FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | BTP |
Lat/Long: | 40-46-35.7000N 079-57-03.9000W 40-46.595000N 079-57.065000W 40.7765833,-79.9510833 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1248.4 ft. / 380.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08W (1985) |
From city: | 5 miles SW of BUTLER, PA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 16002 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1938 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BTP (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1800 UNATNDD CHRISTMAS DAY AND EASTER DAY. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSF RWY 08; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; HIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 121.450 (724-586-6434) |
PITTSBURGH APPROACH: | 124.75 |
PITTSBURGH DEPARTURE: | 124.75 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.4 |
CLASS B: | 124.75 |
WX AWOS-3PT at PJC (10 nm W): | 118.45 (724-452-5304) |
WX AWOS-A at 42PN (19 nm S): | PHONE 412-442-2213 |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY ALTOONA RADIO ON FREQS 122.1R/115.8T (ELLWOOD CITY RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
EWCr112/12.2 | | ELLWOOD CITY VOR/DME | | 115.80 | | 08W |
AGCr017/30.2 | | ALLEGHENY VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 09W |
FKLr192/(39.9) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
CASTLE | | 134/25.7 | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ 100LL SELF-SERVE AVBL. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 4801 x 100 ft. / 1463 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 37.0 | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 40-46.473200N | | 40-46.718085N |
Longitude: | 079-57.559695W | | 079-56.570728W |
Elevation: | 1227.7 ft. | | 1243.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 072 true | | 260 magnetic, 252 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Obstructions: | 44 ft. trees, 957 ft. from runway, 574 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear RWY 08 5 FT BRUSH 93 FT FM THR 129 FT RIGHT. | | 31 ft. trees, 819 ft. from runway, 11 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear RWY 26 PUB ROAD AT THR 455 FT RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | BUTLER CO ARPT AUTH 473 AIRPORT RD, SUITE 2 BUTLER, PA 16002 Phone 724-586-6665 |
Manager: | IKE KELLY 473 AIRPORT RD, SUITE 2 BUTLER, PA 16002 Phone 724-586-6665 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 130 | Single engine airplanes: | | 108 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | Jet airplanes: | | 12 | Helicopters: | | 3 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 204/day * | 81% | local general aviation | 17% | transient general aviation | 2% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 15 June 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT; CMB TO 2000 FT BFR TURNING. |
- | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
- | ARPT OFC HRS 0800-1630 M-F, CLSD HOLS. |
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 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 08 | |
download (269KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (226KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (220KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (123KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (278KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
6P7 - McVille Airport (16 nm E)
KBVI - Beaver County Airport (20 nm W)
KPIT - Pittsburgh International Airport (21 nm SW)
29D - Grove City Airport (24 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bill Pixley
Taken in 2017
looking west.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
Sunset | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Apr-2021 06:23:08 |
Local (UTC-4) | 21-Apr-2021 02:23:08 |
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METAR |
KBTP | 210556Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM SCT095 02/M03 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP104 T00171033 10072 20017 58018 FZRANO
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KPJC 10nm W | 210555Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM SCT120 02/M02 A2983 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KBVI 20nm W | 210539Z 2106/2206 36010KT P6SM BKN090 FM210800 35010KT 5SM -RA OVC015 FM211000 33012G22KT 2SM -SN OVC008 FM211400 32012G22KT P6SM OVC010 FM211600 31012G22KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM211900 30012G22KT P6SM BKN035
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KPIT 22nm SW | 210304Z 2103/2206 35012KT P6SM VCSH BKN200 FM210900 33010KT 5SM -RA OVC015 FM211100 32012G22KT 2SM -SN OVC008 FM211400 31015G25KT P6SM OVC015 FM211700 30015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM212000 30012G22KT P6SM BKN040
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NOTAMs |
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