FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 79PA |
| Lat/Long: | 39-47-28.3790N / 076-08-29.8280W
39-47.472983N / 076-08.497133W
39.7912164 / -76.1416189
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 470 ft. / 143 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11W (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles S of QUARRYVILLE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 17563 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 06/1976 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes, WIND SOCK ON BARN ROOF (FLOURESCENT ORANGE). |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at MQS (17 nm NE): | 126.25 (610-384-6132) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PPMr013/19.5 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
| LRPr170/20.9 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| MXEr260/23.0 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| DQOr295/25.6 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
| PTWr235/37.2 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| OODr294/39.8 | | WOODSTOWN VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ABERDEEN | | 004/15.4 | | 349 | | 10W | | APG | .- .--. --. |
| MARTIN | | 032/31.5 | | 342 | | 11W | | MTN | -- - -. |
| YORK | | 114/34.8 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
| INSTITUTE | | 044/37.6 | | 404 | | 08W | | IUB | .. ..- -... |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 1800 x 100 ft. / 549 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | none | | 40 ft. plines, 200 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | VERYL E. BROWN
389 CREEK ROAD
DOYLESTOWN, PA 18901-5543
Phone 215-345-7070 |
Additional Remarks
| A42 | RWY 10/28 EDGE MARKED BY WHITE TIRES. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 79PA.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0W3 - Harford County Airport (14 nm S)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (17 nm NE)
N57 - New Garden Airport (17 nm E)
58M - Cecil County Airport (18 nm SE)
KAPG - Phillips Army Airfield (20 nm S)
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 09:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:48 | | 09:48 |
| Sunset | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 14:00:53 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 10:00:53 |
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KMQS
17nm NE | 181335Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM BKN075 17/10 A3029 RMK AO2
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KLNS
21nm N | 181253Z 14008KT 10SM FEW100 18/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP239 T01830094
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KEDG
25nm S | SuperAWOS
181255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 18/13 A3028
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KILG
26nm E | 181351Z 13006KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP250 T01890128
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KMTN
31nm SW | 181245Z 12006KT 10SM SCT050 BKN120 19/13 A3025
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KLNS
21nm N | 181140Z 1812/1912 10003KT P6SM BKN100 FM181500 15005KT P6SM OVC050 FM190300 12005KT P6SM OVC025 FM190700 10004KT 5SM BR OVC009
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