FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | UCP |
Lat/Long: | 41-01-31.4000N 080-24-48.4000W 41-01.523333N 080-24.806667W 41.0253889,-80.4134444 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1070.2 ft. / 326.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 09W (2005) |
From city: | 4 miles NW of NEW CASTLE, PA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 41-01.347308N | | 41-01.852897N |
Longitude: | 080-25.087720W | | 080-24.531888W |
Elevation: | 1021.9 ft. | | 1006.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 039 true | | 228 magnetic, 219 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 11 ft. trees, 218 ft. from runway, 114 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear RWY 05 10 FT BRUSH, 133 FT FM RWY END, 87 FT RIGHT. | | 42 ft. trees, 568 ft. from runway, 287 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear RWY 23 9 FT TREES, 60 FT FM RWY END, 147 FT RIGHT. |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 2745 x 100 ft. / 837 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 41-01.520728N | | 41-01.303202N |
Longitude: | 080-25.061970W | | 080-24.538977W |
Elevation: | 1016.2 ft. | | 1070.2 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) 16 FT TREES 283 FT OUT 91 FT RIGHT AND 8 FT TREES 269 FT OUT 45 FT LEFT OBST PAPI. | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 16 ft. trees, 283 ft. from runway, 91 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear RWY 13 27 FT TREES, 193 FT FM RWY END 65 FT RIGHT. 25 FT TREES 183 FT FM RWY END, 33 FT RIGHT. 29 FT TREES, 188 FT FM RWY END, 14 FT LEFT. | | 56 ft. trees, 655 ft. from runway, 44 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
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: | | 30 | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | 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 18 February 2020 | |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (243KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (234KB) |
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 16-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 12:45 |
Sunset | | 17:18 | | 22:18 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 22:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2021 20:10:01 |
Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jan-2021 15:10:01 |
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METAR |
KUCP | 161956Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM SCT015 BKN024 OVC037 02/M01 RMK AO2 SLPNO T00171011 PWINO FZRANO $
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KBVI 16nm S | 161955Z AUTO 26008KT 4SM -SN SCT007 OVC016 00/00 A2953 RMK AO2 T00041003
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KPJC 18nm SE | 161955Z AUTO 27003KT 7SM BKN010 OVC015 00/00 A2954 RMK AO2
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KYNG 18nm NW | 161951Z 27006KT 10SM -SN BKN014 BKN024 OVC033 01/M03 A2952 RMK AO2 SNB48 SLP005 P0000 T00111028
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TAF |
KBVI 16nm S | 161724Z 1618/1718 25004KT P6SM BKN007 FM162000 27005KT P6SM -SHSN OVC015 FM170100 27006KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 FM170500 24007KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM171400 25008G16KT P6SM BKN015
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KYNG 18nm NW | 161140Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT 4SM BR OVC003 FM161800 23004KT P6SM OVC010 TEMPO 1618/1622 2SM -SHSN BR OVC008 FM162200 26005KT P6SM OVC025 FM170000 27007KT P6SM BKN010 FM170500 25010KT 5SM -SN OVC008
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NOTAMs |
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