FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 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 -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 (717-861-2536) |
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 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 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.
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 10-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 10:36 |
Sunset | | 19:38 | | 23:38 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 10-Apr-2021 12:08:38 |
Local (UTC-4) | 10-Apr-2021 08:08:38 |
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METAR |
KMUI 20nm SW | 101156Z AUTO 05004KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 11/11 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01100110 10119 20109 50005
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KSEG 23nm W | 101153Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC006 12/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01170111 10122 20111 51008
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KHZL 24nm NE | 101155Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC003 10/09 A3005 RMK AO2
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KRDG 28nm SE | 101154Z 00000KT 4SM BR OVC006 11/11 A3003 RMK AO2 CIG 004V009 SLP174 70001 T01110106 10128 20111 51007
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K22N 29nm E | 101155Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC005 11/10 A3005 RMK AO2
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KMDT 35nm SW | 101156Z VRB03KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC006 12/10 A3002 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP166 70003 T01220100 10122 20117 55001
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KLNS 36nm S | 101153Z 08008KT 3SM BR BKN004 OVC017 12/10 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 70002 T01170100 10117 20117 55001
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KCXY 37nm SW | 101156Z 00000KT 5SM BR OVC006 12/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 70008 T01220111 10122 20117 53001
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TAF |
KMUI 20nm SW | 092330Z 0923/1101 12006KT 8000 -SHRA OVC013 QNH3007INS TEMPO 0923/1002 -TSRA OVC008CB BECMG 1005/1006 VRB06KT 6000 -SHRA OVC005 QNH2994INS BECMG 1014/1015 VRB06KT 9999 NSW OVC010 QNH2978INS TX15/1017Z TN10/1008Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1004 NEXT 1211
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NOTAMs |
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