FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 74N |
| Lat/Long: | 40-33-30.5900N / 076-33-34.4000W 40-33.509833N / 076-33.573333W 40.5584972 / -76.5595556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 791 ft. / 241 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of TOWER CITY, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 17980 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION PICKUP CLEARANCE - TOLL FREE 800-932-0712. |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTENDED UNATTENDED FOR ATTENDANCE ON CALL PHONE 717-647-7367. ARPT MAY BE CLSD TO TRANSIENT ACFT DEC-APR. CHECK NOTAMS AND CALL 610-413-7428 FOR ARPT CONDITIONS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 126.45 [0600-0000] |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 126.45 [0600-0000] |
| WX ASOS at MUI (7 nm S): | PHONE 717-861-6493 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ZER (12 nm NE): | 127.57 (570-544-2778) |
| WX AWOS-3 at N79 (17 nm N): | 119.175 (570-672-0389) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RAVr091/1.8 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| SEGr141/20.3 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| HARr067/27.9 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| MIPr179/28.3 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
| LRPr344/29.0 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| HZLr227/(31.8) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| ETXr277/39.9 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BELLGROVE | | 008/7.4 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
| HUMBOLT | | 235/36.3 | | 366 | | 10W | | HXM | .... -..- -- |
| CARBON | | 259/39.5 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2325 x 60 ft. / 709 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Elevation: | 786.0 ft. | | 791.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 042 true | | 233 magnetic, 222 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 196 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 37 ft. trees, 713 ft. from runway, 12 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 16 ft. tree, 412 ft. from runway, 35 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear RY 23 APCH RATIO 38:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | HELEN BENDIGO 11079 CLARKS VALLEY RD TOWER CITY, PA 17980 Phone 610-373-8142 |
| Manager: | PAUL BENDIGO 250 DICKINSON DR. READING, PA 17605 Phone 610-413-7428 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 56/week * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 10% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 28 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) -A | |
download (178KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (68KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (7 nm S)
KZER - Schuylkill County (Joe Zerbey) Airport (12 nm NE)
9D4 - Deck Airport (16 nm SE)
N79 - Northumberland County Airport (17 nm N)
KSEG - Penn Valley Airport (21 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 19-Jul-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunset | | 16:55 | | 21:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 14:37:19 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 09:37:19 |
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| METAR |
KMUI 9nm S | 081355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP253 T00660060
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| NOTAMs |
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