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KZER Schuylkill County (Joe Zerbey) Airport
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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
RAVr059/13.8RAVINE VORTAC114.6011W
HZLr224/(19.6)HAZLETON VOR109.4009W
MIPr154/23.2MILTON VORTAC109.2009W
SEGr110/23.8SELINSGROVE VORTAC110.4008W
ETXr292/32.3EAST TEXAS VOR/DME110.2009W
LRPr003/35.4LANCASTER VORTAC117.3009W
HARr063/40.0HARRISBURG VORTAC112.5010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BELLGROVE037/18.232810WBZJ -... --.. .---
HUMBOLT235/24.036610WHXM .... -..- --
CARBON269/28.633912WLQX .-.. --.- -..-
PICTURE ROCKS165/37.534409WPIX .--. .. -..-
CRYSTAL LAKE230/38.941011WCYE -.-. -.-- .

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: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 40-42.385858N40-42.282017N
Longitude: 076-23.021483W076-22.035672W
Elevation: 1729.4 ft.1706.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 110 magnetic, 098 true290 magnetic, 278 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 40-42.336778N40-42.657167N
Longitude: 076-22.231975W076-21.979000W
Elevation: 1707.1 ft.1714.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 043 magnetic, 031 true223 magnetic, 211 true
Displaced threshold: no200 ft.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none18 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
    
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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   download (149KB)

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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5110:51
Sunrise07:1911:19
Sunset18:2322:23
Evening civil twilight18:5122:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 21:47:26
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 17:47:26
 
METAR
KMUI 
19nm SW 
161958Z AUTO 03002KT 10SM OVC020 17/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01740136 $
KSEG 
23nm W 
161953Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM SCT023 18/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01780128
KRDG 
28nm SE 
161954Z 00000KT 10SM OVC025 18/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01830133
KMDT 
35nm SW 
161956Z 14004KT 10SM BKN027 OVC120 18/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01830139
KLNS 
36nm S 
161953Z 13003KT 10SM OVC023 19/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01890139
KCXY 
37nm SW 
162018Z 10007KT 10SM SCT027 18/14 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KMUI 
19nm SW 
1619/1801 17009KT 9999 BKN015 OVC150 QNH2994INS BECMG 1703/1704 17006KT 6000 BR BKN010 BKN050 OVC100 QNH2993INS BECMG 1706/1707 19006KT 4800 BR OVC010 QNH2990INS BECMG 1713/1714 30009KT 9999 NSW BKN030 BKN100 QNH2975INS BECMG 1723/1724 VRB06KT 9000 -RA OVC010 QNH2974INS T21/1720Z T11/1711Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1704 NEXT 1711
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 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Schuylkill County Airport 570-544-6002
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.40 $5.50 
SS $6.30 $5.40 
 Updated 08-Oct-2013
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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