FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N27 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-44-24.0350N / 076-26-49.6740W 41-44.400583N / 076-26.827900W 41.7400097 / -76.4471317 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 730 ft. / 222.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of TOWANDA, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 18848 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 570-265-2629 OR CELL 607-857-3025. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL AND REIL RY 05/23 - 123.0. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| BINGHAMTON APPROACH: | 118.6 [0600-0000] |
| BINGHAMTON DEPARTURE: | 118.6 [0600-0000] |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY NEW YORK ARTCC ON FREQS 132.175/298.9 (ELK MOUNTAIN RCAG) WHEN BINGHAMTON APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FQMr040/28.2 | | WILLIAMSPORT VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 09W |
| CFBr219/28.6 | | BINGHAMTON VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 10W |
| ULWr141/33.4 | | ELMIRA VOR/DME | | 109.65 | | 12W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PICTURE ROCKS | | 032/30.2 | | 344 | | 09W | | PIX | .--. .. -..- |
| ALPINE | | 167/33.1 | | 245 | | 12W | | ALP | .- .-.. .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 41-44.110833N | | 41-44.689633N |
| Longitude: | 076-27.099500W | | 076-26.556300W |
| Elevation: | 730.4 ft. | | 714.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 035 true | | 227 magnetic, 215 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 93 ft. trees, 2800 ft. from runway, 6 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 93 ft. trees, 2941 ft. from runway, 590 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BRADFORD COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY RD 2, BOX 69A TOWANDA, PA 18848 Phone 570-265-4900 |
| Manager: | CARL W. LAFY RD 2, BOX 69A TOWANDA, PA 18848 Phone 570-265-2629 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 35 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 66/day * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF. |
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 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCZG - Tri-Cities Airport (26 nm NE)
KELM - Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (32 nm NW)
9N3 - Seamans Field Airport (32 nm E)
KBGM - Greater Binghamton Airport/Edwin A Link Field (35 nm NE)
KIPT - Williamsport Regional Airport (37 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 07-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:03 | | 23:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 00:46:13 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Oct-2008 20:46:13 |
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| METAR |
KELM 32nm NW | 072353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP249 T00610028 10172 20061 56007
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KBGM 35nm NE | 072353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/M02 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP255 T01221022 10156 20117 55007
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KIPT 36nm SW | 072354Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP246 T01000056 10172 20100 55002
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KAVP 40nm SE | 072354Z 10007KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00940022 10172 20094 55004
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KITH 44nm N | 072356Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3026 RMK AO2 55012 T00500038 10144 20050 SLP258
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| TAF |
KELM 32nm NW | 072322Z 080024 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0608 2SM BR SCT002 FM0800 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM1330 18007KT P6SM BKN200
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KBGM 35nm NE | 072322Z 080024 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1300 18008KT P6SM BKN200
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KIPT 36nm SW | 072329Z 080024 00000KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1113 5SM BR SCT004 FM1300 10004KT P6SM OVC200 FM1900 13007KT P6SM OVC150 FM2200 12008KT P6SM OVC120
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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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