FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 29D |
| Lat/Long: | 41-08-45.7000N / 080-10-03.9000W
41-08.761667N / 080-10.065000W
41.1460278 / -80.1677500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1371 ft. / 418 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of GROVE CITY, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 16137 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0900-DUSK, ALL SUN 1200-1700
CLOSED THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS STUB TO APRON. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| YOUNGSTOWN APPROACH: | 133.95 |
| YOUNGSTOWN DEPARTURE: | 133.95 |
| WX ASOS at UCP (13 nm SW): | 124.175 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FKL (20 nm NE): | 118.175 (814-437-2066) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 120.775/298.950 (CHARDON RCAG) WHEN YOUNGSTOWN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EWCr014/19.4 | | ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 08W |
| FKLr225/(22.5) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
| YNGr121/25.4 | | YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 05W |
| CIPr276/32.1 | | CLARION VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 06W |
| MMJr010/39.5 | | MONTOUR VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CASTLE | | 066/13.4 | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
| HUBBARD | | 099/16.4 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 75 ft. / 1372 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS ARE FADED.
RY MARKINGS ARE FADED. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 41-08.776750N | | 41-08.748250N |
| Longitude: | 080-10.555267W | | 080-09.575700W |
| Elevation: | 1349.0 ft. | | 1297.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.5% | | 1.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left
RY 10 RGT TFC GLIDERS ONLY. | | left |
| Runway heading: | 101 magnetic, 092 true | | 281 magnetic, 272 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 590 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left
PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 266 ft. from runway, 111 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RY 10 HAS +112 FT TREES; DIST 1875 FT; 334 FT RT; 16:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD. | | 29 ft. trees, 215 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline
RY 28 HAS +9 FT TREES, 8 FT FM RY END, 93 FT RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOROUGH OF GROVE CITY
123 W MAIN ST. P.O. BOX 110
GROVE CITY, PA 16127
Phone 724-458-7060 |
| Manager: | STEVE RHULE
40 OAKLEY KELLY DRIVE
MERCER, PA 16137-8411
Phone 724-748-5530
MGR 24 HR CELL PHONE NR 724-992-1519 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 116/week * | | 82% | local general aviation | | 16% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & GEESE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DRAINAGE RAVINE 15 FT DEEP LCTD IN SAFETY AREA NORTH OF RY 10. |
| - | AVOID OVERFLYING FLD DURG DALGT VFR BECAUSE OF PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITY NW CORNER OF FLD. |
| - | GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT APR-NOV. |
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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **NEW** | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **NEW** | |
download (222KB) |
| VOR-A **NEW** | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (59KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUCP - New Castle Municipal Airport (13 nm SW)
KFKL - Venango Regional Airport (20 nm NE)
04G - Lansdowne Airport (20 nm W)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
4G1 - Greenville Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 30-Sep-2005
taken from 6000 ft MSL
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 16:56:28 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 12:56:28 |
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| METAR |
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KUCP
13nm SW | 091556Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM SCT013 SCT032 BKN075 15/11 A2971 RMK AO2 T01500105 BKN V SCT SLP073 $
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KFKL
19nm NE | 091635Z 03004KT 10SM BKN019 BKN060 OVC085 12/08 A2974 RMK AO1
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KYNG
23nm W | 091643Z 04004KT 10SM SCT015 SCT095 OVC150 16/10 A2970 RMK AO2
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KBTP
25nm SE | 091635Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM BKN019 OVC026 16/11 A2970 RMK AO1
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KBVI
25nm SW | 091547Z VRB06KT 10SM SCT030 BKN060 18/12 A2971
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KFKL
19nm NE | 091601Z 091612 03008KT P6SM BKN030 TEMPO 1618 BKN018 FM0000 35006KT P6SM SCT040 FM0300 36005KT P6SM BKN025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KYNG
23nm W | 091547Z 091612 01008KT P6SM SCT025 OVC080 TEMPO 1618 BKN019 FM0400 35006KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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