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W73

Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport
Fairfield, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
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/(20.7)	FREDERICK VOR	109.00	08W
EMIr320/23.3	WESTMINSTER VORTAC	117.90	08W
HGRr088/(23.5)	HAGERSTOWN VOR	109.80	07W
MRBr053/32.0	MARTINSBURG VORTAC	112.10	07W
HARr212/35.2	HARRISBURG VORTAC	115.35	10W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ELLICOTT		328/38.7		371		11W		FND	..-. -. -..

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 good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	12.5
Double wheel:	12.5

Runway edge markings:

RY 15 NOT MARKED WITH THLD OR MAGNETIC HEADING.

RUNWAY 15

RUNWAY 33

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Displaced threshold:

900 ft.

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Obstructions:

80 ft. tree, 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. tree, 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:	ROBERT JACKSON 931 PECHER RD, 165 PECHER RD FAIRFIELD, PA 17320 Phone 717-642-9886

Additional Remarks

-	EXTSV GLDR OPNS.
-	RY 15 CLSD FOR LANDINGS.
-	KARLINDO PERSONAL USE ARPT LCTD 1300 FT E OF RYS.
-	ARPT OPS RESTRICTED, IAW TFR RULES, WHEN P-40 EXPANDED TO 10 NM RADIUS.
-	GLIDERS OCCASSIONALLY LAND ON TURF AREA ADJACENT TO RY 15/33.
-	FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-709-4993.

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 08-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:43	11:43
Sunrise	07:11	12:11
Sunset	17:36	22:36
Evening civil twilight	18:04	23:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Feb-2025 02:31:49
Local (UTC-5)	08-Feb-2025 21:31:49

METAR

KHGR 18nm W	090153Z 17014G27KT 7SM OVC006 M01/M02 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 15027/0117 SLP132 T10061022 $
KDMW 18nm SE	090200Z AUTO 16008G14KT 2SM BR OVC004 M01/M01 A2990 RMK AO2

TAF

KMRB 36nm SW	082021Z 0820/0918 15008KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 FM082100 13008KT 5SM -FZRA OVC015 FM082300 14008KT 4SM -FZRA OVC008 FM090200 18009KT 2SM BR OVC003 FM090600 27010KT P6SM OVC015
KMDT 38nm NE	082214Z 0822/0918 15006KT 6SM -SN OVC028 FM082300 13006KT 4SM -SNPL OVC025 FM090000 13007KT 2SM -SNPL OVC009 FM090200 13007KT 1 1/2SM -FZRA BR OVC005 FM090800 30005KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC005 FM091100 30017G26KT P6SM OVC015 FM091600 31017G26KT P6SM BKN035

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