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KBTP Butler County Airport/K W Scholter Field
Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: BTP
Lat/Long: 40-46-36.9600N / 079-56-58.9650W
40-46.616000N / 079-56.982750W
40.7769333 / -79.9497125
(estimated)
Elevation: 1248 ft. / 380.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1985)
From city: 5 miles SW of BUTLER, PA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 16002

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1938
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BTP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0630-2100
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 08/26, MALSF RY 08, PAPI RY 08 & PAPI RY 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 133.825 (724-586-6434)
PITTSBURGH APPROACH: 124.75
PITTSBURGH DEPARTURE: 124.75
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 128.7
CLASS B: 124.75
WX ASOS at PJC (10 nm W): 118.45 (724-452-5304)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EWCr112/12.2ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC115.8008W
MMJr041/20.6MONTOUR VORTAC112.0008W
AGCr017/30.2ALLEGHENY VOR/DME110.0009W
CIPr231/31.4CLARION VOR/DME112.9006W
FKLr192/(39.9)FRANKLIN VOR109.6006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CASTLE134/25.827209WUCP ..- -.-. .--.
MC KEESPORT350/26.428707WMKP -- -.- .--.
HUBBARD139/34.740808WHBD .... -... -..
WASHINGTON COUNTY022/39.225508WPNU .--. -. ..-
BENJE315/39.238207WBHU -... .... ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 4801 x 100 ft. / 1463 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 37.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 40-46.473067N40-46.718000N
Longitude: 079-57.559683W079-56.571000W
Elevation: 1228.3 ft.1243.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 080 magnetic, 072 true260 magnetic, 252 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: none39 ft. trees, 798 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
RY 26 PUBLIC RD AT THLD 455 FT RGT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BUTLER CO ARPT AUTH
475 AIRPORT RD
BUTLER, PA 16002
Phone 724-586-6665
Manager: DON BAILEY
475 AIRPORT RD
BUTLER, PA 16002
Phone 724-586-6665

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 121
Single engine airplanes: 100
Multi engine airplanes: 17
Jet airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 175/day *
82% local general aviation
16% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 07 March 2008

Additional Remarks

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 724-586-6665.

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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
CUTTA TWO   download (235KB)
GRACE TWO   download (311KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 08   download (259KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED**   download (270KB)
GPS RWY 26   download (170KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (41KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
KBVI - Beaver County Airport (20 nm W)
KPIT - Pittsburgh International Airport (21 nm SW)
29D - Grove City Airport (24 nm NW)
KAGC - Allegheny County Airport (25 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo of KBTP (Butler County Airport/K W Scholter Field)
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Taken in December 2006

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From to KBTP

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4611:46
Sunrise07:1612:16
Sunset16:5621:56
Evening civil twilight17:2622:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Nov-2008 02:26:32
Local (UTC-5)  21-Nov-2008 21:26:32
 
METAR
KBTP 220215Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM FEW020 BKN036 OVC050 M05/M08 A3036 RMK AO1
TAF
KBVI 
20nm W 
212339Z 2200/2224 29013KT P6SM -SHSN SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 2200/2204 2SM -SHSN OVC015 FM221000 27010KT P6SM -SHSN BKN035 AMD NOT SKED 2202/2212
KPIT 
22nm SW 
212339Z 2200/2306 29013KT P6SM -SHSN SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 2200/2204 2SM -SHSN OVC015 FM221000 27010KT P6SM -SHSN BKN035 FM222200 26008KT P6SM SCT035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
AirQuest Aviation UNICOM 122.80
724-586-6023
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[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...
 
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
The Runway Restaurant 724-586-6599
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KBTP have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN BUTLER 3.3 90-120
SUPER 8 BUTLER PA 4.7 65-66
 

Other hotels near Butler County Airport/K W Scholter Field

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN BUTLER PA 4.7 67-89

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

Hotels in other cities near Butler County Airport/K W Scholter Field

4 in Butler
3 in Mars
2 in Gibsonia
7 in Cranberry Township
1 in Wexford
1 in Tarentum
 

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