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W73

Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport
Fairfield, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	W73
Lat/Long:	39-45-25.3440N 077-21-04.9540W 39-45.422400N 077-21.082567W 39.7570400,-77.3513761 (estimated)
Elevation:	573 ft. / 175 m (estimated)
Variation:	10W (1985)
From city:	2 miles SE of FAIRFIELD, PA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	17320

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1971
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	SAT-SUN DAYLIGHT HOURS, ALL MON - FRI UNATTENDED
Pattern altitude:	TPA 1365' MSL.
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes SEGM CIRC ON WEST SIDE OF ARPT; 45 FT DIAM.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	123.3
WX ASOS at HGR (18 nm W):	126.375 (301-745-3497)
WX AWOS-3 at DMW (18 nm SE):	121.25 (410-876-1281)
WX AWOS-3 at N68 (19 nm NW):	120.725 (717-261-1943)

MULTICOM 123.3 USED DURING GLIDER ACTIVITY.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FDKr011/(20.7)	FREDERICK VOR	109.00	08W
EMIr320/23.3	WESTMINSTER VORTAC	117.90	08W
HGRr088/(23.5)	HAGERSTOWN VOR	109.80	07W
MRBr053/32.0	MARTINSBURG VORTAC	112.10	07W
HARr212/35.2	HARRISBURG VORTAC	115.35	10W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ELLICOTT		328/38.7		371		11W		FND	..-. -. -..

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:

2700 x 50 ft. / 823 x 15 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	12.5
Double wheel:	12.5

Runway edge markings:

RY 15 NOT MARKED WITH THLD OR MAGNETIC HEADING.

RUNWAY 15

RUNWAY 33

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Displaced threshold:

900 ft.

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Obstructions:

80 ft. tree, 370 ft. from runway, 92 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 15 HAS +15 FT ROAD AT RY END 125 FT L/R OF CNTRLN.

59 ft. tree, 1022 ft. from runway, 163 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
RY 33 APPROACH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MID-ATLANTIC SOARING ASSOC. 154 PECHER RD FAIRFIELD, PA 17320 Phone 717-642-9907
Manager:	ROBERT JACKSON 931 PECHER RD, 165 PECHER RD FAIRFIELD, PA 17320 Phone 717-642-9886

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		48
Single engine airplanes:		13
Gliders airplanes:		35

Aircraft operations: avg 79/week *
97%	local general aviation
3%	transient general aviation
<1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 08 August 2023

Additional Remarks

-	EXTSV GLDR OPNS.
-	RY 15 CLSD FOR LANDINGS.
-	KARLINDO PERSONAL USE ARPT LCTD 1300 FT E OF RYS.
-	ARPT OPS RESTRICTED, IAW TFR RULES, WHEN P-40 EXPANDED TO 10 NM RADIUS.
-	GLIDERS OCCASSIONALLY LAND ON TURF AREA ADJACENT TO RY 15/33.
-	FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-709-4993.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W73.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W05 - Gettysburg Regional Airport (6 nm NE)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (18 nm W)
KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (18 nm SE)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (19 nm NW)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (20 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:51	09:51
Sunrise	06:20	10:20
Sunset	19:55	23:55
Evening civil twilight	20:24	00:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2024 12:40:23
Local (UTC-4)	23-Apr-2024 08:40:23

METAR

KHGR 18nm W	231153Z 13004KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP225 T00610006 10083 20044 53014
KDMW 18nm SE	231200Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/00 A3016 RMK AO2

TAF

KMRB 36nm SW	231129Z 2312/2412 18003KT P6SM SKC FM231500 19007KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM231800 19010G18KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM240800 24008KT P6SM OVC100
KMDT 38nm NE	231120Z 2312/2412 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM231700 19007KT P6SM SCT160 FM232100 20010G17KT P6SM SCT250 FM240500 18011KT P6SM OVC100 FM240800 29011KT P6SM -RA OVC050

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