FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | UCP |
Lat/Long: | 41-01-31.1990N 080-24-48.1060W 41-01.519983N 080-24.801767W 41.0253331,-80.4133628 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1072.3 ft. / 326.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 09W (2005) |
From city: | 4 miles NW of NEW CASTLE, PA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 16116 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1938 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0830-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REILS RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 05, 13, 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 124.175 ((724) 652-4184) |
YOUNGSTOWN APPROACH: | 133.95 |
YOUNGSTOWN DEPARTURE: | 133.95 |
WX AWOS-3PT at BVI (15 nm S): | 118.35 (724-843-1024) |
WX AWOS-3PT at PJC (18 nm SE): | 118.45 (724-452-5304) |
WX ASOS at YNG (19 nm NW): | PHONE 330-856-9357 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 126.725/291.65(DUBOIS RCAG) WHEN YOUNGSTOWN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
EWCr331/15.1 | | ELLWOOD CITY VOR/DME | | 115.80 | | 08W |
YNGr152/21.8 | | YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 05W |
FKLr231/(35.3) | | FRANKLIN VOR | | 109.60 | | 06W |
ACOr102/36.0 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 04W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
CASTLE | | at field | | 272 | | 09W | | UCP | ..- -.-. .--. |
FETCH | | 150/13.4 | | 338 | | 08W | | YN | -.-- -. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 3995 x 75 ft. / 1218 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 41-01.347353N | | 41-01.852892N |
Longitude: | 080-25.087757W | | 080-24.531903W |
Elevation: | 1022.0 ft. | | 1007.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 039 true | | 228 magnetic, 219 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-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, 408 ft. from runway, 196 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear RWY 05 13 FT TREES, 169 FT FM RWY END, 84 FT RIGHT 14 FT TREES, 57 FT BACK FM RWY END, 199 FT LEFT. | | 44 ft. trees, 563 ft. from runway, 284 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear RWY 23, 7 FT TREES, 49 FT FM RWY END, 157 FT RIGHT. |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 2855 x 100 ft. / 870 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 41-01.520967N | | 41-01.294708N |
Longitude: | 080-25.062512W | | 080-24.518403W |
Elevation: | 1016.3 ft. | | 1072.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 118 true | | 307 magnetic, 298 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 108 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RWY 13, 7 FT TREES 267 FT OUT 55 FT LEFT OBST PAPI. | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 7 ft. trees, 267 ft. from runway, 55 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear RWY 13, 21 FT TREES 142 FT FM RWY END, 120 FT RIGHT. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | LAWRENCE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY 406 FRANK FARONE DRIVE NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 Phone (724) 652-5546 |
Manager: | JAMES FARRIS, JR. 406 FRANK FARONE DRIVE NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 Phone (724) 651-2100 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 86/day * | 67% | local general aviation | 30% | transient general aviation | 3% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 10 May 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER ON AND INVOF AIRPORT. |
- | FOR CD CTC YOUNGSTOWN APCH AT 330-856-4806, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0234. |
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 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (224KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (123KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4G4 - Youngstown Elser Metro Airport (13 nm W)
29D - Grove City Airport (13 nm NE)
KBVI - Beaver County Airport (15 nm S)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KYNG - Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport (19 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 11-Jul-2010
from 6,500' altitude looking west.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 11:14 |
Sunset | | 19:40 | | 23:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 00:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2023 01:20:05 |
Local (UTC-4) | 27-Mar-2023 21:20:05 |
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METAR |
KUCP | 280056Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM OVC010 05/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00500039
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KBVI 16nm S | 280055Z AUTO 01007KT 330V050 10SM OVC010 07/04 A3006 RMK AO2 T00720040
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KYNG 18nm NW | 280051Z 33010KT 10SM OVC005 04/02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP196 T00390022
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TAF |
KBVI 16nm S | 271722Z 2718/2818 32006KT P6SM -RA BKN035 TEMPO 2720/2723 BKN025 FM272300 31010KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM280200 34007KT P6SM OVC008 FM280900 33005KT P6SM OVC015 FM281500 33007KT P6SM BKN025
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KYNG 18nm NW | 271756Z 2718/2818 26007KT 5SM -RA OVC027 TEMPO 2719/2721 30010KT OVC015 FM272100 33008KT 4SM BR OVC008 TEMPO 2800/2803 OVC004 FM280700 35006KT P6SM BKN010 FM281600 34005KT P6SM BKN025
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NOTAMs |
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