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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 570-617-6002.
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: 123.075
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): 124.175 (717-861-6493)
WX AWOS-3 at 79PN (19 nm NW): 118.075 (570-271-8192)

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
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
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 edge markings: MARKINGS FADED.
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 poor conditionnonprecision, in poor 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: 8 ft. trees, 276 ft. from runway, 53 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
RY 11 HAS SMALL TREES 8 FT HIGH 62 FT FM THE RY END AND 354 FT LEFT.
none
RY 29 HAS SMALL TREES 10 FT HIGH 197 FT FM THE RY END AND 114 FT RT.

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
Elevation: 1707.1 ft.1714.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 043 magnetic, 031 true223 magnetic, 211 true
Displaced threshold: no200 ft.
Obstructions: none31 ft. trees, 357 ft. from runway, 232 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RY 22 APCH RATIO 17:1 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: 25
Single engine airplanes: 17
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 77/day *
45% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
22% military
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 10 August 2011

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11   download (281KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29   download (275KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 04   download (211KB)
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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Photo taken 19-Mar-2010

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3511:35
Sunrise07:0312:03
Sunset17:3622:36
Evening civil twilight18:0523:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 07:38:04
Local (UTC-5)  13-Feb-2012 02:38:04
 
METAR
KMUI 
19nm SW 
130655Z AUTO 27006G15KT 10SM OVC035 M03/M10 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP181 T10271103
KSEG 
23nm W 
130653Z AUTO 28006G14KT 10SM OVC037 M03/M09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP179 T10281089
KRDG 
28nm SE 
130654Z 28008KT 10SM OVC040 M02/M10 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP183 T10221100
KMDT 
35nm SW 
130656Z 24007KT 10SM OVC041 M03/M09 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP186 T10281094 $
KLNS 
36nm S 
130653Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM OVC040 M03/M11 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP185 T10331106
KCXY 
37nm SW 
130656Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM OVC040 M03/M11 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP189 T10281106 $
TAF
KMUI 
19nm SW 
1215/1311 25020G30KT 9999 BKN040 620409 520005 QNH2990INS BECMG 1223/1224 27012G20KT 9999 BKN030 620309 QNH2999INS BECMG 1305/1306 27012KT 9999 BKN025 620259 QNH3003INS T03/1222Z TM06/1215Z AMD 121530 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1216 NEXT 1310
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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 --- $5.39 
SS $5.64 $5.29 
 Updated 25-Jan-2012
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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RAMADA POTTSVILLE 9.5 125-126
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COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON FRACKVILLE 4.4 99-139

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