FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | ABE |
Lat/Long: | 40-39-08.5060N 075-26-25.4610W 40-39.141767N 075-26.424350W 40.6523628,-75.4404058 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 393.7 ft. / 120.0 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 12W (2005) |
From city: | 3 miles NE of ALLENTOWN, PA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 18103 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1938 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ABE (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 126.975 |
WX ASOS: | 126.975 (610-264-1765) |
ALLENTOWN GROUND: | 121.9 257.95 |
ALLENTOWN TOWER: | 120.5 257.95 |
ALLENTOWN APPROACH: | 119.65 ;3000 FT & BLW 124.45 ;ABV 3000 FT 124.45 ;FROM WEST 351.8 |
ALLENTOWN DEPARTURE: | 119.65 ;3000 FT & BLW 124.45 ;ABV 3000 FT 124.45 ;FROM WEST 351.8 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.05 257.95 |
CLASS C: | 119.65 ;3000 FT & BLW 124.45 ;ABV 3000 FT 351.8 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
IC: | 119.65 ;3000 FT & BLW 124.45 ;ABV 3000 FT 351.8 |
WX AWOS-3 at XLL (5 nm SW): | 127.875 (610-231-3111) |
WX AWOS-3 at UKT (13 nm S): | 119.475 (215-538-7610) |
WX AWOS-3 at CKZ (17 nm SE): | 126.325 (215-257-7291) |
WX AWOS-3PT at 22N (17 nm NW): | 119.350 (570-386-3423) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FJCr182/4.5 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
ETXr078/11.9 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
PTWr021/26.4 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
BWZr264/29.5 | | BROADWAY VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 11W |
SBJr287/32.1 | | SOLBERG VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 10W |
STWr243/33.1 | | STILLWATER VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 11W |
ARDr325/34.1 | | YARDLEY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 10W |
LVZr173/38.9 | | WILKES-BARRE VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 10W |
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 6/24
Dimensions: | 7599 x 150 ft. / 2316 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 65 /F/C/X/U | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 228.0 | Double tandem: | 368.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
Latitude: | 40-38.818893N | | 40-39.601915N |
Longitude: | 075-27.037952W | | 075-25.756178W |
Elevation: | 393.7 ft. | | 381.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 063 magnetic, 051 true | | 243 magnetic, 231 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 510 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:7599 TODA:7599 ASDA:7599 LDA:7599 | | TORA:7599 TODA:7599 ASDA:7599 LDA:7089 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
RVR equipment: | touchdown, rollout | | touchdown, rollout |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS/DME |
Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 2683 ft. from runway, 719 ft. left of centerline, 49:1 slope to clear | | 21 ft. road, 542 ft. from runway, 354 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear RY 24 HAS APCH RATIO 47:1 TO DSPLCD THLD AND ROADWAY 540 FT RIGHT & 431 FT LEFT & 654 FT FM RY 24 END. |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 5800 x 150 ft. / 1768 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 35 /F/A/W/U | Single wheel: | 75.0 | Double wheel: | 161.0 | Double tandem: | 290.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 40-39.311835N | | 40-38.791710N |
Longitude: | 075-26.985958W | | 075-25.934177W |
Elevation: | 382.9 ft. | | 379.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 135 magnetic, 123 true | | 315 magnetic, 303 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5800 TODA:5800 ASDA:5800 LDA:5800 | | TORA:5800 TODA:5800 ASDA:5800 LDA:5800 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Obstructions: | none | | 25 ft. pole, lighted, 271 ft. from runway, 417 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | LEHIGH NORTHAMPTON A AUTH 3311 AIRPORT RD ALLENTOWN, PA 18109-3040 Phone 610-266-6000 |
Manager: | THOMAS R. STOUDT 3311 AIRPORT RD ALLENTOWN, PA 18109-3040 Phone 610-266-6001 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 128 | Single engine airplanes: | | 79 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 19 | Jet airplanes: | | 30 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 213/day * | 41% | transient general aviation | 33% | local general aviation | 16% | commercial | 10% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
E60-13 | NON-STD ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) WITH 35 FT SETBACK 251 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 13. |
E60-31 | NON-STD ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) WITH 35 FT SETBACK 263 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 31. |
- | TPA 1400 FT MSL (1006 FT AGL) RECIPROCATING PROPS; 2000 FT MSL (1606 FT AGL) TURBINE POWERED ACFT. |
- | TWY B SOUTH OF TWY B3 RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 118 FT OR LESS. |
- | TWY E NORTH OF RWY 06/24 RSTD TO MAX ACFT WT 12500 LBS. |
- | TWY J SOUTH OF TWY A RSTRD TO ACRFT WITH WINGSPAN 118 FT OR LESS. |
- | TWY B3 WEST OF RY 13/31 RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 118 FT OR LESS. |
- | DURING ATC ZERO EVENTS, ARFF WILL MNT 120.5 FOR EMERG NOTIFICATIONS. |
- | NORTH GA APN CLSD. |
- | MIL ACFT PLAN TO PARK & REFUEL ON THE HANGAR-7 APRON. |
- | BIRDS; GROUNDHOGS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL - 2 HR PPR. |
- | TWY C RESTRD TO MAXIMUM ACFT WEIGHT 12500 LBS. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES FOR TURBOJET POWERED ACFT IN EFFECT; PREFERENTIAL RY 06/24. |
- | RY 06 & 24 FLY RY HEADING UNTIL 2000 FT. |
- | RY 6 13 & 24 DEPS BE ADVISED THAT DEPS ARE OVER A NOISE SENSITIVE AREA. |
- | RY 31 TURBOJET DEPS TURN RIGHT HEADING 360 DEGS UNTIL 2000 FT MSL. |
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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 06 **CHANGED** | |
download (266KB) |
ILS OR LOC RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (299KB) |
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (269KB) |
ILS RWY 06 (SA CAT I - II) **CHANGED** | |
download (272KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 **CHANGED** | |
download (277KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (259KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (271KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (258KB) |
VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
TACAN-C **CHANGED** | |
download (204KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (43KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (488KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KXLL - Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (5 nm SW)
N43 - Braden Airpark (10 nm NE)
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (13 nm S)
KCKZ - Pennridge Airport (17 nm SE)
22N - Jake Arner Memorial Airport (17 nm NW)
N85 - Alexandria Airport (20 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 01-Apr-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 10:46 |
Sunset | | 19:25 | | 23:25 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:53 | | 23:53 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Apr-2023 23:16:07 |
Local (UTC-4) | 01-Apr-2023 19:16:07 |
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METAR |
KABE | 012300Z 31014G27KT 10SM VCTS -RA OVC080 13/07 A2939 RMK AO2 PK WND 32027/2255 LTG DSNT E-S RAB00 P0000 T01330067 $
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KXLL 5nm SW | 012255Z AUTO 32016G21KT 10SM OVC070 13/09 A2941 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS P0003
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KUKT 13nm S | 012255Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM FEW026 FEW042 SCT065 13/11 A2938 RMK A01 P0009
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KCKZ 17nm SE | 012255Z AUTO 33008G16KT 9SM VCTS -RA SCT031 BKN050 OVC075 12/11 A2938 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS
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K22N 17nm NW | 012255Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM -DZ SCT035 BKN065 OVC085 12/06 A2942 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E
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TAF |
KABE | 012110Z 0121/0218 21015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN120 TEMPO 0121/0201 27024G42KT 2SM +TSRA BR OVC025CB FM020100 28025G43KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM020600 32018G29KT P6SM SCT250 FM021200 33015G23KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
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