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N68 Franklin County Regional Airport
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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
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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
THSr087/14.4ST 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: 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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 39-58.196350N39-58.558967N
Longitude: 077-38.858767W077-38.332467W
Elevation: 683.0 ft.683.0 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-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 clear38 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
    
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

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 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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Sectional chart
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From to N68

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1609:16
Sunrise05:4909:49
Sunset20:4200:42
Evening civil twilight21:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 04:31:44
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 00:31:44
 
METAR
KHGR 
17nm S 
050353Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02110106
TAF
KAOO 
37nm NW 
042323Z 0500/0524 30008KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0508/0512 4SM BR FM051500 33005KT P6SM OVC250
KMRB 
38nm SW 
042320Z 0500/0524 32007KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120 OVC200 FM050200 33004KT P6SM OVC150 FM051100 19003KT P6SM SCT070 OVC100 FM051600 19006KT P6SM BKN050 OVC090
KMDT 
42nm E 
050206Z 0502/0524 30006KT P6SM SCT050 FM051200 30005KT P6SM SCT150 FM051800 24005KT P6SM BKN250
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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 ($)
AMERIHOST INN SHIPPENSBURG 10.1 65-149
 

Other hotels near Franklin County Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 2.5 72-140
CHAMBERSBURG TRAVELODGE 2.7 55-65
BEST WESTERN CHAMBERSBURG 2.8 58-139
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON CHAMBERSBURG 3.0 80-95
DAYS INN CHAMBERSBURG PA 3.2 55-79
SLEEP INN AND SUITES 3.4 63-107
COMFORT INN CHAMBERSBURG 3.6 70-71
SUPER8 CHAMBERSBURG SCOT AR 3.6 42-55
ECONO LODGE CHAMBERSBURG 4.2 49-55
QUALITY INN & SUITES CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 70-71
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 109-110
HAMPTON INN CHAMBERSBURG 4.5 94-125

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
1 in Shippensburg
 

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