FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UCP |
| Lat/Long: | 41-01-31.4000N / 080-24-48.4000W 41-01.523333N / 080-24.806667W 41.0253889 / -80.4134444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1070 ft. / 326.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of NEW CASTLE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 16116 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; PAPI RYS 05/23 & RY 13/31; REILS RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 124.175 |
| YOUNGSTOWN APPROACH: | 133.95 |
| YOUNGSTOWN DEPARTURE: | 133.95 |
| WX ASOS at PJC (18 nm SE): | 118.45 (724-452-5304) |
| WX ASOS at YNG (19 nm NW): | PHONE 330-856-9357 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 126.725/291.650(DUBOIS RCAG) WHEN YOUNGSTOWN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EWCr331/15.1 | | ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 08W |
| YNGr152/21.8 | | YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 05W |
| MMJr351/33.7 | | MONTOUR VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 08W |
| FKLr231/(35.3) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
| ACOr102/36.0 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CASTLE | | at field | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
| HUBBARD | | 153/9.3 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3995 x 75 ft. / 1218 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 41-01.347308N | | 41-01.852897N |
| Longitude: | 080-25.087720W | | 080-24.531888W |
| Elevation: | 1021.9 ft. | | 1006.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 039 true | | 228 magnetic, 219 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 605 ft. from runway, 293 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear RY 05 HAS +5 FT BRUSH, 176 FT FM RY END, 77 FT RT. | | 28 ft. trees, 824 ft. from runway, 323 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear END RAISED BY 9' TAPERING TO HEIGHT OF EXISTING RY 1600' BEHIND THR. |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2745 x 100 ft. / 837 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 41-01.520728N | | 41-01.303202N |
| Longitude: | 080-25.061970W | | 080-24.538977W |
| Elevation: | 1016.2 ft. | | 1070.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.7% | | 1.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 118 true | | 307 magnetic, 298 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | none RY 13 HAS +1 FT BRUSH, 132 FT FM RY END, 2 FT LEFT. | | 27 ft. trees, 393 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear RY 31 APCH SLOPE 18:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAWRENCE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY 230 N JEFFERSON NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 Phone 724-656-3515 |
| Manager: | MARTY HASKI 406 FRANK FARONE DRIVE NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 Phone 724-652-5546 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 58 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 53 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 120/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2007 | |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (222KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
04G - Lansdowne Airport (11 nm NW)
4G4 - Youngstown Elser Metro Airport (13 nm W)
29D - Grove City Airport (13 nm NE)
KBVI - Beaver County Airport (15 nm S)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:35 | | 09:35 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 10:06 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 16:18:00 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 12:18:00 |
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| METAR |
| KUCP | 131556Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A3019 RMK AO2 T01720061 SLP240 $
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KBVI 16nm S | 131547Z VRB04KT 15SM SCT040 17/05 A3021
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KYNG 18nm NW | 131551Z VRB06KT 10SM SCT046 SCT250 17/07 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01720067
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| TAF |
KBVI 16nm S | 131120Z 131212 30004KT P6SM SKC FM1500 33005KT P6SM SCT040 FM0000 18003KT P6SM SKC
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KYNG 18nm NW | 131127Z 131212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1213 4SM BR FM1500 02006KT P6SM SCT250 FM0000 13006KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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