FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 59PN |
| Lat/Long: | 40-18-57.3230N / 076-41-08.8880W
40-18.955383N / 076-41.148133W
40.3159231 / -76.6858022
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 489 ft. / 149 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 10W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of HERSHEY, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 17036 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 10/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at MDT (8 nm SW): | PHONE 717-944-1372 |
| WX ASOS at MUI (9 nm NE): | PHONE 717-861-6493 |
| WX ASOS at CXY (10 nm SW): | PHONE 717-770-0880 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RAVr206/14.8 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| HARr097/17.6 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| LRPr312/21.6 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| SEGr170/29.9 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BELLGROVE | | 230/9.4 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
| YORK | | 031/25.3 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2320 x 100 ft. / 707 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | fence, 10 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | R E CASSEL
25 SHETLAND DRIVE
HUMMELSTOWN, PA 17036 |
| Manager: | RE CASSEL
25 SHETLAND DRIVE
HUMMELSTOWN, PA 17036 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 75/month | | 100% | local general aviation | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 59PN.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMDT - Harrisburg International Airport (8 nm SW)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (9 nm NE)
KCXY - Capital City Airport (10 nm SW)
N71 - Donegal Springs Airpark (14 nm S)
9D4 - Deck Airport (16 nm E)
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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 03-Dec-2008
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 21:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 22:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Dec-2008 20:39:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Dec-2008 15:39:09 |
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| METAR |
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KMDT
8nm SW | 031956Z 22009G14KT 10SM FEW250 07/M04 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00671044
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KMUI
8nm NE | 031955Z 22009KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3020 RMK AO2A SLP232 P0001 T00601039 $
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KCXY
10nm SW | 031956Z 22008KT 10SM CLR 07/M04 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00671044
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KMDT
8nm SW | 032008Z 0320/0418 21009G14KT P6SM SKC FM032200 18008KT P6SM SCT180 BKN250 FM040200 19008G15KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 WS017/22030KT TEMPO 0411/0415 22005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC045 FM041500 26006KT 6SM -SHRA BKN026 OVC050
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