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W73 · Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID W73 Elev 573 ft Lat 39° 45.42' N Lon 77° 21.08' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,700 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 — 2,700 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) No —
33 — 2,700 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) No —

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 · 0 matched · 16 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·EXTSV GLDR GND & FLT OPNS.
  • ·RWY 15 CLSD FOR APCH AND LNDG.
  • ·EXTREME CAUTION: ALL TKOFS USE RWY 15.
  • ·ALL APCHS & LNDGS USE RWY 33.
  • ·ROTORCRAFT AIR & HOVER TAXI RSTD TO RWY.
  • ·KARLINDO PERSONAL USE ARPT LCTD 1300 FT E OF RWYS.
  • ·ARPT OPS RESTRICTED, IAW TFR RULES, WHEN P-40 EXPANDED TO 10 NM RADIUS.
  • ·GLIDERS OCCASIONALLY LND ON TURF AREA ADJ TO RWY 15/33.
  • ·FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-709-4993.
  • ·ROTORCRAFT EXERCISE EXTREME CTN AT N END OF RWY DUE TO GLIDER GND OPNS.
  • ·ATTND SAT-SUN & FED HOL DURG DALGT HRS WHEN WX PERMITS.
  • ·RWY 15 NOT MKD WITH THLD OR MAG HDG.
  • ·RY 33 APPROACH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • ·RY 15 HAS +15 FT ROAD AT RY END 125 FT L/R OF CNTRLN.
  • ·MULTICOM 123.3 USED DURING GLIDER ACTIVITY.
  • ·SEGM CIRC ON WEST SIDE OF ARPT; 45 FT DIAM.

Field profile

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

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-07-03 Piper,Schleicher PA-25-235,ASW-27 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2009-04-23 ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS8-18 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-05-05 Burkhart Grob G103 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1998-12-19 Piper PA-18-150 · Engine failure · day →
1997-10-13 Schweizer SGS1-26A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-07-28 BERKSHIRE CONCEPT 70 · Weather · 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
Piet Edward Barber Fairfield PA 2 nm
Melissa Torres Frederick MD 20 nm
Frederick Bernard Parow New Cumber PA 35 nm
Denver Allen Gillham New Cumberland PA 36 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 37 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 37 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 40 nm
Robert Bruce Hollen Baltimore MD 44 nm
Charles Epstein Linthicum Heights MD 45 nm
Jude Gallagher Middle River MD 50 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
Catherine Ann Williams Fairfield PA 2 nm
Maurice Leon Messersmith Fairfield PA 2 nm
Earl Stanley Bell Emmitsburg MD 3 nm
Clifford Eugene Ellis Emmitsburg MD 3 nm
Michael Lee Cooper-White Orrtanna PA 5 nm
Alan Jay Dusman Orrtanna PA 5 nm
William Craig Brown Orrtanna PA 5 nm
Jake Alan Bridel Orrtanna PA 5 nm
Kellen Adam Fees Mc Knightstown PA 7 nm
Arthur Reynolds Shaw Iii Gettysburg PA 7 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
Richard Dennis Horigan Jr Fairfield PA 2 nm
Edward Raymond Buchheit Jr Fairfield PA 2 nm
Larry Eugene Helwig Fairfield PA 2 nm
Richard Ira Jones Fairfield PA 2 nm
Richard John Swiat Fairfield PA 2 nm
George Francis Kramer Fairfield PA 2 nm
Joseph Neil Budd Fairfield PA 2 nm
Todd Michael Crow Fairfield PA 2 nm
Robert Bruce Hamilton Fairfield PA 2 nm
Kirk Daniel Lindsay Fairfield PA 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 18 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 36 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 36 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 41 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 41 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 53 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 53 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 56 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 58 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 63 nm

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