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KAOO Altoona-Blair County Airport
Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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
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 814-793-3872.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.6
UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS: 127.125 (814-793-9655)
JOHNSTOWN APPROACH: 135.975
JOHNSTOWN DEPARTURE: 135.975
IC: 135.975
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) WHEN TWR CLSD.
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JST ATCT ON FREQS 135.975/244.875.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AOOr210/(1.9)ALTOONA VOR108.8007W
JSTr099/23.6JOHNSTOWN VORTAC113.0006W
RECr137/24.6REVLOC VOR/DME110.6009W
TONr186/26.3TYRONE VORTAC114.9007W
THSr329/27.6ST THOMAS VORTAC115.0007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STOYSTOWN075/30.120910WSYS ... -.-- ...
INDIANA129/39.624208WINP .. -. .--.

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 40-17.323235N40-18.188523N
Longitude: 078-19.387697W078-19.064057W
Elevation: 1503.4 ft.1469.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.7%0.7%
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: 46 ft. trees, 1070 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear85 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 40-17.915890N40-17.726020N
Longitude: 078-19.538380W078-18.789473W
Elevation: 1472.8 ft.1481.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
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 conditionbasic, 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: 27 ft. tree, 970 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear25 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
310 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 6
MARTINSBURG, PA 16662
Phone 814-793-3872
Manager: CHUCK PILLAR
310 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 6
MARTINSBURG, PA 16662
Phone 814-793-2027

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 35
Single engine airplanes: 32
Jet airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 65/day *
59% transient general aviation
22% air taxi
19% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 25 October 2011

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 21   download (284KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (274KB)
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 03   download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 03   download (222KB)
VOR-A   download (179KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (34KB)
 
Departure Procedures
TATES THREE   download (191KB)
WILTT THREE   download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (149KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5910:59
Sunrise07:2611:26
Sunset18:3222:32
Evening civil twilight18:5922:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 21:32:02
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 17:32:02
 
METAR
KAOO 161953Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM -RA FEW049 BKN090 OVC110 18/12 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB46 SLP138 P0000 T01780122
TAF
KAOO 161731Z 1618/1718 19005KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC090 FM170200 20004KT 6SM BR BKN025 FM170800 VRB03KT 4SM -DZ BR OVC012 FM171500 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT025 OVC100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
DeGol Jet Center II 814-793-2164
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.30 $5.55 
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