FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N79 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-50-12.9000N / 076-33-08.8000W
40-50.215000N / 076-33.146667W
40.8369167 / -76.5524444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 881 ft. / 268.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of SHAMOKIN, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 17824 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR PICKUP CLEARANCE TOLL FREE CALL 800-932-0712. |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - 121.8. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.175 (570-672-0389) |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 118.25 [0600-0000] |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 118.25 [0600-0000] |
| WX AWOS-3 at 79PN (8 nm N): | 118.075 (570-271-8192) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ZER (11 nm SE): | 127.57 (570-544-2778) |
| WX ASOS at SEG (14 nm W): | 123.975 (570-374-4099) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MIPr164/12.3 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
| SEGr088/15.3 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| RAVr018/17.1 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| HZLr256/(21.0) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| FQMr171/31.7 | | WILLIAMSPORT VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 09W |
| HARr046/39.8 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3297 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-50.133392N | | 40-50.297303N |
| Longitude: | 076-33.488143W | | 076-32.806612W |
| Elevation: | 852.5 ft. | | 880.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 072 true | | 263 magnetic, 252 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. brush, 248 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
+21 FT TREES, 87 FT FM RY END, 178 FT LEFT. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NORTHUMBERLAND CO APT AUTH
1387 AIRPORT ROAD
PAXINOS, PA 17860
Phone 570-898-8588
AFTER HOURS 570-898-8588 |
| Manager: | RON SMITH
1387 AIRPORT ROAD
PAXINOS, PA 17860
Phone 570-898-8588 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 58/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 October 2012 | |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (252KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (250KB) |
| VOR RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (219KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8N8 - Danville Airport (8 nm NW)
N13 - Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KZER - Schuylkill County (Joe Zerbey) Airport (11 nm SE)
KSEG - Penn Valley Airport (14 nm W)
74N - Bendigo Airport (17 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John F. Faust
Photo taken 18-Mar-2010
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunset | | 18:24 | | 22:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:52 | | 22:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 21:48:32 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 17:48:32 |
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| METAR |
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KSEG
14nm W | 161953Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM SCT023 18/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01780128
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KMUI
25nm S | 161958Z AUTO 03002KT 10SM OVC020 17/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01740136 $
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| TAF |
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KMUI
25nm S | 1619/1801 17009KT 9999 BKN015 OVC150 QNH2994INS BECMG 1703/1704 17006KT 6000 BR BKN010 BKN050 OVC100 QNH2993INS BECMG 1706/1707 19006KT 4800 BR OVC010 QNH2990INS BECMG 1713/1714 30009KT 9999 NSW BKN030 BKN100 QNH2975INS BECMG 1723/1724 VRB06KT 9000 -RA OVC010 QNH2974INS T21/1720Z T11/1711Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1704 NEXT 1711
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KIPT
30nm NW | 161731Z 1618/1718 14005KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC090 FM170500 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN025 FM170900 00000KT 4SM -DZ BR OVC012 TEMPO 1710/1712 2SM BR OVC004 FM171500 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT025 OVC100
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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