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W73 Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport
Fairfield, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: W73
Lat/Long: 39-45-25.3440N / 077-21-04.9540W
39-45.422400N / 077-21.082567W
39.7570400 / -77.3513761
(estimated)
Elevation: 573 ft. / 175 m (estimated)
Variation: 10W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SE of FAIRFIELD, PA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 17320

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1971
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SAT-SUN DAYLIGHT HOURS
Pattern altitude: 1373 ft. MSL
TPA 1365' MSL.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at HGR (18 nm W): 126.375 (301-745-3497)
WX AWOS-3 at DMW (18 nm SE): 121.25 (410-876-1281)
  • MULTICOM 123.3 WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FDKr011/(20.7)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W
EMIr320/23.3WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
HGRr088/(23.5)HAGERSTOWN VOR109.8007W
THSr118/29.6ST THOMAS VORTAC115.0007W
MRBr053/32.0MARTINSBURG VORTAC112.1007W
HARr212/35.2HARRISBURG VORTAC112.5010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
YORK257/23.925411WEUD . ..- -..
GAITHERSBURG355/36.338509WGAI --. .- ..
ELLICOTT328/38.737111WFND ..-. -. -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FUEL NOT AVBL TO TSNT ACFT.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2700 x 50 ft. / 823 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
SOUTHERN PORTION OF RW 33 CRACKING, RUTTING
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Double wheel: 12.5
Runway edge markings: NOT MARKED.
MARKINGS EXTREMELY FADED
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no900 ft.
Markings: basic, in poor condition
Obstructions: 18 ft. brush, 243 ft. from runway, 31 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
+15 FT ROAD AT THLD 125 FT L/R OF CNTRLN.
44 ft. tree, 268 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+62 FT TREES 936 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 40 FT L; 15:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD.
+62 FT TREES 0-110 FT FM THLD 25-125 FT L OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MID-ATLANTIC SOARING ASSOC.
165 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 717-642-5392
Manager: MARTIN VOELK
C/O MIKE HIGGINS, 165 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 717-642-5392

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 65
Single engine airplanes: 5
Gliders airplanes: 60
    
Aircraft operations: avg 26/day *
99% local general aviation
1% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 17 July 2007

Additional Remarks

EXTSV GLDR OPNS; PPR TO LNDG TSNT ACFT CTC AMGR 717-642-5392 WKDAYS; SAT & SUN 717-642-9907 OR FREQ 123.3.
RY 15 CLSD FOR LANDINGS.
KARLINDO PERSONAL USE ARPT LCTD 1300 FT E OF RYS.
ARPT CLSD EXCEPT PPR 717-432-0856/703-335-6778 WHEN P-40 EXPANDED TO 10 NM RADIUS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W73.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (18 nm W)
KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (18 nm SE)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (19 nm NW)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (23 nm SE)
 
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From to W73

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3309:33
Sunrise06:0410:04
Sunset20:2800:28
Evening civil twilight20:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 20:52:49
Local (UTC-4)  25-Jul-2008 16:52:49
 
METAR
KHGR 
18nm W 
251953Z 16007KT 10SM CLR 28/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP202 T02830122
KDMW 
18nm SE 
252031Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 31/05 A3013 RMK AO2
KFDK 
20nm S 
252030Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 32/10 A3011 RMK AO2
KTHV 
24nm NE 
251953Z AUTO 22007KT 200V270 10SM FEW065 SCT090 28/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02830133
TAF
KMRB 
36nm SW 
251725Z 251818 16003KT P6SM SCT070 FM2200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1400 23006KT P6SM SCT060
KMDT 
38nm NE 
251728Z 251818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM1500 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250
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Hotels near Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport

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CARROLL VALLEY RESORT 1.4 
SLEEP INN AND STES EMMITSBURG 4.1 85-86

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport

1 in Fairfield
1 in Emmitsburg, MD
16 in Gettysburg
1 in Thurmont, MD
3 in Hanover
 

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