FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | MON-SAT 0700-1800, ALL SUN 0830-1200 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CNT 814-494-0929 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 14 & 32 OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, LANDING FEE FOR ALL ACFT EXCEPT LIGHT SINGLE ENGINE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.675 (814-623-2936) |
| JOHNSTOWN APPROACH: | 135.975 |
| JOHNSTOWN DEPARTURE: | 135.975 |
| IC: | 135.975 |
| WX ASOS at AOO (15 nm NE): | 127.125 (814-793-9655) |
- APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JST ATCT ON FREQS 135.975/244.875.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 124.4/327.1 (ALTOONA RCAG) WHEN JST APCH/DEP CLSD.
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 | | 100/18.5 | | 209 | | 10W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
| CUMBERLAND | | 032/28.4 | | 317 | | 10W | | 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 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 right (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: | 108 ft. trees, 3160 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BEDFORD CO AIRPORT AUTHORITY 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: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 40/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 August 2012 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (290KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (245KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
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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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunset | | 18:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:00 | | 23:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 21:32:35 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 17:32:35 |
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| METAR |
KAOO 16nm NE | 161953Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM -RA FEW049 BKN090 OVC110 18/12 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB46 SLP138 P0000 T01780122
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KJST 20nm NW | 161954Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM OVC080 16/13 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE42 SLP139 P0000 T01560133
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KCBE 30nm SW | 162050Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/13 A2996 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KAOO 16nm NE | 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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| NOTAMs |
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