FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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: | 396.8 ft. / 120.9 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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| ALLENTOWN APPROACH: | 119.65(3000 & BLO) 124.45(ABV 3000) |
| ALLENTOWN DEPARTURE: | 119.65(3000 & BLO) 124.45(ABV 3000) |
| IC: | 119.65(3000 & BLO) 124.45(ABV 3000) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| QUAKERTOWN | | 019/19.2 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
| CARBON | | 112/23.8 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
| CHATHAM | | 283/37.0 | | 254 | | 13W | | CAT | -.-. .- - |
| AMBLER | | 015/37.0 | | 275 | | 12W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| HUMBOLT | | 123/37.3 | | 366 | | 10W | | HXM | .... -..- -- |
| CRYSTAL LAKE | | 147/38.7 | | 410 | | 11W | | CYE | -.-. -.-- . |
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: | low intensity RY 18/36 NSTD LIRL LIGHTS SPCD AT 400 FT INTERVALS AND DO NOT INDICATE THE CAUTION ZONE (AMBER) FOR NPI APCH. |
| 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: | 394.6 ft. | | 384.3 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 | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. tree, 590 ft. from runway, 104 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear RY 18 APCH RATIO 24:1 TO DSPCLD THLD. | | 32 ft. trees, 692 ft. from runway, 97 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 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: | | 60 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 54 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 89/day * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 10 January 2013 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 36 | |
download (142KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-D | |
download (123KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (149KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Lisa Simone
Photo taken 19-Sep-2009
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:41 | | 09:41 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 00:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 13:53:57 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 09:53:57 |
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| METAR |
KABE 11nm SW | 131258Z 00000KT 1 3/4SM RA BR FEW008 BKN060 OVC090 20/19 A2982 RMK AO2 P0003
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KXLL 15nm SW | 131255Z AUTO 10005KT 4SM +RA SCT007 BKN016 OVC032 20/18 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE P0052
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KUKT 19nm S | 131255Z AUTO 13005KT 1 1/2SM BKN006 BKN018 OVC028 18/18 A2984 RMK AO1 P0049
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| TAF |
KABE 11nm SW | 131132Z 1312/1412 VRB03KT 3SM SHRA BR SCT012 OVC030 TEMPO 1312/1314 1SM +TSRA BKN006CB OVC012 FM131500 VRB04KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM131900 28008KT P6SM BKN040 FM132300 30006KT P6SM SCT040
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