FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AOO |
| Lat/Long: | 40-17-46.9400N / 078-19-12.0830W
40-17.782333N / 078-19.201383W
40.2963722 / -78.3200231
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1504 ft. / 458.4 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: | 5466 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: | 40-17.323567N | | 40-18.188867N |
| Longitude: | 078-19.388117W | | 078-19.064450W |
| Elevation: | 1504.0 ft. | | 1469.8 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: | 40-17.916233N | | 40-17.726267N |
| Longitude: | 078-19.538733W | | 078-18.789833W |
| Elevation: | 1473.4 ft. | | 1482.1 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: | | 57 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 66/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 21% | air taxi | | 19% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 November 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 21 | |
download (289KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 | |
download (238KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| TATES THREE | |
download (246KB) |
| WILTT THREE | |
download (229KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 13-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 09:28 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 19:03:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 15:03:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KAOO | 131853Z AUTO 35008KT 300V050 10SM CLR 19/04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01940044
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| TAF |
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| KAOO | 131720Z 131818 30007KT P6SM FEW040 FM2300 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0812 2SM BR FM1300 19009KT P6SM BKN250
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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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