FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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: | 29 ft. trees, 482 ft. from runway, 535 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 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: | none | | 28 ft. trees, 360 ft. from runway, 124 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 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 10 March 2022 | |
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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Times for 21-Mar-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 10:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunset | | 19:17 | | 23:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:45 | | 23:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2023 23:32:35 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 21-Mar-2023 19:32:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KZER | 212315Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 09/M12 A3033 RMK AO2
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KMUI
20nm SW | 212255Z 22006KT 10SM SCT180 BKN250 15/M14 A3033 RMK SLPNO WND DATA ESTMD ALSTG ESTMD
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KMUI
20nm SW | 211900Z 2119/2301 22009KT 9999 SKC QNH3035INS BECMG 2208/2209 22009KT 9999 BKN130 QNH3035INS BECMG 2217/2218 19012G18KT 9999 BKN070 QNH3023INS BECMG 2220/2221 18009KT 9999 BKN050 QNH3020INS TX16/2219Z TNM10/2205Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2203 NEXT 2211
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