FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HMZ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-05-10.0590N / 078-30-48.6050W 40-05.167650N / 078-30.810083W 40.0861275 / -78.5135014 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1163 ft. / 354 m (estimated) |
| 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: | 0700-1800 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 814-623-1862. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 14 & 32 REMAIN ON. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.675 (814-623-2936) |
| WX ASOS at AOO (15 nm NE): | 127.125 (814-793-9655) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 124.4/327.1 (ALTOONA RCAG).
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 | | 098/18.5 | | 209 | | 08W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
| CUMBERLAND | | 029/28.4 | | 317 | | 07W | | 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 edge markings: | RY 14 MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 40-05.419112N | | 40-04.916168N |
| Longitude: | 078-31.235273W | | 078-30.384883W |
| Elevation: | 1156.8 ft. | | 1161.3 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 left (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: | tree | | 211 ft. hill, 4628 ft. from runway, 816 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BEDFORD CO AIR IND PARK AUTH 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: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 05 February 2008 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 14 | |
download (223KB) |
| GPS RWY 32 | |
download (203KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (192KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
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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| 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 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 09:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunset | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 00:53:56 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 20:53:56 |
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| METAR |
KAOO 16nm NE | 252353Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02330133 10278 20233 56013
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KJST 20nm NW | 252354Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02170111 10250 20217 56010
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KCBE 30nm SW | 260023Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT080 25/13 A3009 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KAOO 16nm NE | 252336Z 260024 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1500 22006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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