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7G1 · Herron Airport

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID 7G1 Elev 1,226 ft Lat 40° 32.00' N Lon 80° 32.41' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,030 ft. Max gradient: 1.75% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 — 2,030 ft 20 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 1.03%
22 — 2,030 ft 20 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 1.03%
01 — 1,200 ft 24 ft TURF-G No 1.75%
19 — 1,200 ft 24 ft TURF-G No 1.75%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 13 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·PUBLIC ROAD CROSSES CENTER OF AIRFIELD; DO NOT TAXI ON ROAD, WING WILL NOT CLEAR STOP SIGN ON RD.
  • ·RWY 04 & 22 NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS.
  • ·CROSSING RWY NOT VISIBLE FM RWY 4 END.
  • ·RWY 04/22 SLOPES UP FM E TO W, APRX 30 FT.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY. 30 FT DROP-OFF AT EACH RWY END.
  • ·FOR CD CTC PITTSBURGH APCH AT 412-472-5591 BILL JOHNSTON [email protected] LGTS ON SE SIDE ONLY.
  • ·CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·CNTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. 40 FT TREES 0-201 FT FM THR 60 FT LEFT. 50 FT TREES 0 FT DSTC 75 FT RIGHT.
  • ·REPAIRS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.
  • ·OVERNIGHT FEE WAIVED WITH MIN FUEL PURCHASE.
  • ·ACTVT LIRL RWY 04/22 123.0 - 5 TIMES ON / 5 TIMES OFF.
  • ·DUSK-2300, OTR TIMES ON REQ.
  • ·ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO 1959.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Herron Airport is a privately owned airport in New Cumberland, West Virginia, United States, part of the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area. It was opened in December 1945, founded by William Earle “Earle” Herron.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Runway excursion 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-10-07 Piper PA 16 · Runway excursion · day →
1992-10-04 Beech 35 · Ground collision · day →
1992-08-25 Cessna 172H · Other · VMC · day →
1989-04-19 Cessna 150F · Other · VMC · day →
1988-05-14 Cessna 310L · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1988-03-24 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in WV

CFI Flight Instructors 224 A&P Mechanics 1,154 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 13 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 5 FBO Fixed Base Operators 22 Clubs Flying Clubs 9 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 5

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Kenneth Cahill Moon Township PA 16 nm
Charles Edward Sargent Beaver Falls PA 17 nm
Eric Carl Stormfels Beaver Falls PA 17 nm
John Gardner Dye Lisbon OH 18 nm
Martin Andrew Haski New Castle PA 29 nm
Stanley Michael Shimkus Irwin PA 40 nm
David Alan Ciraci Canton OH 41 nm
Michael Elton Dougherty Mogadore OH 50 nm
Jedd Brian Sprunger Dalton OH 55 nm
Martha Anne Gabriel Pickard Akron OH 55 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Earl William Chappell New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Mark Austin Woodard Hookstown PA 5 nm
Elaine Rose Clements Hookstown PA 5 nm
Sean Christopher Hicks Hookstown PA 5 nm
Andrew Whitworth Porter East Liverpool OH 6 nm
Roger Neal Mapel Weirton WV 8 nm
Jacob Eliud Vela Weirton WV 8 nm
Richard Aaron Krakoff Industry PA 10 nm
Adam Robert Smith Burgettstown PA 11 nm
Shane Patrick Kelly Burgettstown PA 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Ronald Richard Hirkala New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Earl William Chappell New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Robert Lee Kranis New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Stephen William Pettit New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Melchor Zavala Garcia New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Christopher Dale Newlun New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Eric Shawn Lemasters New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Douglas Harry Lang New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Dirk Edward Snider New Cumberland WV 4 nm
Gregory Dean Six Ii New Cumberland WV 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 16 nm
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 16 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 38 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 61 nm
Missionary Maintenance Services
Coshocton, OH
 62 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 66 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 93 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
 112 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
 119 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 119 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.