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N79 Northumberland County Airport
Shamokin, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: N79
Lat/Long: 40-50-12.9230N / 076-33-08.8420W
40-50.215383N / 076-33.147367W
40.8369231 / -76.5524561
(estimated)
Elevation: 881 ft. / 268.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11W (1995)
From city: 3 miles N of SHAMOKIN, PA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - 121.8.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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 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
MIPr164/12.3MILTON VORTAC109.2009W
SEGr088/15.3SELINSGROVE VORTAC110.4008W
RAVr018/17.1RAVINE VORTAC114.6011W
HZLr256/(21.0)HAZLETON VOR109.4009W
FQMr171/31.7WILLIAMSPORT VOR/DME114.4009W
HARr046/39.8HARRISBURG VORTAC112.5010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BELLGROVE010/24.132810WBZJ -... --.. .---
HUMBOLT260/26.836610WHXM .... -..- --
PICTURE ROCKS174/27.334409WPIX .--. .. -..-
CARBON284/36.133912WLQX .-.. --.- -..-
CRYSTAL LAKE247/39.641011WCYE -.-. -.-- .

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 40-50.133383N40-50.297383N
Longitude: 076-33.488117W076-32.806567W
Elevation: 853.3 ft.881.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 083 magnetic, 072 true263 magnetic, 252 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 14 ft. trees, 391 ft. from runway, 258 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear46 ft. trees, 1808 ft. from runway, 239 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NORTHUMBERLAND CO APT AUTH
1387 AIRPORT ROAD
PAXINOS, PA 17860
Phone 570-672-2991
AFTER HOURS 570-898-8588
Manager: RON SMITH
1387 AIRPORT ROAD
PAXINOS, PA 17860
Phone 570-373-5511

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 23
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 59/day *
58% local general aviation
39% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 10 November 2008

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 26   download (172KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 08   download (225KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (41KB)

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KZER - Schuylkill County (Joe Zerbey) Airport (11 nm SE)
KSEG - Penn Valley Airport (14 nm W)
74N - Bendigo Airport (17 nm S)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (24 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3911:39
Sunrise07:0812:08
Sunset17:3322:33
Evening civil twilight18:0223:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 05:37:52
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2010 00:37:52
 
METAR
KSEG 
14nm W 
100523Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM -SN BR SCT009 OVC017 M01/M03 A2967 RMK AO2 P0001
KMUI 
25nm S 
100455Z AUTO 04003KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC010 M03/M03 A2970 RMK AO2 UPE0421SNB0421 SLP064 P0001 T10251029 400051087 $
TAF
KIPT 
30nm NW 
100247Z 1003/1024 VRB02KT 6SM -SN BR BKN015 OVC040 TEMPO 1003/1007 1SM -SN BR OVC007 FM100700 VRB02KT 1SM -SN OVC007 FM101300 VRB02KT 1/2SM SN OVC007 FM101700 29010G20KT 1/2SM SN BLSN OVC007
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Northumberland County Airport 570-672-1321
570-898-8588
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Rental cars, Public telephone, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Restrooms

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100LL Jet A
SS $3.74 $3.98 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Penn-Selin Air, Inc. 570-672-2991
570-809-1281
[web site]
Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aerial photography, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft cleaning / washing / detailing, Aircraft parts, ...

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1 in Paxinos
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4 in Selinsgrove
3 in Frackville
5 in Lewisburg
 

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