FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download |
VOR-A | |
download |
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.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 31-Jan-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
Sunset | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Feb-2023 00:57:44 |
Local (UTC-5) | 31-Jan-2023 19:57:44 |
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METAR |
KZER | 010035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT026 OVC038 M03/M06 A3016 RMK AO2
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KMUI 20nm SW | 010055Z VRB03KT 10SM OVC041 01/M03 A3021 RMK SLPNO WND DATA ESTMD ALSTG ESTMD
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TAF |
KMUI 20nm SW | 311900Z 3119/0201 32006KT 9999 FEW050 SCT060 QNH3017INS BECMG 3120/3121 32006KT 9999 FEW230 QNH3018INS BECMG 0102/0103 34005KT 9999 FEW110 SCT120 BKN130 QNH3019INS BECMG 0105/0106 30005KT 9999 SCT030 BKN040 OVC090 620705 QNH3021INS BECMG 0108/0109 31005KT 9999 SCT015 OVC020 620209 QNH3020INS BECMG 0111/0112 32005KT 9999 FEW020 SCT025 QNH3020INS BECMG 0114/0115 32009KT 9999 SKC QNH3021INS TX03/3119Z TNM02/0111Z
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NOTAMs |
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