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 |
| RAVr059/13.8 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| HZLr224/(19.6) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| MIPr154/23.2 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
| SEGr110/23.8 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| ETXr292/32.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| LRPr003/35.4 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| HARr063/40.0 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 40-42.385858N | | 40-42.282017N |
| Longitude: | 076-23.021483W | | 076-22.035672W |
| Elevation: | 1729.4 ft. | | 1706.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 098 true | | 290 magnetic, 278 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. trees, 653 ft. from runway, 15 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 5 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: | 40-42.336778N | | 40-42.657167N |
| Longitude: | 076-22.231975W | | 076-21.979000W |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 031 true | | 223 magnetic, 211 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 614 ft. from runway, 272 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 18 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 21:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Dec-2009 19:01:34 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Dec-2009 14:01:34 |
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| METAR |
KMUI 19nm SW | 081855Z 00000KT 10SM SCT300 06/M04 A3030 RMK AO2A SLP265 T00561045
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KSEG 23nm W | 081853Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW041 06/M05 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00611050
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KRDG 28nm SE | 081854Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP271 T00611039
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KMDT 35nm SW | 081856Z 13003KT 10SM FEW045 SCT130 BKN250 06/M05 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP262 T00611050
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KLNS 36nm S | 081853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00561039
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KCXY 37nm SW | 081856Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00611039
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| NOTAMs |
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