FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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, ALL MON - FRI UNATTENDED |
| 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 |
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| FDKr011/(20.7) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| EMIr320/23.3 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| HGRr088/(23.5) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| THSr118/29.6 | | ST THOMAS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 07W |
| MRBr053/32.0 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| HARr212/35.2 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| YORK | | 257/23.9 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
| GAITHERSBURG | | 355/36.3 | | 385 | | 09W | | GAI | --. .- .. |
| ELLICOTT | | 328/38.7 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
Airport Services
| 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 good condition
SOUTHERN PORTION OF RW 33 CRACKING, RUTTING |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 12.5 |
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| Runway edge markings: | RY 15 NOT MARKED WITH THLD OR MAGNETIC HEADING. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 900 ft. |
| Markings: | | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. tree, 235 ft. from runway, 119 ft. left of centerline
RY 15 HAS +15 FT ROAD AT RY END 125 FT L/R OF CNTRLN. | | 42 ft. tree, 773 ft. from runway, 178 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
RY 33 HAS +47 FT TREES FM 0-122 FT FM RY END; 10-125 FT L OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | MID-ATLANTIC SOARING ASSOC.
154 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 717-642-9907 |
| Manager: | ROBERT JACKSON
931 PECHER RD, 165 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 717-642-9886 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 76 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 65 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 79/week * | | 97% | local general aviation | | 3% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 19 October 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTSV GLDR OPNS. |
| - | RY 15 CLSD FOR LANDINGS. |
| - | KARLINDO PERSONAL USE ARPT LCTD 1300 FT E OF RYS. |
| - | ARPT OPS RESTRICTED, IAW TFR RULES, WHEN P-40 EXPANDED TO 10 NM RADIUS. |
| - | GLIDERS OCCASSIONALLY LAND ON TURF AREA ADJACENT TO RY 15/33. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at W73.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W05 - Gettysburg Regional Airport (6 nm NE)
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)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 10:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 18:28 | | 22:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:56 | | 22:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 21:38:05 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 17:38:05 |
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KHGR
18nm W | 161953Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02000139
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KDMW
18nm SE | 162050Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC021 19/16 A2997 RMK AO2
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KMRB
36nm SW | 161740Z 1618/1718 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 FM161900 17007KT P6SM OVC045 FM170800 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN025 FM171200 00000KT 5SM BR SCT008 OVC040 FM171400 00000KT P6SM SCT020 OVC040 FM171600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015
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KMDT
38nm NE | 161731Z 1618/1718 14005KT P6SM OVC020 FM170200 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN020 OVC060 FM170800 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT020 OVC060 FM171300 30005KT 5SM BR OVC060
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