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Shamokin Weather (°F)

METAR: KN79 180215Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM FEW090 05/M02 A2971 RMK AO2 T00541022 $

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KN79 (0.3 NM at True Heading of 87)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1006.2
Temperature: 5.4 C (41.72 F)
Dewpoint: -2.2 C (28.04 F)

Location

Latitude: 
40-50-12.9000N (40.836917)
Longitude: 
076-33-08.8000W (-76.552444)
Elevation: 
880.6 feet MSL (268 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: 
03 N.M. N of Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Found On: 
New York Chart
FAA Region: 
AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
RON SMITH
PO BOX 94
PAXINOS, PA 17860
570-898-8588
NORTHUMBERLAND CO APT AUTH
PO BOX 94
PAXINOS, PA 17860
570-898-8588

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0800-1400
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZNY (New York)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZNY (New York)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1881 feet (573 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
IPT
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  13
Multi Engine:  2
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 02/21/2023)

Total Operations:  23150
GA Local:  15000 64.8%
GA Itinerant:  8000 34.6%
Military Aircraft:  150 0.6%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  HARRISBURG
118.25
118.25
Departure:  HARRISBURG
118.25
118.25
AWOS-3:  119.175 (570-672-0389)

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 570

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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

    Instrument Procedures / Charts


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    Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
    Last Cycle
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 NE-4
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 NE-4
    IAP VOR RWY 08 NE-4
    MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NE-4
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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near N79

    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
    7.9 Danville Airport
    (8N8)
    328 339 80, 100LL
    11.0 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport
    (N13)
    28 39 100LL
    14.2 Penn Valley Airport
    (SEG KSEG SEG)
    266 277 100LL, Jet A
    26.8 Hazleton Regional Airport
    (HZL KHZL HZL)
    70 82 100LL, Jet A
    29.5 Williamsport Regional Airport
    (IPT KIPT IPT)
    325 336 100LL, Jet A
    33.0 Reigle Field Airport
    (58N)
    181 192 100LL
    35.9 Jake Arner Meml Airport
    (22N)
    92 104 100LL, Jet A
    38.4 Reading Regional/Carl A Spaatz Field Airport
    (RDG KRDG RDG)
    135 147 100LL, Jet A
    38.9 Flying M Aerodrome Airport
    (P91)
    98 110 80, 100LL
    39.6 Capital City Airport
    (HAR KCXY CXY)
    200 211 100LL, Jet A
    39.8 Harrisburg International Airport
    (MDT KMDT MDT)
    194 205 100LL, Jet A
    41.6 Beltzville Airport
    (14N)
    89 101 100LL
    42.0 Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport
    (WBW KWBW WBW)
    48 60 100LL, Jet A
    43.3 Slatington Airport
    (69N)
    95 107 100LL
    43.3 William T Piper Meml Airport
    (LHV KLHV LHV)
    294 305 100LL, Jet A
    44.5 Lancaster Airport
    (LNS KLNS LNS)
    164 175 100LL, Jet A
    44.7 Donegal Springs Airpark Airport
    (N71)
    181 192 100LL
    47.8 Penns Cave Airport
    (N74)
    274 285 100LL
    48.1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
    (AVP KAVP AVP)
    50 62 100LL, Jet A
    48.2 Carlisle Airport
    (N94)
    216 227 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
    A13 AFTER HOURS 570-898-8588
    A58-08 RWY 08 TREES/BRUSH 165 L OF CNTRLN PARL TO RWY FROM THLD OUT TO 200 FT.
    A81-APT ACTVT PAPI RY 08/26; MIRL RY 08/26 - 121.8.
    E111 EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 08/26
    Longest Runway: 08/26 is 3297 ft (1005 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    N79 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 08/26  3297 ft x 75 ft (1005 m x 23 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

    Runway 08

    Runway 26

    Elevation: 
    852.5 880.5
    Latitude: 
    40-50-08.0035N 40-50-17.8382N
    Longitude: 
    076-33-29.2886W 076-32-48.3967W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    072 252
    Glide Path Angle: 
    3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    TREES
    Object Height: 
    18
    Distance from End: 
    395
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    257 ft. left of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    REIL: 
    Yes Yes
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    40 40

    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

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