AOPA Airports: Mid Atlantic Soaring Center (W73)

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Mid Atlantic Soaring Center

Fairfield, PA
Phone: 717-642-9886
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Overview

Attendance:	Attended Year-round,Mon - Fri/UnattendedYear-round,Sat-Sun/Daylight
Tower:	No
Elevation:	573 ft (174.7 m) (Estimated)
Location:	2.00 mi. SE of Fairfield
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	15/33 Runway length: 2700 ft
Fees:	No data

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Gliders Occassionally Land on Turf Area Adjacent to Ry 15/33

Arpt Ops Restricted, Iaw Tfr Rules, When P-40 Expanded to 10 Nm Radius

Karlindo Personal Use Arpt Lctd 1300 Ft E of Rys

Ry 15 Clsd for Landings

Extsv Gldr Opns

Landings normally ry 33 because of uphill slope.

Glider operations wknds

Prohibited Area P-40 is lctd SW of airport. Its size may expand at any time. Consult current NOTAMS bfr flying in vcnty; ry 15 clsd to tsnt lndg/ctc APM; sailplane tfc 123.3/anc arr/dep & tfc ptn status on freq

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Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	2700 x 50ft. / 823.0 x 15.2m	Weight Bearing Cap:	Single wheel: 12500 lb
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	TD Point	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
15	No Data		No Data		Tree, 119 ft Left of center, 65 ft high, 235 ft from end	Ry 15 Has +15 Ft Road at Ry End 125 Ft L/R of Cntrln Ry 15 Not Marked with Thld or Magnetic Heading

33	No Data	basic	No Data	900' Disp Threshold	Tree, 178 ft Right of center, 42 ft high, 773 ft from end, 13:1 clearance slope	Ry 33 Has +47 Ft Trees Fm 0-122 Ft Fm Ry End; 10-125 Ft L of Cntrln Ry 33 Apch Slope 20:1 to Dsplcd Thld

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N39 45.4224' / W77 21.0826'39.7570400-77.3513761
Charts:	NACO: Washington Sectional
Mag Var:	10W (1985)
ARTCC:	Washington (ZDC)
FSS:	Williamsport (IPT) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	IPT
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Tpa 1365' MSL Fixed Wing: 1373 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	11
Multi Engine:
Jets:
Helicopters:
Gliders:	65
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	4,000
GA Itinerant:	110
Commercial:
Air Taxi:
Military:	10

(12-month period ending on 10/19/2012)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
CTAF	N/A	122.9

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
FDK	VOR	109.0	011	21 nm
EMI	VORTAC	117.9	320	23 nm
HGR	VOR	109.8	088	24 nm
EUD	NDB	254.0	257	24 nm
THS	VORTAC	115.0	118	30 nm
MRB	VORTAC	112.1	053	32 nm
HAR	VORTAC	112.5	212	35 nm
GAI	NDB	385.0	355	36 nm
MDT	VOT	110.0	000	38 nm
FND	NDB	371.0	328	39 nm
BAL	VORTAC	115.1	329	48 nm
AML	VOR/DME	113.5	014	50 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
Mid-Atlantic Soaring Assoc	Robert Jackson
154 Pecher Rd	931 Pecher Rd, 165 Pecher Rd
Fairfield, PA 17320	Fairfield, PA 17320
717-642-9907 (Office)	717-642-9886 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin