FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ZER |
| Lat/Long: | 40-42-23.3000N / 076-22-23.3000W 40-42.388333N / 076-22.388333W 40.7064722 / -76.3731389 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1729 ft. / 527.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (2000) |
| From city: | 8 miles W of POTTSVILLE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 17921 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION FOR PICKUP CLEARANCE CALL TOLL FREE CALL 800-932-0712. |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1700, ALL SAT - SUN ON CALL FOR SVC AFTER HRS 570-617-6002. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2500 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTIVATE MIRL RY 11/29, REIL & PAPI RYS 11& 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.57 (570-544-2778) |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 118.25 |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 118.25 |
| WX AWOS-3 at N79 (11 nm NW): | 119.175 (570-672-0389) |
| WX ASOS at MUI (19 nm SW): | 124.175 (717-861-6493) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 79PN (19 nm NW): | 118.075 (570-271-8192) |
- RAVINE RCO 122.1R 114.6T (WILLIAMSPORT RADIO)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RAVr059/13.8 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| HZLr224/(19.6) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| MIPr154/23.2 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
| SEGr110/23.8 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| ETXr292/32.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| LRPr003/35.4 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| HARr063/40.0 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A AVGAS SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. JET-A SELF-SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4599 x 75 ft. / 1402 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 40-42.385858N | | 40-42.282017N |
| Longitude: | 076-23.021483W | | 076-22.035672W |
| Elevation: | 1729.4 ft. | | 1706.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 098 true | | 290 magnetic, 278 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. brush, 229 ft. from runway, 88 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear RY 11 HAS SMALL TREES 17 FT HIGH 13 FT FM THE RY END AND 395 FT LEFT. | | none RY 29 HAS SMALL TREES 8 FT HIGH 4 FT BEHIND THE RY END AND 269 FT LFT. |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2270 x 140 ft. / 692 x 43 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 04/22 EDGE & DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH ORANGE CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 04/22 NOT MAINTAINED WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 40-42.336778N | | 40-42.657167N |
| Longitude: | 076-22.231975W | | 076-21.979000W |
| Elevation: | 1707.1 ft. | | 1714.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 031 true | | 223 magnetic, 211 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 18 ft. trees, 72 ft. from runway, 222 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RY 22 APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SCHUYLKILL COUNTY A/P AUTH 240 AIRPORT ROAD POTTSVILLE, PA 17901 Phone 570-544-6002 |
| Manager: | BILL WILLARD 240 AIRPORT ROAD POTTSVILLE, PA 17901 Phone 570-544-6002 OR 570-617-6002 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/day * | | 45% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 22% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 07 August 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | OBSTRUCTION DRAGLINE 200 FT AGL .5 NM RY 11/29. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (223KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 04 | |
download (171KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N79 - Northumberland County Airport (11 nm NW)
74N - Bendigo Airport (12 nm SW)
N13 - Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (19 nm SW)
8N8 - Danville Airport (19 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John F. Faust
Photo taken 19-Mar-2010
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:45 | | 09:45 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:05:11 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 10:05:11 |
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| METAR |
KMUI 19nm SW | 131358Z AUTO 03002KT 10SM SCT006 OVC017 19/19 A2981 RMK AO2 CIG 006V017 SLP095
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KSEG 23nm W | 131353Z AUTO 18004KT 7SM BKN012 BKN120 22/19 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02170194 PNO
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KRDG 28nm SE | 131354Z 00000KT 4SM -RA BR BKN008 20/19 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP088 P0011 T02000194
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KMDT 35nm SW | 131356Z 00000KT 10SM OVC008 21/19 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02060189
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KLNS 36nm S | 131353Z 05003KT 9SM -RA FEW024 OVC047 19/18 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 P0003 T01940183
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KCXY 37nm SW | 131356Z 00000KT 7SM BKN008 OVC017 21/19 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP090 T02060189
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| TAF |
KMUI 19nm SW | 1312/1417 VRB04KT 2400 -SHRA BR BKN004 BKN015 OVC050 QNH2982INS TEMPO 1312/1314 27012G18KT 3200 -TSRA SCT005 BKN015 BKN030CB BECMG 1313/1314 21009KT 6000 -SHRA BR SCT005 BKN015 OVC050 QNH2973INS BECMG 1320/1321 29009KT 9999 NSW SCT035 BKN050 QNH2974INS T27/1320Z T12/1410Z AMD 131200
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