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7G4 Blue Knob Valley Airport
Newry, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 7G4
Lat/Long: 40-23-45.2630N / 078-27-14.0520W
40-23.754383N / 078-27.234200W
40.3959064 / -78.4539033
(estimated)
Elevation: 1270 ft. / 387.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09W (1985)
From city: 1 mile W of NEWRY, PA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 16635

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1971
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AOO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS at AOO (9 nm SE): 127.125 (814-793-9655)
WX ASOS at JST (18 nm W): 118.325 (814-535-3511)
WX AWOS-3 at HMZ (19 nm S): 123.675 (814-623-2936)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AOOr309/(8.1)ALTOONA VOR108.8007W
RECr133/16.1REVLOC VOR/DME110.6009W
JSTr081/18.0JOHNSTOWN VORTAC113.0006W
TONr202/21.1TYRONE VORTAC114.9007W
THSr327/36.1ST THOMAS VORTAC115.0007W
PSBr224/37.6PHILIPSBURG VORTAC115.5010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STOYSTOWN057/28.220908WSYS ... -.-- ...
INDIANA125/31.324208WINP .. -. .--.
BENJE095/37.438207WBHU -... .... ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 3415 x 89 ft. / 1041 x 27 m
Surface: gravel, in fair condition
SFC IS ROLLED SLATE.
Runway edge markings: RY 11/29 DIMENSIONS MARKED WITH BOUNDARY MARKERS; FAIR CONDITION.
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.
RY 11 DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH YELLOW L'S EACH SIDE.
no
Obstructions: 14 ft. road, 55 ft. left of centerline
RY 11 APCH RATIO 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. RY 11 HAS +144 FT HILL; DISTANCE 1869 FT, 299 FT RT, 15:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD.
11 ft. trees, 75 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BLUE KNOB VALLEY AIRPORT INC
200 AIRPORT ROAD
DUNCANSVILLE, PA 16635
Phone 814-695-7705
Manager: ALAN MONTGOMERY
200 AIRPORT ROAD
DUNCANSVILLE, PA 16635
Phone 814-695-7705

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 11
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 28/week *
86% local general aviation
14% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 23 May 2009

Additional Remarks

ARPT SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS.
LOOSE STONES ON RY; TWY & RAMP.
NUMEROUS TREES IN PRIMARY SURFACE ALONG SOUTH SIDE OF RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7G4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAOO - Altoona-Blair County Airport (9 nm SE)
9G8 - Ebensburg Airport (15 nm W)
KJST - John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (18 nm W)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (19 nm S)
KIDI - Indiana County Airport (Jimmy Stewart Field) (33 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4811:48
Sunrise07:1912:19
Sunset16:4721:47
Evening civil twilight17:1722:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 11:36:48
Local (UTC-5)  01-Dec-2009 06:36:48
 
METAR
KAOO 
9nm SE 
011053Z AUTO 24016G22KT 10SM CLR 01/M05 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 26028/1021 SLP132 T00111050
KJST 
18nm W 
011054Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM FEW021 OVC055 M01/M05 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP138 T10061050
TAF
KAOO 
9nm SE 
010858Z 0109/0206 26006KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM011000 26013KT P6SM BKN050
KJST 
18nm W 
010858Z 0109/0206 26013KT P6SM SCT030 FM011200 25015KT P6SM BKN050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Blue Knob Valley Airport 814-695-7705
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100LL
FS $4.40 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Blue Knob Valley Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN DUNCANSVILLE 3.2 105-130
RAMADA ALTOONA 4.9 88-116
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT ALTOONA 5.0 129-130
HAMPTON INNŽ ALTOONA 5.5 110-199

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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8 in Altoona
 

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