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N79

Northumberland County Airport
Shamokin, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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:	SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1400
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT PAPI RY 08/26; MIRL RY 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 [0600-0000]
HARRISBURG DEPARTURE:	118.25 [0600-0000]
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:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
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)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

18 ft. trees, 395 ft. from runway, 257 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 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 AFTER HOURS 570-898-8588
Manager:	RON SMITH PO BOX 94 PAXINOS, PA 17860 Phone 570-898-8588

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		16
Single engine airplanes:		13
Multi engine airplanes:		2
Helicopters:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 63/day *
65%	local general aviation
35%	transient general aviation
<1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 21 February 2023

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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08		download (264KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26		download (288KB)
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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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:54	09:54
Sunrise	06:22	10:22
Sunset	19:49	23:49
Evening civil twilight	20:17	00:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Apr-2024 14:20:11
Local (UTC-4)	18-Apr-2024 10:20:11

METAR

KZER 11nm SE	181355Z AUTO 11009KT M1/4SM FG OVC001 07/07 A3001 RMK AO2
KSEG 14nm W	181353Z AUTO 14004KT 7SM OVC010 13/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01280111

TAF

KMUI 25nm S	171900Z 1719/1901 11009KT 9000 -SHRA OVC035 510063 QNH2994INS BECMG 1721/1722 11012G18KT 9999 NSW OVC030 QNH2994INS BECMG 1801/1802 VRB06KT 8000 BR VCSH OVC015 QNH2984INS BECMG 1806/1807 VRB06KT 8000 BR OVC005 QNH2981INS TX19/1721Z TN11/1801Z
KIPT 30nm NW	181127Z 1812/1912 10003KT P6SM VCSH OVC009 FM181900 VRB05KT P6SM OVC025

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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		$5.17		$4.65
Updated 10-Apr-2024

1 read write

SS=Self service

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