FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 | | 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: | 23 ft. tree, 264 ft. from runway, 114 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 10 HAS +17 FT TREE, 11 FT FM RY END, 122 FT LEFT. | | 31 ft. trees, 219 ft. from runway, 235 ft. left of centerline
RY 28 HAS +12 FT TREES, 16 FT FM RY END, 98 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: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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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 2009 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (222KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 14:09:52 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 09:09:52 |
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| METAR |
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KUCP
13nm SW | 081356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3026 RMK AO2 T00880061 SLP265
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KFKL
19nm NE | 081355Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A3027 RMK AO1
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KYNG
23nm W | 081351Z 16005KT 10SM SCT200 13/08 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP242 T01280078
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KBTP
25nm SE | 081355Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3026 RMK AO1
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KBVI
25nm SW | 081347Z 00000KT 15SM SKC 13/06 A3028
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KFKL
19nm NE | 081124Z 0812/0912 18006KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 0812/0813 4SM BR AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KYNG
23nm W | 081141Z 0812/0912 20005KT P6SM SKC FM081500 17008KT P6SM SKC
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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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