 L OF CNTRLN PARL TO RWY FROM THLD OUT TO 200 FT.

none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	NORTHUMBERLAND CO APT AUTH PO BOX 94 PAXINOS, PA 17860 Phone 570-898-8588 AFT HRS: 570-898-8588
Manager:	RON SMITH PO BOX 94 PAXINOS, PA 17860 Phone 570-898-8588

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.

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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08		download (264KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26		download (287KB)
VOR RWY 08		download (237KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (243KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8N8 - Danville Airport (8 nm NW)
N13 - Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KZER - Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey Airport (11 nm SE)
KSEG - Penn Valley Airport (14 nm W)
74N - Bendigo Airport (17 nm S)

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Area around N79 (Northumberland County Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	11:51
Sunrise	07:20	12:20
Sunset	17:18	22:18
Evening civil twilight	17:48	22:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Jan-2026 11:49:34
Local (UTC-5)	29-Jan-2026 06:49:34

METAR

KZER 11nm SE	291135Z AUTO 29010G14KT 10SM CLR M16/M19 A3000 RMK AO2
KSEG 14nm W	291053Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR M14/M19 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP216 T11391189

TAF

KMUI 25nm S	290300Z 2903/3009 25006KT 9999 SKC QNH3006INS BECMG 2916/2917 29015G25KT 9999 FEW020 BKN040 620406 520009 520901 QNH3013INS BECMG 2921/2922 29009KT 9999 BKN050 620505 QNH3015INS TXM08/2920Z TNM19/2907Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2905 NEXT 2911
KIPT 30nm NW	290953Z 2910/3006 28007KT P6SM BKN045 FM291500 29012G20KT P6SM BKN045 FM292200 29010KT P6SM BKN040 FM300000 29004KT P6SM BKN040

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Northumberland County Airport

570-672-1321
570-898-8588
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Rental cars, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Public telephone, ...

More info about Northumberland County Airport

independent
	100LL		Jet A
SS		$4.63		$3.90
Updated 13-Jan-2026

2 read write

SS=Self service

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