FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 ft. / 458.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (2005) |
| From city: | 12 miles S of ALTOONA, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 16662 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
CTC ALTOONA RADIO FOR REMOTE AIRPORT ADVISORY SERVICE ON 123.6. |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0500-2030 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTED WINDCONE INVOF AER 03. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
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) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 FOR UNSKED ACR & NON-ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 814-793-3872. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 127.125 (814-793-9655) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HMZ (15 nm SW): | 123.675 (814-623-2936) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 121.2/299.2 (ALTOONA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AOOr210/(1.9) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| JSTr099/23.6 | | JOHNSTOWN VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 06W |
| RECr137/24.6 | | REVLOC VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| TONr186/26.3 | | TYRONE VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 07W |
| THSr329/27.6 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| STOYSTOWN | | 073/30.1 | | 209 | | 08W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
| INDIANA | | 129/39.6 | | 242 | | 08W | | INP | .. -. .--. |
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: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 44.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 40-17.323235N | | 40-18.188523N |
| Longitude: | 078-19.387697W | | 078-19.064057W |
| Elevation: | 1503.0 ft. | | 1469.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 026 magnetic, 016 true | | 206 magnetic, 196 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 46 ft. trees, 1070 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
HAS +11 FT GND AT RY END 290 FT RIGHT. | | 85 ft. trees, 3100 ft. from runway, 600 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3668 x 75 ft. / 1118 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 11.5 | | Double wheel: | 33.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 40-17.915890N | | 40-17.726020N |
| Longitude: | 078-19.538380W | | 078-18.789473W |
| Elevation: | 1472.8 ft. | | 1481.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 118 magnetic, 108 true | | 298 magnetic, 288 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. tree, 970 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
HAS +7 FT TREE 90 FT FM RY END 100 FT RIGHT. | | 25 ft. tree, 715 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 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
2 AIRPORT DR
MARTINSBURG, PA 16662
Phone 814-793-3872 |
| Manager: | CHUCK PILLAR
2 AIRPORT DR
MARTINSBURG, PA 16662
Phone 814-793-2027 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 58 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 65/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 22% | air taxi | | 19% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 November 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PREFERRED RY IS RY 21; FOR NOISE ABATEMENT WHEN DEP RY 03 MAINT RY HDG TIL 2 NM N OR ARPT. |
| - | PAEW ADJ ALL RYS & TWYS 0600-2100 (ANNUALLY) 01 MAY THRU 31 OCT EXCEPT SAFETY AREAS WILL REMAIN CLR DURG ACR OPNS. |
| - | SPECIALIZED ACFT (ULTRALGT, HOMEBUILT, ETC) CTC AMGR 814-793-3872 OR UNICOM PRIOR TO LDG. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (286KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 **CHANGED** | |
download (249KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (258KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (200KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| TATES THREE **CHANGED** | |
download (238KB) |
| WILTT THREE **CHANGED** | |
download (219KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
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)
02P - Stottle Memorial Heliport (35 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 03-Nov-2007
from FL320
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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 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 09:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 09:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 17:54:15 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 13:54:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KAOO | 041653Z AUTO 29012G19KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02170106
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| TAF |
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| KAOO | 041141Z 0412/0512 29006KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050 FM041500 29010G18KT P6SM SCT050 FM042300 30005KT P6SM BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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