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 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 |
| YORK | | 257/23.9 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
| GAITHERSBURG | | 355/36.3 | | 385 | | 09W | | GAI | --. .- .. |
| ELLICOTT | | 328/38.7 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
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 |
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| Runway edge markings: | NOT MARKED. MARKINGS EXTREMELY FADED |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 900 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 |
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| 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 09:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 20:52:49 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 16:52:49 |
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| METAR |
KHGR 18nm W | 251953Z 16007KT 10SM CLR 28/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP202 T02830122
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KDMW 18nm SE | 252031Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 31/05 A3013 RMK AO2
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KFDK 20nm S | 252030Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 32/10 A3011 RMK AO2
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KTHV 24nm NE | 251953Z AUTO 22007KT 200V270 10SM FEW065 SCT090 28/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02830133
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| TAF |
KMRB 36nm SW | 251725Z 251818 16003KT P6SM SCT070 FM2200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1400 23006KT P6SM SCT060
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KMDT 38nm NE | 251728Z 251818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM1500 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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