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N68 Franklin County Regional Airport
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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   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 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5610:56
Sunrise07:2311:23
Sunset18:2922:29
Evening civil twilight18:5722:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 21:34:47
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 17:34:47
 
METAR
KHGR 
17nm S 
161953Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02000139
TAF
KAOO 
37nm NW 
161731Z 1618/1718 19005KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC090 FM170200 20004KT 6SM BR BKN025 FM170800 VRB03KT 4SM -DZ BR OVC012 FM171500 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT025 OVC100
KMRB 
38nm SW 
161740Z 1618/1718 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 FM161900 17007KT P6SM OVC045 FM170800 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN025 FM171200 00000KT 5SM BR SCT008 OVC040 FM171400 00000KT P6SM SCT020 OVC040 FM171600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015
KMDT 
42nm E 
161731Z 1618/1718 14005KT P6SM OVC020 FM170200 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN020 OVC060 FM170800 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT020 OVC060 FM171300 30005KT 5SM BR OVC060
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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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