Veterans Heliport

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Tower City Weather (°F)

Location

Latitude: 
40-35-14.5400N (40.587372)
Longitude: 
076-32-36.7400W (-76.543539)
Elevation: 
500.0 feet MSL (152 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
11.3 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
00 N.M. S of Tower City, Pennsylvania
Found On: 
New York Chart
FAA Region: 
AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
AMERICAN LEGION POST 468
BOX 2, CLARK VALLEY ROAD
TOWER CITY, PA 17980
717-647-7259
AMERICAN LEGION POST 468
BOX 2, CLARK VALLEY ROAD
TOWER CITY, PA 17980
717-647-7259

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Heliport
Activation Date: 
11/1996
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZNY (New York)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZNY (New York)
Lighting Schedule: 
SS-SR
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1500 feet (457 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 717

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Williamsport(IPT)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 48PA

    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
    18.1 Reigle Field Airport
    (58N)
    184 195 100LL
    20.2 Penn Valley Airport
    (SEG KSEG SEG)
    313 324 100LL, Jet A
    22.1 Danville Airport
    (8N8)
    348 359 80, 100LL
    25.1 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport
    (N13)
    11 22 100LL
    25.7 Harrisburg International Airport
    (MDT KMDT MDT)
    203 214 100LL, Jet A
    26.3 Capital City Airport
    (HAR KCXY CXY)
    212 223 100LL, Jet A
    29.2 Reading Regional/Carl A Spaatz Field Airport
    (RDG KRDG RDG)
    115 127 100LL, Jet A
    29.7 Donegal Springs Airpark Airport
    (N71)
    182 193 100LL
    30.1 Lancaster Airport
    (LNS KLNS LNS)
    157 168 100LL, Jet A
    34.6 Hazleton Regional Airport
    (HZL KHZL HZL)
    45 57 100LL, Jet A
    36.3 Smoketown Airport
    (S37)
    154 165 100LL, UL94
    37.5 Carlisle Airport
    (N94)
    230 241 100LL, Jet A+
    37.9 Kampel Airport
    (2N5)
    211 222 100LL
    38.0 Jake Arner Meml Airport
    (22N)
    69 81 100LL, Jet A
    39.2 Flying M Aerodrome Airport
    (P91)
    76 88 80, 100LL
    42.8 Williamsport Regional Airport
    (IPT KIPT IPT)
    336 347 100LL, Jet A
    43.0 York Airport
    (THV KTHV THV)
    200 211 100LL, Jet A
    44.0 Slatington Airport
    (69N)
    75 87 100LL
    44.1 Beltzville Airport
    (14N)
    69 81 100LL
    44.4 Pottstown Municipal Airport
    (N47)
    115 127 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
    E111 PRVDD IFR OPNS NOT CONDUCTED; CLEAR 8:1 INGRESS/EGRESS IS MAINTAINED; ALL OPNS IN COMPLIANCE WITH FAA STDS; WINDSOCK IS INSTALLED; APPROPRIATE MARKINGS FOR INGRESS/EGRESS ARE PLACED ON PAD.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 100 ft (30 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    48PA Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  100 ft x 100 ft (30 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Flood lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1

    Elevation: 
    500.0
    Latitude: 
    40-35-14.5400N
    Longitude: 
    076-32-36.7400W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Good

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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