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KZER Schuylkill County (Joe Zerbey) Airport
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: ZER
Lat/Long: 40-42-23.3000N / 076-22-23.3000W
40-42.388333N / 076-22.388333W
40.7064722 / -76.3731389
(estimated)
Elevation: 1729 ft. / 527.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 12W (2000)
From city: 8 miles W of POTTSVILLE, PA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 17921

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1959
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR PICKUP CLEARANCE CALL TOLL FREE CALL 800-932-0712.
NOTAMs facility: IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0730-1700
FOR SVC AFTER HRS 570-544-6002.
Pattern altitude: 2500 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 11/29, REIL & PAPI RYS 11& 29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 127.57 (570-544-2778)
HARRISBURG APPROACH: 118.25
HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: 118.25
WX AWOS-3 at N79 (11 nm NW): 119.175 (570-672-0389)
WX ASOS at MUI (19 nm SW): PHONE 717-861-6493

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RAVr059/13.8RAVINE VORTAC114.6011W
HZLr224/(19.6)HAZLETON VOR109.4009W
MIPr154/23.2MILTON VORTAC109.2009W
SEGr110/23.8SELINSGROVE VORTAC110.4008W
ETXr292/32.3EAST TEXAS VOR/DME110.2009W
LRPr003/35.4LANCASTER VORTAC117.3009W
HARr063/40.0HARRISBURG VORTAC112.5010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BELLGROVE037/18.232810WBZJ -... --.. .---
HUMBOLT235/24.036610WHXM .... -..- --
CARBON269/28.633912WLQX .-.. --.- -..-
PICTURE ROCKS165/37.534409WPIX .--. .. -..-
CRYSTAL LAKE230/38.941011WCYE -.-. -.-- .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
AVGAS SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.
JET-A SELF-SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 4594 x 75 ft. / 1400 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 40-42.385858N40-42.282017N
Longitude: 076-23.021483W076-22.035672W
Elevation: 1729.4 ft.1706.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 110 magnetic, 098 true290 magnetic, 278 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 13 ft. trees, 653 ft. from runway, 15 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear5 ft. trees, 216 ft. from runway, 89 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RY 29 HAS BRUSH 86 FT OUT AND 236 FT RIGHT 7 FT HIGH.

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 2270 x 140 ft. / 692 x 43 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: RY 4/22 EDGE & DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH YELLOW TIRES, ORANGE CONES.
Operational restrictions: RY 04/22 NOT MAINTAINED WINTER MONTHS.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 40-42.336778N40-42.657167N
Longitude: 076-22.231975W076-21.979000W
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 043 magnetic, 031 true223 magnetic, 211 true
Displaced threshold: no200 ft.
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 614 ft. from runway, 272 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear18 ft. brush, 320 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear
RY 22 APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: SCHUYLKILL COUNTY A/P AUTH
240 AIRPORT ROAD
POTTSVILLE, PA 17901
Phone 570-544-6002
Manager: BILL WILLARD
240 AIRPORT ROAD
POTTSVILLE, PA 17901
Phone 570-544-6002
OR 570-617-6002

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 22
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 76/day *
45% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
22% military
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2009

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
OBSTRUCTION DRAGLINE 200 FT AGL .5 NM RY 11/29.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11   download (259KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29   download (258KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 04   download (210KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (70KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

N79 - Northumberland County Airport (11 nm NW)
74N - Bendigo Airport (12 nm SW)
N13 - Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (19 nm SW)
9D4 - Deck Airport (21 nm S)
 
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From to KZER

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4711:47
Sunrise07:1812:18
Sunset16:3721:37
Evening civil twilight17:0822:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Dec-2009 19:01:34
Local (UTC-5)  08-Dec-2009 14:01:34
 
METAR
KMUI 
19nm SW 
081855Z 00000KT 10SM SCT300 06/M04 A3030 RMK AO2A SLP265 T00561045
KSEG 
23nm W 
081853Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW041 06/M05 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00611050
KRDG 
28nm SE 
081854Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP271 T00611039
KMDT 
35nm SW 
081856Z 13003KT 10SM FEW045 SCT130 BKN250 06/M05 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP262 T00611050
KLNS 
36nm S 
081853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00561039
KCXY 
37nm SW 
081856Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00611039
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Schuylkill County Airport 570-544-6002
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100LL Jet A
FS --- $3.29 
SS $4.19 $3.29 
 Updated 04-Dec-2009
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Miles Price ($)
RAMADA POTTSVILLE 9.5 88-134
RODEWAY INN FRACKVILLE 9.1 54-62
 

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Miles Price ($)
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON FRACKVILLE 4.4 125-145

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3 in Frackville
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