Vicars Private Airport

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FAA: PS15

Location

Latitude: 
 40-32-51.2470N (40.547569)
Longitude: 
 078-23-30.0510W (-78.391681)
Elevation: 
 1370.0 feet MSL (418 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 10.3 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. N of Altoona, Pennsylvania
Found On: 
 Washington Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JOHN VICARS
814 PROSPECT LANE
ALTOONA, PA 16601
814-942-1563		 JOHN VICARS
814 PROSPECT LANE
ALTOONA, PA 16601
814-942-1563

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 11/1993
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2370 feet (722 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 814
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Altoona(AOO)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near PS15

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    9.5 Blue Knob Valley Airport
    (7PN4)    		 197 207 100LL
    15.4 Altoona/Blair County Airport
    (AOO KAOO AOO)    		 167 177 100LL, Jet A
    18.3 Ebensburg Airport
    (9G8)    		 253 263 100LL
    24.5 Mid-State Airport
    (PSB KPSB PSB)    		 34 45 100LL, Jet A
    24.6 John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport
    (JST KJST JST)    		 235 245 100LL, Jet A
    29.9 Ridge Soaring Gliderport
    (79N)    		 47 58 100LL
    30.1 Clearfield-Lawrence Airport
    (KFIG FIG)    		 357 367 100LL, Jet A
    30.7 State College Regional Airport
    (SCE KUNV UNV)    		 53 64 100LL, Jet A
    33.1 Bellefonte Airport
    (N96)    		 52 63 100LL, Jet A
    35.7 Mifflin County Airport
    (RED KRVL RVL)    		 77 88 100LL, Jet A
    37.0 Centre Airpark Airport
    (N16)    		 64 75 100LL
    41.3 Penns Cave Airport
    (N74)    		 59 70 100LL
    41.8 Somerset County Airport
    (2G9)    		 223 233 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    44.3 Dubois Regional Airport
    (DUJ KDUJ DUJ)    		 328 338 100LL, Jet A
    49.4 Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
    (LBE KLBE LBE)    		 250 260 100LL, Jet A
    56.4 William T Piper Meml Airport
    (LHV KLHV LHV)    		 50 61 100LL, Jet A
    58.5 Greater Cumberland Regional Airport
    (CBE KCBE CBE)    		 197 207 100LL, Jet A
    58.9 Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field Airport
    (HGR KHGR HGR)    		 148 159 100LL, Jet A
    58.9 Mount Pleasant/Scottdale Airport
    (P45)    		 243 253 100LL
    59.7 Carlisle Airport
    (N94)    		 110 121 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC JOHNSTOWN APCH AT 814-532-5960, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0234.
    E111 PRVDD YOU ADVISE ALTOONA HOSPITAL HELIPORT OF YOUR TFC PATTERN AND RESOLVE INGRESS/EGRESS CONFLICTION; ALL OPNS ARE RESTRICTED TO DAYLIGHT VFR.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 08/26
    Longest Runway: 08/26 is 1200 ft (366 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    PS15 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 08/26  1200 ft x 100 ft (366 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 08

    Runway 26
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

    PS15 Sectional

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    PS15 Diagram


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