FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -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 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 |
| 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: | 6 ft. trees, 255 ft. from runway, 255 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear +18 FT TREES, 91 FT FM RY END, 178 FT L. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NORTHUMBERLAND CO APT AUTH 1387 AIRPORT ROAD PAXINOS, PA 17860 Phone 570-672-2991 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: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 December 2010 | |
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 08 | |
download (301KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (302KB) |
| VOR RWY 08 | |
download (253KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
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)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (24 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John F. Faust
Photo taken 18-Mar-2010
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 12:12:38 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 07:12:38 |
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| METAR |
KSEG 14nm W | 121153Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM FEW036 M06/M12 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP148 70005 T10611122 11061 21089 55001
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KMUI 25nm S | 121155Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM FEW070 M07/M13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP145 70003 T10661129 11066 21082 53001
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| TAF |
KMUI 25nm S | 1211/1311 25025G35KT 9999 FEW070 QNH2990INS BECMG 1223/1224 27015G20KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2999INS BECMG 1305/1306 27012KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3003INS T03/1222Z TM09/1211Z LIMITED METWATCH 1211 TIL 1212
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KIPT 30nm NW | 121139Z 1212/1312 27010G20KT P6SM OVC070 FM121800 28015G25KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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