FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 APRIL 2022
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 (717-861-6493) |
WX AWOS-3 at 79PN (19 nm NW): | 118.075 (570-271-8192) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
RAVr059/13.8 | | 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 100LL:AVGAS SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. A: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 21 April 2022 at 0901Z to 19 May 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (238KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (250KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (182KB) |
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.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 17-May-2022
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 09:16 |
Sunrise | | 05:48 | | 09:48 |
Sunset | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 00:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2022 19:56:10 |
Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2022 15:56:10 |
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METAR |
KMUI 20nm SW | 171856Z 28013G24KT 10SM SCT080 SCT180 25/04 A2977 RMK AO2A PK WND 26029/36 SLP081 T02510037
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KSEG 23nm W | 171853Z AUTO 28008G20KT 220V310 10SM CLR 23/08 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 29026/1829 SLP089 T02330078
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KHZL 24nm NE | 171935Z AUTO 29006G21KT 10SM SCT065 SCT080 21/02 A2983 RMK AO2
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KRDG 28nm SE | 171854Z 30023G32KT 9SM CLR 26/06 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 27034/1807 SLP080 T02560061
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K22N 29nm E | 171935Z AUTO 28008G17KT 238V328 10SM SCT100 22/03 A2977 RMK AO2
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KMDT 35nm SW | 171856Z 30019G26KT 10SM SCT095 26/06 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 28031/1831 SLP082 T02610061
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KLNS 36nm S | 171853Z 30020G29KT 10SM FEW095 25/07 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 30031/1838 SLP080 T02500067
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KCXY 37nm SW | 171856Z 30016G24KT 260V330 10SM SCT090 27/06 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 26032/1812 SLP085 T02720061
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TAF |
KMUI 20nm SW | 171412Z 1714/1817 29009KT 9999 FEW060 510153 QNH2978INS TEMPO 1715/1721 30020G35KT 510005 BECMG 1805/1806 30009KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2998INS TX24/1721Z TN07/1810Z
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NOTAMs |
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