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KAOO Altoona/Blair County Airport
Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: AOO
Lat/Long: 40-17-46.9000N 078-19-12.1000W
40-17.781667N 078-19.201667W
40.2963611,-78.3200278
(estimated)
Elevation: 1503.4 ft. / 458.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10W (2005)
From city: 12 miles S of ALTOONA, PA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 16662

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1937
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AOO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0430-2230, ALL SAT 0730-1930, ALL SUN 0830-2030
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: HIRL RY 03/21 & MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST, INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 12, 30, 03 & 21, MALSR RY 21 & REIL RYS 03, 12, & 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: PPR 24 FOR UNSKED ACR & NON-ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 814-793-2027.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.6
UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS: 127.125 (814-793-9655)
JOHNSTOWN APPROACH: 121.2
JOHNSTOWN DEPARTURE: 121.2
WX AWOS-3 at HMZ (15 nm SW): 123.675 (814-623-2936)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 124.4/299.2 (ALTOONA RCAG) WHEN JOHNSTOWN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JSTr099/23.6JOHNSTOWN VOR/DME113.0006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STOYSTOWN075/30.120910WSYS ... -.-- ...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 5465 x 100 ft. / 1666 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 13 /F/B/X/T
Single wheel: 16.0
Double wheel: 44.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RY 03/21, THRESHOLD LGTS & EDGE LGTS OTS EXCEPT WITH PCL, AVBL FM 0100-1300Z DAILY.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 40-17.323235N40-18.188523N
Longitude: 078-19.387697W078-19.064057W
Elevation: 1503.4 ft.1469.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 026 magnetic, 016 true206 magnetic, 196 true
Declared distances: TORA:5465 TODA:5465 ASDA:5465 LDA:5465TORA:5465 TODA:5465 ASDA:5465 LDA:5465
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 47 ft. trees, 904 ft. from runway, 522 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear72 ft. trees, 1949 ft. from runway, 687 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3668 x 75 ft. / 1118 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 11 /F/B/X/T
Single wheel: 11.5
Double wheel: 33.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RY 12/30, THRESHOLD LGTS & EDGE LGTS OTS EXCEPT WITH PCL, AVBL FM 0100-1300Z DAILY.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 40-17.915890N40-17.726020N
Longitude: 078-19.538380W078-18.789473W
Elevation: 1472.8 ft.1481.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 118 magnetic, 108 true298 magnetic, 288 true
Declared distances: TORA:3668 TODA:3668 ASDA:3668 LDA:3668TORA:3668 TODA:3668 ASDA:3668 LDA:3668
Markings: basic, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 43 ft. trees, 919 ft. from runway, 287 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear16 ft. tree, 401 ft. from runway, 17 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
HAS + 4 FT GND 20 FT FM RY END 215 FT RIGHT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT AUTH
310 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 6
MARTINSBURG, PA 16662
Phone (814) 793-2027
Manager: TRACY PLESSINGER
310 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 6
MARTINSBURG, PA 16662
Phone 814-793-2027

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 23
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 65/day *
59% transient general aviation
22% air taxi
19% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 March 2022

Additional Remarks

PREFERRED RWY IS RWY 21; FOR NOISE ABATEMENT WHEN DEP RWY 03 MAINT RWY HDG TIL 2 NM N OF ARPT.
SPECIALIZED ACFT (ULTRALGT, HOMEBUILT, ETC) CTC AMGR 814-793-2027 OR UNICOM PRIOR TO LDG.
RWY/TWY CONDITIONS UNMONITORED OUTSIDE OF NML ATTENDANCE HRS.
FOR CD CTC JOHNSTOWN APCH AT 814-532-5960, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0213.
EXCP FOR TAXI, RWY 12/30 NOT AVBL FOR SKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PAX AND UNSKED FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX.

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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 21   download (255KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (241KB)
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 03   download (261KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 03   download (230KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (145KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (427KB)

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KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (15 nm SW)
9G8 - Ebensburg Airport (23 nm NW)
KJST - John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport (24 nm W)
2G9 - Somerset County Airport (35 nm SW)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (37 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KAOO (Altoona/Blair County Airport)
Photo by David Newcomer
Taken in June 2009

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5110:51
Sunrise07:1811:18
Sunset19:2423:24
Evening civil twilight19:5123:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 04:47:10
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2024 00:47:10
 
METAR
KAOO 190353Z AUTO 29013G20KT 10SM BKN027 OVC033 M01/M07 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP122 T10061067
KHMZ 
15nm SW 
190435Z AUTO 30014G17KT 10SM OVC030 00/M07 A2989 RMK AO2 T10051070
TAF
KAOO 190328Z 1903/1924 29011KT P6SM BKN026 BKN030 OVC080 FM191100 28011G20KT P6SM BKN045 BKN100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
 Altoona Flight Services
814-793-2164
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, ...
 
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.92 $6.50 
SS $6.67 --- 
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
Air Conrad, LLC 814-317-9656
[web site]
[email]
Flight training, Aircraft rental

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