Zelienople Municipal Airport
Zelienople Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Borough of Zelienople | ||||||||||
Operator | Zelienople Municipal Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Zelienople, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
Location | Fombell, Franklin Township, Beaver County | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 898 ft / 274 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°48′07″N 080°09′39″W / 40.80194°N 80.16083°WCoordinates: 40°48′07″N 080°09′39″W / 40.80194°N 80.16083°W | ||||||||||
Website | https://zelienopleairport.com/ | ||||||||||
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Zelienople Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPJC, FAA LID: PJC) is a public airport in Beaver County, Pennsylvania,[1] a mile west of Zelienople,[1] a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.[1] The airport is owned by the Borough of Zelienople and operated by the Zelienople Municipal Authority.[2] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
It serves the community of Zelienople in Butler County, but the airport is over the county line in Beaver County, in Fombell, Pennsylvania,[citation needed] Franklin Township.[4]
Fire response consists of 2 Engines, 1 Tanker, 1 Brush Truck, 1 Squad, and Command Vehicle. The airport is between PA 288 and PA 588. The airport began service in 1958, and is one of many medium-sized airports north of Pittsburgh.
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the Federal Aviation Administration and IATA, but this airport is PJC to the FAA[1] and has no IATA code. (IATA assigned PJC to Pedro Juan Caballero Airport in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay.
Facilities[edit]
The airport covers 291 acres (118 ha) at an elevation of 898 feet (274 m). Its one runway, 17/35, is 4,933 by 75 feet (1,504 x 23 m) asphalt.[1]
In the year ending August 22, 2011 the airport had 27,789 aircraft operations, average 76 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi. 35 aircraft were then based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 11% jet, and 6% helicopter.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g FAA Airport Form 5010 for PJC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "Zelienople Municipal Airport". Borough of Zelienople. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Franklin township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved 2022-08-01.
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External links[edit]
- Airport page at Borough of Zelienople website
- Pittsburgh Jet Center, the fixed-base operator
- Aerial image as of April 1993 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PJC, effective March 23, 2023
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PJC
- AirNav airport information for PJC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for PJC