FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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-SAT 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 |
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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 |
| 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: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor 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: | 14 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 51 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RY 10 HAS +8 FT BRUSH, 170 FT FM RY END, 96 FT RIGHT. RY 10 HAS +9 FT TREE, 13 FT FM RY END, 104 FT LEFT. | | 3 ft. brush, 213 ft. from runway, 7 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
RY 28 HAS +6 FT BRUSH, 102 FT FM RY END, 74 FT RIGHT. RY 28 HAS +34 FT TREES, 151 FT FM RY END, 241 FT LEFT. RY 28 HAS +11 FT TREES, 81 FT FM RY END, 144 FT LEFT. |
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: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | 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 23 March 2012 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (170KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (169KB) |
| VOR/DME-A **NEW** | |
download (148KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Kalasky
Photo taken 04-Nov-2012
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Grove City Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 13:56:22 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 09:56:22 |
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| METAR |
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KUCP
13nm SW | 131256Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM SCT001 BKN026 OVC033 21/18 A2986 RMK AO2 TSNO T02050183 OVC V BKN SLP120
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KFKL
19nm NE | 131255Z 28004KT 8SM FEW020 OVC027 18/16 A2987 RMK AO1
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KYNG
23nm W | 131251Z 29005KT 10SM BKN008 OVC020 20/18 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP104 BINOVC T02000178
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KBTP
25nm SE | 131255Z AUTO 33003KT 5SM SCT020 BKN024 BKN031 19/18 A2986 RMK AO1 P0003
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KBVI
25nm SW | 131247Z 29003KT 5SM BR OVC006 21/20 A2985
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KFKL
19nm NE | 131123Z 1312/1412 24006KT 3SM BR SCT001 OVC010 TEMPO 1312/1314 1/4SM FG BKN001 FM131400 32010G20KT P6SM BKN015 FM131700 32010G20KT P6SM BKN025 FM132100 29012KT P6SM BKN040 FM140400 29005KT P6SM SCT035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KYNG
23nm W | 131132Z 1312/1412 29006KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 TEMPO 1312/1314 3SM BR OVC008 FM131500 33012KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 FM131800 34012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM140100 35006KT P6SM BKN035
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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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