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 |
| THSr087/14.4 | | 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 |
| AOOr132/(36.9) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| YORK | | 286/35.4 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
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: | |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 059 magnetic, 048 true | | 239 magnetic, 228 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. pole, 586 ft. from runway, 213 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear | | 43 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 |
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| 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
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Grant Spurrell
Photo taken 07-Jul-2013
looking northeast.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:29 | | 22:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 22:57 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 21:34:47 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 17:34:47 |
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| METAR |
KHGR 17nm S | 161953Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02000139
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| 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
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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
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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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