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N68 Franklin County Regional Airport
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: N68
Lat/Long: 39-58-22.6621N / 077-38-35.7226W
39-58.377702N / 077-38.595377W
39.9729617 / -77.6432563
(estimated)
Elevation: 688 ft. / 209.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11W (2000)
From city: 3 miles N of CHAMBERSBURG, PA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: 1488 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24 & VASI RY 24 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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)
  • ST THOMAS RCO 122.1R 115.0T (ALTOONA RADIO)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
THSr087/14.4ST THOMAS VORTAC115.0007W
HGRr038/(19.2)HAGERSTOWN VOR109.8007W
HARr243/32.9HARRISBURG VORTAC112.5010W
FDKr348/(35.8)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W
MRBr022/36.5MARTINSBURG VORTAC112.1007W
AOOr132/(36.9)ALTOONA VOR108.8007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
YORK286/35.425411WEUD . ..- -..

Airport Services

Parking: 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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 39-58.196428N39-58.558975N
Longitude: 077-38.858508W077-38.332243W
Elevation: 684.2 ft.683.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 059 magnetic, 048 true239 magnetic, 228 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 10 ft. pole, 586 ft. from runway, 213 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear43 ft. trees, 460 ft. from runway, 234 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
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL 717-774-8335 OR 717-948-3501
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: 15
Single engine airplanes: 13
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 33/day *
73% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 09 October 2012

Additional Remarks

PAJA ON & INVOF ARPT.

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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (218KB)
VOR/DME-B   download (210KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (149KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (16 nm S)
W05 - Gettysburg Regional Airport (19 nm SE)
N94 - Carlisle Airport (25 nm NE)
02P - Stottle Memorial Heliport (26 nm N)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (29 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of N68 (Franklin County Regional Airport)
Photo by Grant Spurrell
Photo taken 07-Jul-2013
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From to N68

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5209:52
Sunrise06:2110:21
Sunset20:1000:10
Evening civil twilight20:3900:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 13:51:35
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 09:51:35
 
METAR
KHGR 
17nm S 
131253Z 00000KT 2SM -RA BR SCT003 SCT060 BKN095 20/19 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP105 P0005 T02000194
TAF
KAOO 
37nm NW 
131142Z 1312/1412 25007KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT040 BKN100 TEMPO 1312/1315 2SM SHRA BR BKN018 OVC030 FM131600 31008G15KT P6SM SCT030 FM132200 33012G22KT P6SM BKN035
KMRB 
38nm SW 
131136Z 1312/1412 21005KT 3SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC045CB FM131500 25008KT P6SM SHRA VCTS BKN045CB FM131600 27008KT P6SM TSRA BKN045CB FM131900 27009KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM132200 31010KT P6SM VCTS BKN045CB FM132300 31008KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB FM140000 31007KT P6SM SCT120
KMDT 
42nm E 
131145Z 1312/1412 07007KT 2SM -SHRA BR SCT010 BKN035 TEMPO 1312/1315 1SM +SHRA BR OVC010 FM131700 30008G15KT P6SM SCT040 FM132300 33012G22KT P6SM BKN035
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Franklin County Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Franklin County Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into N68 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON CHAMBERSBURG 3.0 75-76
BEST WESTERN SHIPPENSBURG HTL 10.1 126-140
 

Other hotels near Franklin County Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 2.5 112-159
CHAMBERSBURG TRAVELODGE 2.7 55-64
CANDLEWOOD SUITES CHAMBERSBURG 2.8 
BEST WESTERN CHAMBERSBURG 2.8 90-103
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES CHAMBERSBURG 2.8 
DAYS INN CHAMBERSBURG PA 3.2 48-72
COMFORT INN CHAMBERSBURG 3.6 89-90
SUPER 8 CHAMBERSBURG / SCOTLAND AREA 3.6 47-85
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 4.2 
QUALITY INN & SUITES CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 80-120
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 115-150
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 119-120
RED CARPET INN CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 85-180
HAMPTON INN CHAMBERSBURG 4.5 140-155

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 Franklin County Regional Airport

12 in Chambersburg
2 in Fayetteville
2 in Shippensburg
 

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