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N68

Franklin County Regional Airport
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023

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:	687.9 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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATTND
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3:	120.725 (717-261-1943)
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

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 good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 6

RUNWAY 24

Latitude:

39-58.196428N

39-58.558975N

Longitude:

077-38.858508W

077-38.332243W

Elevation:

684.2 ft.

683.5 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

059 magnetic, 048 true

239 magnetic, 228 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

45 ft. trees, 417 ft. from runway, 261 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 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 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:		16
Single engine airplanes:		16

Aircraft operations: avg 33/day *
75%	local general aviation
25%	transient general aviation
<1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 22 December 2020

Additional Remarks

-	PJA ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.

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 from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06		download (218KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24		download (234KB)
VOR/DME-B		download (230KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (132KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (428KB)

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)
W35 - Potomac Airpark (29 nm SW)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (36 nm S)

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Area around N68 (Franklin County Regional Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Mar-2023

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	10:30
Sunrise	06:57	10:57
Sunset	19:32	23:32
Evening civil twilight	20:00	24:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Mar-2023 20:40:05
Local (UTC-4)	31-Mar-2023 16:40:05

METAR

KHGR
17nm S

311953Z 17010KT 10SM BKN090 BKN120 12/04 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB19E33 SLP175 P0000 T01170044

TAF

KAOO 37nm NW	311800Z 3118/0118 21012G20KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM312300 22012G18KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM010200 22010KT 6SM SHRA OVC015 WS020/24040KT FM011000 22015G23KT 3SM SHRA OVC009 WS020/24040KT
KMRB 38nm SW	311740Z 3118/0118 17009G16KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 FM312300 20015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 WS020/23040KT FM011200 21017G28KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM011500 22020G40KT P6SM SCT050
KMDT 42nm E	311800Z 3118/0118 20010G16KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC100 FM311830 20009KT 4SM -RA OVC050 WS020/22040KT FM011000 21013KT 4SM -SHRA OVC008 WS020/22045KT

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