FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 MAY 2024
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 | | 115.35 | | 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: | 31 ft. trees, 482 ft. from runway, 535 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear | | 21 ft. trees, 265 ft. from runway, 393 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 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 | | 27 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 110 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 19:1 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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | 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 19 March 2024 | |
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 16 May 2024 at 0901Z to 13 June 2024 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 (Fort Indiantown Gap) Army Heliport (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 18-May-2024
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:14 | | 09:14 |
| Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 09:46 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2024 14:56:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2024 10:56:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KZER | 181435Z AUTO 15006KT 5SM RA OVC005 13/13 A3000 RMK AO2 P0001
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KMUI
20nm SW | 181434Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM BKN008 BKN019 17/15 A2996 RMK AO2 DZE34 SLP147
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| TAF |
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KMUI
20nm SW | 180457Z 1804/1909 VRB06KT 8000 BR OVC025 QNH2990INS BECMG 1809/1810 VRB06KT 4800 -SHRA BR OVC010 QNH2993INS BECMG 1812/1813 VRB06KT 4800 -SHRA BR OVC005 QNH2998INS BECMG 1820/1821 VRB06KT 9999 NSW OVC010 QNH2993INS BECMG 1908/1909 VRB06KT 9999 SCT005 BKN020 QNH2995INS TX21/1822Z TN15/1808Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1804 NEXT 2011
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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