FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 0700-1800 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 814-623-5564. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 14 & 32 OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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.
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 | | 126/38.8 | | 382 | | 09W | | 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: | 130 ft. tree, 3218 ft. from runway, 625 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 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: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | 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 22 March 2011 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 **CHANGED** | |
download (345KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 **CHANGED** | |
download (308KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (81KB) |
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 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 09:56:03 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 04:56:03 |
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| METAR |
KAOO 16nm NE | 120853Z AUTO 29011G20KT 10SM UP BKN025 BKN030 OVC043 M08/M13 A2996 RMK AO2 UPB36 SLP168 P0000 60000 T10831133 50001
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KJST 20nm NW | 120901Z AUTO 28011G16KT 3SM -SN BR SCT010 BKN015 OVC024 M12/M14 A2991 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
KAOO 16nm NE | 120529Z 1206/1306 32014G30KT 5SM -SHSN BR SCT025 OVC040 FM121200 29015G30KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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