AirNav: 29D - Grove City Airport

29D

Grove City Airport
Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA

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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
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:

4500 x 75 ft. / 1372 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

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%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

101 magnetic, 092 true

281 magnetic, 272 true

Displaced threshold:

590 ft.

Markings:

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

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

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
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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Sectional chart
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Airport distance calculator
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:47	11:47
Sunrise	07:17	12:17
Sunset	16:57	21:57
Evening civil twilight	17:27	22:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Nov-2009 11:44:47
Local (UTC-5)	21-Nov-2009 06:44:47

METAR

KUCP 13nm SW	211056Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN017 OVC025 07/04 A3015 RMK AO2 T00720044 OVC V BKN SLP229 $
KFKL 19nm NE	211135Z 24004KT 2SM OVC004 06/04 A3013 RMK AO1
KYNG 23nm W	211051Z 00000KT 7SM OVC012 08/04 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00780044
KBTP 25nm SE	211135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC023 07/04 A3015 RMK AO1
KBVI 25nm SW	210147Z 00000KT 10SM OVC030 08/05 A3019 RMK LAST

TAF

KFKL 19nm NE	210959Z 2110/2206 23005KT P6SM OVC012 TEMPO 2110/2112 2SM BR OVC008 FM211600 31007KT P6SM BKN025 FM212200 33006KT P6SM BKN035 FM220300 04003KT P6SM BKN025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
KYNG 23nm W	210614Z 2106/2206 24006KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 FM212300 32004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

724-748-5530
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing

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	100LL		Jet A
FS		$4.35		$3.40
Updated 26-Oct-2009

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Comments

Quality Avionics Inc.

724-748-5750
[email]

Avionics sales and service, Aviation accessories

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Grove City Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Grove City Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

AirNav users who flew into 29D have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
BEST WESTERN GROVE CITY INN		0.5	80-120
SUPER 8 MOTEL - HARRISVILLE/BARKEYVILLE AREA		8.8	50
COMFORT INN HARRISVILLE		11.2	70-85

Other hotels near Grove City Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXP GROVE CITY		0.3	105-162
SUPER 8 MOTEL - GROVE CITY		0.3	70-91
MICROTEL IS GROVE CITY		0.3	67-124
COMFORT INN GROVE CITY		0.5	80-120
COMFORT INN MERCER		5.1	85-92

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Grove City Airport

4 in	Grove City
3 in	Mercer
2 in	Harrisville
2 in	New Castle

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