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W73 Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport
Fairfield, Pennsylvania, USA

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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
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

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
Runway edge markings: RY 15 NOT MARKED WITH THLD OR MAGNETIC HEADING.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no900 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
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5410:54
Sunrise07:2211:22
Sunset18:2822:28
Evening civil twilight18:5622:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 21:38:05
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 17:38:05
 
METAR
KHGR 
18nm W 
161953Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02000139
KDMW 
18nm SE 
162050Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC021 19/16 A2997 RMK AO2
TAF
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
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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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport

Miles Price ($)
LIBERTY MOUNTAIN RESORT 1.3 129-130
LODGES AT GETTYSBURG 3.3 
SLEEP INN & SUITES EMMITSBURG 4.1 94-95
EISENHOWER HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 4.2 109-124

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

2 in Fairfield
1 in Emmitsburg, MD
23 in Gettysburg
1 in Thurmont, MD
2 in Fayetteville
5 in Hanover
 

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