FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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. / 417.9 m (surveyed) |
| 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-FRI 0900-1700 CLOSED THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| 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.
- ELLWOOD CITY RCO 122.1R 115.8T (ALTOONA RADIO)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4495 x 75 ft. / 1370 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS ARE FADED. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 41-08.776540N | | 41-08.748207N |
| Longitude: | 080-10.554005W | | 080-09.575617W |
| Elevation: | 1370.6 ft. | | 1295.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.5% | | 1.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 101 magnetic, 092 true | | 281 magnetic, 272 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.80 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RY 28 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL RY 10 OTS INDEFLY. | | yes REIL RY 28 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. pole, 1015 ft. from runway, 342 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 70 ft. trees, 1833 ft. from runway, 180 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear RY 28 HAS +5 FT BRUSH, 17 FT FM RY END, 91 FT RIGHT; RY 28 HAS +4 FT BRUSH, 104 FT FM RY END, 77 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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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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 21 June 2013 | |
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. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (170KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (169KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (148KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUCP - New Castle Municipal Airport (13 nm SW)
KFKL - Venango Regional Airport (20 nm NE)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
4G1 - Greenville Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
KYNG - Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (24 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Kalasky
Photo taken 04-Nov-2012
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 18:38 | | 22:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:06 | | 23:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 21:39:21 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 17:39:21 |
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| METAR |
KFKL 19nm NE | 162035Z AUTO 19011G21KT 10SM OVC010 17/14 A2986 RMK AO1
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KYNG 23nm W | 162051Z 21009G16KT 10SM OVC012 18/16 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP098 8/5// T01780156 56015
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KBTP 25nm SE | 162035Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM OVC008 17/14 A2990 RMK AO1
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KBVI 25nm SW | 161947Z 20009G15KT 10SM OVC007 17/15 A2988
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| TAF |
KFKL 19nm NE | 161724Z 1618/1718 19008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC005 FM162000 20006KT P6SM OVC007 FM162200 25006KT P6SM BKN012 FM170300 24004KT 2SM BR OVC008 FM171500 23006KT P6SM BKN035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KYNG 23nm W | 161952Z 1620/1718 20010KT 6SM BR OVC008 TEMPO 1621/1623 1SM SHRA FM162300 25010KT P6SM SCT008 BKN018 BKN035 TEMPO 1623/1701 BKN008 FM170200 24006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120 FM170800 25006KT P6SM OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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