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: | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 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 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 11:44:47 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Nov-2009 06:44:47 |
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| METAR |
KUCP 13nm SW | 211056Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN017 OVC025 07/04 A3015 RMK AO2 T00720044 OVC V BKN SLP229 $
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KFKL 19nm NE | 211135Z 24004KT 2SM OVC004 06/04 A3013 RMK AO1
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KYNG 23nm W | 211051Z 00000KT 7SM OVC012 08/04 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00780044
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KBTP 25nm SE | 211135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC023 07/04 A3015 RMK AO1
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KBVI 25nm SW | 210147Z 00000KT 10SM OVC030 08/05 A3019 RMK LAST
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| 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
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KYNG 23nm W | 210614Z 2106/2206 24006KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 FM212300 32004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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