FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HMZ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-05-10.0000N / 078-30-48.6000W 40-05.166667N / 078-30.810000W 40.0861111 / -78.5135000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1162 ft. / 354.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of BEDFORD, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 15522 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1994 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1800 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 814-623-1862. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 14 & 32 REMAIN ON. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.675 (814-623-2936) |
| WX ASOS at AOO (15 nm NE): | 127.125 (814-793-9655) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 124.4/327.1 (ALTOONA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| AOOr221/(17.3) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| JSTr139/20.2 | | JOHNSTOWN VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 06W |
| THSr297/27.4 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| RECr168/29.6 | | REVLOC VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| GRVr048/36.7 | | GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 06W |
| HGRr315/(38.2) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| IHDr086/39.4 | | INDIAN HEAD VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 06W |
| TONr199/39.8 | | TYRONE VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| STOYSTOWN | | 098/18.5 | | 209 | | 08W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
| CUMBERLAND | | 029/28.4 | | 317 | | 07W | | CBE | -.-. -... . |
| BENJE | | 124/38.8 | | 382 | | 07W | | BHU | -... .... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5005 x 75 ft. / 1526 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 38.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 14 MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 40-05.418942N | | 40-04.916052N |
| Longitude: | 078-31.235117W | | 078-30.384797W |
| Elevation: | 1156.0 ft. | | 1160.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 127 true | | 316 magnetic, 307 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | tree | | 211 ft. hill, 4628 ft. from runway, 816 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BEDFORD CO AIR IND PARK AUTH PO BOX 155 BEDFORD, PA 15522 Phone 814-623-0704 |
| Manager: | RAY JENNINGS PO BOX 155 BEDFORD, PA 15522 Phone 814-623-0704 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 05 February 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH TERRAIN (MTN RIDGES) SOUTHEAST OF ARPT LGTD WITH RED OBSTRUCTION LGTS. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (269KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (276KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAOO - Altoona-Blair County Airport (15 nm NE)
KJST - John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (20 nm NW)
2G9 - Somerset County Airport (23 nm W)
9G8 - Ebensburg Airport (25 nm NW)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (29 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Malcolm Teas, www.tangozulu.biz
Photo taken 24-Feb-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 16:51 | | 21:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2008 18:31:12 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2008 13:31:12 |
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| METAR |
KAOO 16nm NE | 231753Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 01/M13 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP295 T00111128 10011 21089 58020 FZRANO
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KJST 20nm NW | 231754Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR M02/M16 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP291 T10221156 11022 21100 58018 FZRANO
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KCBE 30nm SW | 231821Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M13 A3041 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KAOO 16nm NE | 231738Z 2318/2418 24006KT P6SM SCT250 FM232300 20003KT P6SM SCT180 FM240700 18006KT P6SM BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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