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7G4 Blue Knob Valley Airport
Newry, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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
STOYSTOWN059/28.220910WSYS ... -.-- ...
INDIANA125/31.324208WINP .. -. .--.
BENJE095/37.438207WBHU -... .... ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

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 YELLOW BARRELS
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.
RY 11 DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH YELLOW L'S EACH SIDE.
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Obstructions: 23 ft. trees, 332 ft. from runway, 46 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
15 ft. trees, 29 ft. from runway, 85 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 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: 11
Single engine airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 28/week *
86% local general aviation
14% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 08 August 2012

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 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5409:54
Sunrise06:2410:24
Sunset20:1400:14
Evening civil twilight20:4300:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 14:02:00
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 10:02:00
 
METAR
KAOO 
9nm SE 
131353Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM FEW012 OVC022 21/18 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02060183
KJST 
18nm W 
131254Z AUTO 25008KT 7SM SCT011 BKN017 OVC049 17/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP103 T01720161
TAF
KAOO 
9nm SE 
131142Z 1312/1412 25007KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT040 BKN100 TEMPO 1312/1315 2SM SHRA BR BKN018 OVC030 FM131600 31008G15KT P6SM SCT030 FM132200 33012G22KT P6SM BKN035
KJST 
18nm W 
131149Z 1312/1412 24007KT 6SM BR SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 1313/1316 2SM +SHRA BR BKN015 OVC030 FM131600 31008G15KT P6SM SCT030 FM132000 33012G22KT P6SM BKN035 FM141000 35012G25KT P6SM BKN030
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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
AS $6.05 
 Updated 15-Jun-2013
 
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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 99-100
IRON CORBEL INN 4.2 
RAMADA ALTOONA 4.9 81-90
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT ALTOONA 5.0 139-146
HAMPTON INN ALTOONA 5.5 149-150
COMFORT SUITES ALTOONA 5.7 129-130

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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