FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 13:55:03 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 09:55:03 |
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KHGR
18nm W | 131253Z 00000KT 2SM -RA BR SCT003 SCT060 BKN095 20/19 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP105 P0005 T02000194
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KDMW
18nm SE | 131245Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN038 BKN048 20/19 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE P0002
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KMRB
36nm SW | 131136Z 1312/1412 21005KT 3SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC045CB FM131500 25008KT P6SM SHRA VCTS BKN045CB FM131600 27008KT P6SM TSRA BKN045CB FM131900 27009KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM132200 31010KT P6SM VCTS BKN045CB FM132300 31008KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB FM140000 31007KT P6SM SCT120
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KMDT
38nm NE | 131145Z 1312/1412 07007KT 2SM -SHRA BR SCT010 BKN035 TEMPO 1312/1315 1SM +SHRA BR OVC010 FM131700 30008G15KT P6SM SCT040 FM132300 33012G22KT P6SM BKN035
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