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N68 Franklin County Regional Airport
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 -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: 1488 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL 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: 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-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI OTS INDEFINITELY
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 10 ft. pole, 586 ft. from runway, 213 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear41 ft. trees, 434 ft. from runway, 321 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 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 17 October 2011

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (249KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (263KB)
VOR/DME-B   download (225KB)
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)
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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From to N68

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4111:41
Sunrise07:0912:09
Sunset17:4022:40
Evening civil twilight18:0823:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Feb-2012 19:23:38
Local (UTC-5)  11-Feb-2012 14:23:38
 
METAR
KHGR 
17nm S 
111904Z 32016G27KT 3/4SM -SN BR FEW004 BKN019 OVC033 M01/M01 A2966 RMK AO2 PK WND 31027/1856 P0000
TAF
KAOO 
37nm NW 
111733Z 1118/1218 29012G22KT 1SM -SHSN BR OVC015 FM112000 31015G25KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM120000 31020G30KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 OVC050 FM120900 29015G27KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
KMRB 
38nm SW 
111734Z 1118/1218 31006KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN010 OVC040 FM111830 30015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC070 FM112100 30020G30KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070 FM120200 31025G40KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM121000 30018G27KT P6SM SCT040 FM121400 29020G30KT P6SM SCT040
KMDT 
42nm E 
111733Z 1118/1218 20007KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC015 FM112100 29015G25KT 1 1/2SM -SHSN BR OVC015 FM120300 31021G35KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT025 BKN035 FM120800 30017G30KT P6SM BKN040 FM121400 30020G35KT P6SM SKC
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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 80-95
BEST WESTERN SHIPPENSBURG HTL 10.1 71-179
 

Other hotels near Franklin County Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 2.5 75-120
CHAMBERSBURG TRAVELODGE 2.7 39-60
BEST WESTERN CHAMBERSBURG 2.8 65-139
DAYS INN CHAMBERSBURG PA 3.2 57-71
COMFORT INN CHAMBERSBURG 3.6 81-110
SUPER8 CHAMBERSBURG SCOT AR 3.6 58-68
QUALITY INN & SUITES CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 80-81
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 120-168
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 93-129
RED CARPET INN CHAMBERSBURG 4.3 70-175
HAMPTON INN CHAMBERSBURG 4.5 115-120

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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