FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | ZER |
Lat/Long: | 40-42-24.3030N 076-22-25.5010W 40-42.405050N 076-22.425017W 40.7067508,-76.3737503 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1729.8 ft. / 527.2 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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1700, ALL SAT - SUN ON CALL FOR SVC AFTER HRS 570-617-6002. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTIVATE REIL RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 11 & 29 ON CONTINUOUSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
WX AWOS-3: | 127.575 (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 (717-861-2536) |
WX AWOS-3 at 79PN (19 nm NW): | 118.075 (570-271-8192) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
RAVr059/13.8 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
MIPr154/23.2 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
SEGr110/23.7 | | SELINSGROVE VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 08W |
ETXr293/32.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
LRPr003/35.4 | | LANCASTER VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 09W |
HARr063/40.0 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
BELLGROVE | | 037/18.2 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
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: | 5101 x 75 ft. / 1555 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
Latitude: | 40-42.397243N | | 40-42.282017N |
Longitude: | 076-23.128950W | | 076-22.035662W |
Elevation: | 1729.7 ft. | | 1706.5 ft. |
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: | 27 ft. trees, 482 ft. from runway, 535 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 13 ft. trees, 223 ft. from runway, 356 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 2523 x 140 ft. / 769 x 43 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | RY 04/22 EDGE & DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH ORANGE CONES. |
Operational restrictions: | NOT MAINTAINED WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 40-42.360003N | | 40-42.714500N |
Longitude: | 076-22.249335W | | 076-21.964673W |
Elevation: | 1708.1 ft. | | 1718.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 031 true | | 223 magnetic, 211 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
Markings: | none, in poor condition | | none, in poor condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 34 ft. trees, 632 ft. from runway, 268 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. trees, 54 ft. from runway, 215 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 8:1 TO DTHR. |
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) 617-6002 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 77/day * | 45% | local general aviation | 31% | transient general aviation | 22% | military | 2% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 21 October 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712. |
- | GPU AVAILABLE FOR AC/DC POWER. |
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 from 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (249KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (267KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (193KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (428KB) |
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)
8N8 - Danville Airport (19 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 03-Feb-2017
looking northeast from 4,000’ altitude.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 04-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 11:08 |
Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
Sunset | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:26 | | 23:26 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 04-Mar-2021 17:54:27 |
Local (UTC-5) | 04-Mar-2021 12:54:27 |
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METAR |
KMUI 20nm SW | 041656Z 32006KT 10SM BKN042 OVC055 06/M05 A2989 RMK AO2A SLP127 T00601048 $
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KSEG 23nm W | 041653Z AUTO 33015G20KT 10SM BKN050 OVC060 05/M04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP134 T00501039
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KHZL 24nm NE | 041735Z AUTO 31013G18KT 10SM OVC040 01/M07 A2985 RMK AO2
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KRDG 28nm SE | 041654Z 30017KT 10SM FEW055 07/M05 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 32026/1626 SLP122 T00671050
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K22N 29nm E | 041735Z AUTO 30010G19KT 278V338 10SM BKN050 05/M06 A2988 RMK AO2
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KMDT 35nm SW | 041656Z 30013KT 10SM BKN050 08/M04 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 30026/1643 SLP127 T00831039
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KLNS 36nm S | 041653Z 33011KT 10SM BKN050 07/M03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 T00671033
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KCXY 37nm SW | 041656Z 31013G21KT 10SM BKN050 08/M06 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 31026/1617 SLP130 T00781056
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TAF |
KMUI 20nm SW | 041605Z 0416/0517 33012KT 9999 BKN025 620252 510053 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0416/0421 33015G25KT BECMG 0423/0424 32012KT 9999 FEW055 510053 QNH2992INS BECMG 0513/0514 32020G30KT 9999 SKC 510003 QNH2995INS TX06/0420Z TNM04/0511Z
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NOTAMs |
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