FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N68 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-58-22.6260N / 077-38-35.7640W 39-58.377100N / 077-38.596067W 39.9729517 / -77.6432678 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 697 ft. / 212.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of CHAMBERSBURG, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 17201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION FILE IFR & PICKUP CLEARANCE TOLL FREE CALL 800-932-0712. |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTND |
| Pattern altitude: | 1497 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT LIRL RY 06/24 & VASI RY 24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 124.1 |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 124.1 |
| WX ASOS at HGR (16 nm S): | 126.375 (301-745-3497) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| THSr087/14.4 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| HGRr038/(19.2) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| HARr243/32.9 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| FDKr348/(35.8) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| MRBr022/36.5 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| AOOr132/(36.9) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| YORK | | 286/35.4 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 39-58.196350N | | 39-58.558967N |
| Longitude: | 077-38.858767W | | 077-38.332467W |
| Elevation: | 683.0 ft. | | 683.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 059 magnetic, 048 true | | 239 magnetic, 228 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. pole, marked and lighted, 672 ft. from runway, 202 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 38 ft. trees, 447 ft. from runway, 232 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SUSQUEHANNA AREA REGIONAL AIRPORT A ONE TERMINAL DRIVE, SUITE 300 MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057 Phone 717-948-3900 |
| Manager: | TIM EDWARDS ONE TERMINAL DRIVE, SUITE 300, 208 AIRPORT DRIVE MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057 Phone 717-948-3900 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 October 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (249KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (264KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (16 nm S)
N94 - Carlisle Airport (25 nm NE)
02P - Stottle Memorial Heliport (26 nm N)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (29 nm SW)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (36 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Rachel Bitterfield
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunset | | 17:00 | | 22:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:29 | | 22:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 12:50:09 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 07:50:09 |
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| METAR |
KHGR 17nm S | 081153Z 12003KT 8SM CLR 06/01 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP242 T00560006 10089 20056 53022 $
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| TAF |
KAOO 37nm NW | 081141Z 0812/0912 27007KT P6SM SKC FM090000 18006KT P6SM SCT200
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KMRB 38nm SW | 081139Z 0812/0912 27004KT P6SM SKC FM081700 32003KT P6SM FEW250 FM082100 11002KT P6SM FEW250
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KMDT 42nm E | 081141Z 0812/0912 VRB05KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0812/0813 4SM BR FM090000 17006KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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