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N43 Braden Airpark
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

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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
FJCr094/9.7ALLENTOWN VORTAC117.5010W
BWZr271/19.4BROADWAY VOR/DME114.2011W
CKZr018/21.2PENNRIDGE VOR/DME108.8512W
ETXr073/22.3EAST TEXAS VOR/DME110.2009W
STWr239/22.8STILLWATER VOR/DME109.6011W
SBJr303/24.7SOLBERG VOR/DME112.9010W
ARDr342/33.1YARDLEY VOR/DME108.2010W
PTWr034/34.4POTTSTOWN VORTAC116.5009W
SAXr250/37.4SPARTA VORTAC115.7011W
LVZr158/37.7WILKES-BARRE VORTAC111.6010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
QUAKERTOWN019/19.220812WUKT ..- -.- -
CARBON112/23.833912WLQX .-.. --.- -..-
CHATHAM283/37.025413WCAT -.-. .- -
AMBLER015/37.027512WING .. -. --.
HUMBOLT123/37.336610WHXM .... -..- --
CRYSTAL LAKE147/38.741011WCYE -.-. -.-- .

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: 40-44.685712N40-44.373165N
Longitude: 075-14.627860W075-14.525230W
Elevation: 394.6 ft.384.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 166 true359 magnetic, 346 true
Displaced threshold: 192 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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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Area around N43 (Braden Airpark)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of N43 (Braden Airpark)
Photo by Lisa Simone
Photo taken 19-Sep-2009

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4109:41
Sunrise06:1010:10
Sunset20:0100:01
Evening civil twilight20:3100:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 13:53:57
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 09:53:57
 
METAR
KABE 
11nm SW 
131258Z 00000KT 1 3/4SM RA BR FEW008 BKN060 OVC090 20/19 A2982 RMK AO2 P0003
KXLL 
15nm SW 
131255Z AUTO 10005KT 4SM +RA SCT007 BKN016 OVC032 20/18 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE P0052
KUKT 
19nm S 
131255Z AUTO 13005KT 1 1/2SM BKN006 BKN018 OVC028 18/18 A2984 RMK AO1 P0049
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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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into N43 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN EASTON 3.8 80-85
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA ALLENTOWN - BETHLEHEM 10.9 90-100
 

Other hotels near Braden Airpark

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN EASTON 2.9 119-159
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT BETHLEHEM EASTON 3.0 149-150
GRAND EASTONIAN HOTEL & SUITES 4.0 125-159
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES EASTON 4.0 110-130
QUALITY INN EASTON 4.1 70-80

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Braden Airpark

6 in Easton
14 in Bethlehem
23 in Allentown
1 in Central Valley
5 in Stroudsburg
1 in Frenchtown, NJ
6 in East Stroudsburg
3 in Bartonsville
 

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