FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PA40 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-12-00.3010N / 076-23-13.7900W 41-12.005017N / 076-23.229833W 41.2000836 / -76.3871639 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 780 ft. / 238 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11W (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of BENTON, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 17814 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MIPr059/16.4 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
| HZLr328/(17.9) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| FQMr124/19.4 | | WILLIAMSPORT VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 09W |
| LVZr272/31.8 | | WILKES-BARRE VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 10W |
| SEGr051/33.3 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| RAVr025/40.0 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PICTURE ROCKS | | 117/15.3 | | 344 | | 09W | | PIX | .--. .. -..- |
| HUMBOLT | | 316/21.7 | | 366 | | 10W | | HXM | .... -..- -- |
| CRYSTAL LAKE | | 280/25.1 | | 410 | | 11W | | CYE | -.-. -.-- . |
| CARBON | | 321/36.8 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 150 ft. / 671 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BENTON BOROUGH COUNCIL PO BOX T BENTON, PA 17814 Phone 717-925-2180 |
| Manager: | ROBERT T VINCENT PO BOX 330 BENTON, PA 17814 Phone 717-925-2180 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | LOUISE K. LEWIS, SECRETARY, MARKET ST, BENTON, PA 17814, PHONE 717-925-6101. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PA40.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N13 - Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (12 nm S)
KHZL - Hazleton Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
N79 - Northumberland County Airport (23 nm S)
KIPT - Williamsport Regional Airport (24 nm W)
KZER - Schuylkill County (Joe Zerbey) Airport (30 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 10-Apr-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Nov-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 21:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 22:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2008 19:44:17 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Nov-2008 14:44:17 |
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| METAR |
KIPT 24nm W | 221854Z 29011G19KT 10SM FEW065 BKN100 M01/M14 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP289 T10061144
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KAVP 31nm E | 221854Z 30015G22KT 10SM BKN060 M03/M16 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP267 T10281156
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KSEG 32nm SW | 221853Z AUTO 31006G14KT 10SM BKN046 BKN080 01/M09 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP292 T00061089
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KMPO 46nm E | 221853Z AUTO 31015G25KT 10SM FEW047 SCT090 M05/M16 A3020 RMK AO2 PK WND 29030/1822 SLP260 T10501156 TSNO
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KMUI 48nm S | 221922Z AUTO 25009G17KT 10SM UP FEW046 M02/M06 A3039 RMK AO2 UPB1922 SLP298 $
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| TAF |
KIPT 24nm W | 221800Z 2218/2318 29009G15KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 TEMPO 2218/2221 5SM -SHSN OVC020 FM222100 28010G15KT 6SM -SHSN BKN035 TEMPO 2221/2224 3SM -SHSN OVC010 FM230300 29005KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM230900 28003KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM231400 27005KT P6SM SCT250
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