FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N43 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-44-31.8000N / 075-14-34.6000W
40-44.530000N / 075-14.576667W
40.7421667 / -75.2429444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 399 ft. / 121.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of EASTON, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 18040 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS
ARPT UNATNDD CHRISTMAS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| ALLENTOWN APPROACH: | 118.2(3000 & BLO) 119.65(ABV 3000 FROM NORTH) 124.45(ABV 3000 FROM SOUTH) |
| ALLENTOWN DEPARTURE: | 118.2(3000 & BLO) 119.65(ABV 3000 FROM NORTH) 124.45(ABV 3000 FROM SOUTH) |
| IC: | 119.65(ABV 3000 FROM NORTH) |
| WX ASOS at ABE (10 nm SW): | PHONE 610-266-3579 |
| WX AWOS-3 at XLL (15 nm SW): | 127.875 (610-791-5463) |
| WX AWOS-3 at UKT (19 nm S): | 119.475 (215-538-7610) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FJCr094/9.7 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| BWZr271/19.4 | | BROADWAY VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 11W |
| CKZr018/21.2 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| ETXr073/22.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| STWr239/22.8 | | STILLWATER VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 11W |
| SBJr303/24.7 | | SOLBERG VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 10W |
| ARDr342/33.1 | | YARDLEY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 10W |
| PTWr034/34.4 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| SAXr250/37.4 | | SPARTA VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 11W |
| LVZr158/37.7 | | WILKES-BARRE VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1956 x 165 ft. / 596 x 50 m
RY 18/36 1956 FT BY 50 FT ASPH ALIGNED IN CNTR OF 165 FT TURF STRIP. |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
RY 18/36 NSTD LIRL; NO RY END OR THLD LTS. |
| Gradient: | EFFECTIVE GRADIENT UP 0.5% N. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 40-44.685712N | | 40-44.373165N |
| Longitude: | 075-14.627860W | | 075-14.525230W |
| Elevation: | 395.0 ft. | | 384.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 166 true | | 359 magnetic, 346 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 192 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 28 ft. bldg, 590 ft. from runway, 104 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
BRUSH 8 FT OUT AND ACROSS APCH, 6 FT HIGH. | | 53 ft. fence, 1078 ft. from runway, 371 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON ARPT AUTHORITY
LEHIGH VALLEY INTL ARPT, 3311 AIRPORT ROAD
ALLENTOWN, PA 18109-3040
Phone 610-266-6001 |
| Manager: | VERNE MOYER
BRADEN AIRPARK, 3800 SULLIVAN TRAIL
EASTON, PA 18040
Phone 610-258-0473 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 63 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 88/day * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 14 October 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACFT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE ON ALL PARTS OF FIELD. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 36 | |
download (171KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-D | |
download (154KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KABE - Lehigh Valley International Airport (10 nm SW)
N85 - Alexandria Airport (14 nm SE)
KXLL - Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (15 nm SW)
N40 - Sky Manor Airport (16 nm SE)
1N7 - Blairstown Airport (18 nm NE)
N53 - Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (18 nm N)
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (19 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by JJ Burgess
Photo taken 13-Oct-2007
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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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:03 | | 09:03 |
| Sunrise | | 05:36 | | 09:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 14:48:48 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 10:48:48 |
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| METAR |
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KABE
11nm SW | 041351Z 29011G18KT 10SM SCT037 21/13 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02060133
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KUKT
19nm S | 041435Z AUTO 29010G14KT 250V320 10SM SCT035 22/13 A2993 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KABE
11nm SW | 041126Z 0412/0512 27007KT P6SM FEW250 FM041400 28010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM041600 28012G20KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM042300 26007KT P6SM FEW080 OVC140 FM050600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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