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KN79 · Northumberland County Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KN79 FAA N79 Elev 881 ft Lat 40° 50.21' N Lon 76° 33.15' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,297 ft. Max gradient: 0.85%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 72.4° 3,297 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.85%
26 252.4° 3,297 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.85%

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).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.175
  • A/D HARRISBURG APP/DEP 118.250
  • RDO WILLIAMSPORT RDO 110.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KN79 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.8: click mic to activate REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.8: click mic to activate REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.8: click mic to activate REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - 121.8

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
  • ·AFT HRS: 570-898-8588 RWY 08 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT & BYD 6 DEG RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 08 TREES/BRUSH 165 L OF CNTRLN PARL TO RWY FROM THLD OUT TO 200 FT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 23,650 ops in 2015

2024 total

23,150

10-yr total

232,858

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

8.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=4

  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-07-11 Piper PA46 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-08-25 Hughes 269A · Engine failure · day →
2006-05-06 Cessna 152 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1999-12-12 Christen Industries PITTS S-2B · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in PA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,891 A&P Mechanics 6,164 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 40 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 10 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 70 FBO Fixed Base Operators 63 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Todd James Lebanon PA 30 nm
Jessica Marie Robinson Newmanstown PA 33 nm
Randy Marlin Rickert Lehighton PA 38 nm
Denver Allen Gillham New Cumberland PA 39 nm
Bridget Vanscoy Forty-Fort PA 41 nm
Frederick Bernard Parow New Cumber PA 41 nm
Mark Giovengo Manheim PA 41 nm
Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson Reading PA 41 nm
Darren Lucas Litiz PA 42 nm
Bruce Thompson Lititz PA 43 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
David Gregory Lerch Elysburg PA 2 nm
Daniel Kolody Shamokin PA 3 nm
Timothy Benjamin Krebs Sr Paxinos PA 3 nm
Stanley Joseph Kapushinski Paxinos PA 3 nm
Donald Roy King Danville PA 8 nm
Chris Alan Pfaff Danville PA 8 nm
Jon Russell Payne Danville PA 8 nm
Benjamin Patrick Thompson Danville PA 8 nm
Michael William Keller Sunbury PA 11 nm
Justin Robert Huffert Sunbury 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
Michael John Parisio Elysburg PA 2 nm
Bryce Jordan Gray Elysburg PA 2 nm
Richard Joseph Staugaitis Coal Township PA 2 nm
Michael J Dombroski Shamokin PA 3 nm
Matthew William Marquette Shamokin PA 3 nm
Brian Lee Koharski Paxinos PA 3 nm
David Suarez Paxinos PA 3 nm
Korey Todd Keyser Paxinos PA 3 nm
Derek Thomas Girven Marion Heights PA 5 nm
Leonard Vincent Cicchiello Mount Carmel PA 7 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
3 in the Green
Selinsgrove, PA
 14 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 39 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 45 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 45 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 45 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 45 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 50 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 52 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 52 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 82 nm

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