FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UCP |
| Lat/Long: | 41-01-31.4000N / 080-24-48.4000W 41-01.523333N / 080-24.806667W 41.0253889 / -80.4134444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1070 ft. / 326.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of NEW CASTLE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 16116 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; PAPI RYS 05/23 & RY 13/31; REILS RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 124.175 |
| YOUNGSTOWN APPROACH: | 133.95 |
| YOUNGSTOWN DEPARTURE: | 133.95 |
| WX ASOS at PJC (18 nm SE): | 118.45 (724-452-5304) |
| WX ASOS at YNG (19 nm NW): | PHONE 330-856-9357 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 126.725/291.650(DUBOIS RCAG) WHEN YOUNGSTOWN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EWCr331/15.1 | | ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 08W |
| YNGr152/21.8 | | YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 05W |
| MMJr351/33.7 | | MONTOUR VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 08W |
| FKLr231/(35.3) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
| ACOr102/36.0 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CASTLE | | at field | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
| HUBBARD | | 153/9.3 | | 408 | | 08W | | HBD | .... -... -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3995 x 75 ft. / 1218 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 41-01.347308N | | 41-01.852897N |
| Longitude: | 080-25.087720W | | 080-24.531888W |
| Elevation: | 1021.9 ft. | | 1006.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 039 true | | 228 magnetic, 219 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 53 ft. tree, 902 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear RY 5 HAS +6 FT BRUSH, 133 FT FM RY END, 82 FT RT +6 FT BRUSH, 179 FT FM RY END, 78 FT RIGHT. | | 31 ft. trees, 569 ft. from runway, 297 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear END RAISED BY 9' TAPERING TO HEIGHT OF EXISTING RY 1600' BEHIND THR. |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2745 x 100 ft. / 837 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 41-01.520728N | | 41-01.303202N |
| Longitude: | 080-25.061970W | | 080-24.538977W |
| Elevation: | 1016.2 ft. | | 1070.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.7% | | 1.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 118 true | | 307 magnetic, 298 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | none RY 13 HAS +3 FT BRUSH, 120 FT FM RY END, 1 FT LEFT. | | 30 ft. trees, 420 ft. from runway, 73 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear RY 31 APCH SLOPE 17:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAWRENCE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY 230 N JEFFERSON NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 Phone 724-656-3515 |
| Manager: | MARTY HASKI 406 FRANK FARONE DRIVE NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 Phone 724-652-5546 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 41 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 108/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 February 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (231KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 | |
download (213KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
04G - Lansdowne Airport (11 nm NW)
4G4 - Youngstown Elser Metro Airport (13 nm W)
29D - Grove City Airport (13 nm NE)
KBVI - Beaver County Airport (15 nm S)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunset | | 18:44 | | 22:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 13:53:36 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 09:53:36 |
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| METAR |
| KUCP | 121256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3049 RMK AO2 T01110083 SLP342 $
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KBVI 16nm S | 121247Z 13007KT 15SM SKC 13/09 A3050
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KYNG 18nm NW | 121251Z 14004KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A3048 RMK AO2 SLP322 T01390067
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KBVI 16nm S | 121121Z 121212 13006KT P6SM SKC FM0100 00000KT P6SM SKC
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KYNG 18nm NW | 121128Z 121212 14006KT P6SM FEW250 FM0000 13003KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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