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W73 Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport
Fairfield, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
FDKr011/20.7FREDERICK VOR/DME116.8508W
EMIr320/23.3WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
HGRr088/(23.5)HAGERSTOWN VOR109.8007W
MRBr053/32.0MARTINSBURG VORTAC112.1007W
HARr212/35.2HARRISBURG VORTAC115.3510W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELLICOTT328/38.737111WFND ..-. -. -..

Airport Services

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: leftright
Displaced threshold: no900 ft.
Markings: basic, in good condition
Obstructions: 82 ft. trees, 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.		60 ft. trees, 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: MARK PHILIP
154 PECHER RD, 165 PECHER RD
FAIRFIELD, PA 17320
Phone 770-540-5503

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 10-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5011:50
Sunrise07:2112:21
Sunset16:4421:44
Evening civil twilight17:1422:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Dec-2025 09:50:07
Local (UTC-5)  10-Dec-2025 04:50:07
 
METAR
KHGR 
18nm W 		100853Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP100 T10111044 58019 $
KDMW 
18nm SE 		100935Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM OVC120 M01/M02 A2977 RMK AO2
TAF
KMRB 
36nm SW 		100541Z 1006/1106 16005KT P6SM OVC100 FM101300 17008KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 PROB30 1013/1017 5SM -RA OVC030 FM101900 22010G17KT P6SM OVC040 FM110200 26010G17KT P6SM FEW040 FEW250
KMDT 
38nm NE 		100802Z 1008/1106 VRB04KT P6SM BKN015 BKN150 FM100900 19004KT P6SM SCT015 BKN120 FM101100 15005KT P6SM OVC060 FM101700 18007KT 4SM -SHRASN BR BKN020 OVC040 WS020/23040KT FM102200 25012KT P6SM BKN025 FM110200 27012G25KT P6SM BKN035
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