FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2G9 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-02-19.9350N / 079-00-53.9825W 40-02.332250N / 079-00.899708W 40.0388708 / -79.0149951 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2275 ft. / 693.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of SOMERSET, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 15541 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1953 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700* ARPT UNATTENDED NEW YEARS DAY, EASTER, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 07/25, PAPI RY 07 & PVASI RY 25 OPER DUSK - 0000; AFT 0000 & DURING DALGT HRS ACTVT RY LGTS AND PVASI - CTAF. ACTVT REIL RY 07 AND RY 25 DUSK-DAWN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 133.8 (814-443-2114) |
| WX ASOS at JST (19 nm NE): | 118.325 (814-535-3511) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQ 124.4/327.1 (ALTOONA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| IHDr082/16.3 | | INDIAN HEAD VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 06W |
| JSTr212/18.6 | | JOHNSTOWN VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 06W |
| GRVr010/24.3 | | GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 06W |
| RECr211/32.8 | | REVLOC VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| AOOr249/(36.9) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| STOYSTOWN | | 246/5.3 | | 209 | | 08W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
| BENJE | | 157/23.4 | | 382 | | 07W | | BHU | -... .... ..- |
| CUMBERLAND | | 339/26.5 | | 317 | | 07W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
| INDIANA | | 184/35.7 | | 242 | | 08W | | INP | .. -. .--. |
| MC KEESPORT | | 125/39.9 | | 287 | | 07W | | MKP | -- -.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SINGLE POINT REFUELING AVBL UPON REQUEST. 24 HOUR SELF-SERVICE FUELING AVBL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 40-02.103050N | | 40-02.561450N |
| Longitude: | 079-01.345017W | | 079-00.454400W |
| Elevation: | 2275.0 ft. | | 2201.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 056 true | | 246 magnetic, 236 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 652 ft. from runway, 206 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. trees, 2050 ft. from runway, 457 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2695 x 204 ft. / 821 x 62 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in good condition RY 14/32 570 FT BY 60 FT ASPH AT INTERSECTION WITH RY 07/25 & PARALLEL TWY. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 14/32 MARKED WITH WOODEN BOUNDARY MARKERS. |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 14/32 CLSD 1 DEC THRU 15 APR. CHECK NOTAMS. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 295 ft. RWY 14 DSPLCD THR MARKED WITH YELLOW WOODEN BOUNDARY MARKERS. | | no |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 78 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear RY 14 HAS +43 FT TREES, DSTC 530 FT, 142 FT LEFT, 19:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD. | | 18 ft. trees, 420 ft. from runway, 73 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BD OF CO COMMISSIONERS SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE SOMERSET, PA 15501 Phone 814-445-1400 |
| Manager: | DAVID WRIGHT 159 AIRPORT LANE FRIEDENS, PA 15541 Phone 814-445-1599 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/day * | | 76% | local general aviation | | 12% | military | | 11% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2009 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download |
| LOC/NDB RWY 25 | |
download |
| NDB RWY 25 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (57KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7SP - Seven Springs Airport (14 nm W)
KJST - John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (19 nm NE)
KLBE - Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (23 nm NW)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (23 nm E)
9G8 - Ebensburg Airport (28 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Igor Pusenjak
Photo taken 30-Oct-2005
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 05:04:09 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 00:04:09 |
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| METAR |
KJST 19nm NE | 100454Z AUTO 16008KT 5SM -SN BR OVC019 M05/M07 A2950 RMK AO2 SLP019 P0001 T10501072 410441117
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KLBE 22nm NW | 100247Z 11005KT 10SM -SN FEW023 OVC029 00/M02 A2957 LAST
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KCBE 28nm SE | 100457Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM OVC014 M02/M02 A2965 RMK AO1
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K2G4 31nm SW | 100455Z AUTO 15012KT 2SM BR SCT002 OVC015 M05/M06 A2946 RMK AO1
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KIDI 35nm N | 100442Z AUTO 14007KT 080V150 2 1/2SM OVC022 M02/M03 A2954 RMK AO2
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KAOO 36nm NE | 100453Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM -SN BR OVC027 M04/M06 A2958 RMK AO2 SLP039 P0002 T10441056 410391133
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KJST 19nm NE | 100237Z 1003/1024 15006KT 6SM -SN SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 1003/1005 3/4SM -SN BR OVC007 FM100500 15007KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC005 FM101100 27012G20KT 1/2SM -SN BLSN OVC005
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KLBE 22nm NW | 100240Z 1003/1024 12008KT 6SM BR SCT015 FM100400 13010KT 2SM BR OVC004 FM100600 23010G20KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM101100 25013G25KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC015 FM101600 29015G28KT 2SM -SHSN OVC008 AMD NOT SKED 1003/1011
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