Zelienople Municipal Airport

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Zelienople Municipal Airport
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Hangars at Zelienople Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBorough of Zelienople
OperatorZelienople Municipal Authority
Serves Zelienople, Pennsylvania
Location Fombell, Franklin Township, Beaver County
Elevation  AMSL 898 ft / 274 m
Coordinates 40°48′07″N080°09′39″W / 40.80194°N 80.16083°W / 40.80194; -80.16083
Website https://zelienopleairport.com/
Map
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PJC
Location of airport in Pennsylvania
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PJC
PJC (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
17/354,9331,504Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations27,789
Based aircraft35

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]

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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 two engines, one tanker, one brush truck, one 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

Aerial photograph of the airport at pattern altitude Zelienople Municipal Airport aerial shot.jpg
Aerial photograph of the airport at pattern altitude

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FAA Airport Form 5010 for PJC PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "Zelienople Municipal Airport". Borough of Zelienople. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Franklin township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved 2022-08-01. Zelienople Municipal Arprt