Terminal Procedures

N38 — Grand Canyon Rgnl

WELLSBORO, PA · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 1,891 ft2 runwaysLongest 3,597 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NE-4Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

All 4 N38 charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 4 charts is roughly 25 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
PRO members only

Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 102PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 282PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

N38 airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
New York Center
Flight service
Williamsport
NOTAM facility
IPT (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
11W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
March 1947
Airport area
112 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Detroit
Last FAA inspection
2025-07-16

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

N38 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach128.425Elmira

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,597 × 60 ft10281,576 × 80 ft1129N1,000 ft
Runway layout at N38, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
10/283,597 ft60 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
11/291,576 ft80 ftGrass Good

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where N38 is

Latitude, longitude41.7279890, -77.3954380
Elevation1,891 ft
From Wellsboro4 nm SW

Paste the coordinates into a simulator’s world map to drop straight onto the field.

FAA remarks for N38

  • TURF RWY 11/29 1600 FT X 100 FT DAY VFR ONLY; NON SIMULTANEOUS OPS; CLSD ANNUALLY DEC-APR.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 28; MIRL 10/28 - CTAF.
  • (570) 439-8103
  • FOR CD CTC NEW YORK ARTCC AT 631-468-1425.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach coverage

Grand Canyon Regional has GPS approaches to two of its four runway ends, leaving the remaining pair without published instrument approaches. The 3,597 ft asphalt runway provides substantially more usable length than the 1,576 ft turf runway, so the latter accommodates a much narrower range of aircraft requirements. No airport diagram is published, making this a notably compact procedure set.

Regional chart context

Elmira/Corning Regional and Williamsport Regional have the broadest nearby chart coverage, while Wellsville’s total matches Grand Canyon Regional’s and William T Piper Memorial and Hornell Municipal have thinner sets. Coverage on both the Detroit and New York sectionals adds the wider geographical relationship between Wellsboro and these surrounding fields, which the airport’s approach charts do not provide.

Airports near N38

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KELMElmira/Corning RgnlELMIRA/CORNING, NY34 nm NE9
KELZWellsville Muni/Tarantine FldWELLSVILLE, NY35 nm NW4
KLHVWilliam T Piper MemlLOCK HAVEN, PA36 nm S3
KIPTWilliamsport RgnlWILLIAMSPORT, PA36 nm SE9
KHTFHornell MuniHORNELL, NY41 nm N3
N27Bradford CountyTOWANDA, PA42 nm E3
KDSVDansville MuniDANSVILLE, NY53 nm N4
KOYMSt Marys MuniST MARYS, PA53 nm W5

VFR charts covering N38

Common questions about N38

What charts are available for N38?

4 current FAA charts for Grand Canyon Rgnl, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for N38?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at N38?

Grand Canyon Rgnl has 2 runways. The longest is 10/28 at 3,597 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does N38 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total N38 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is N38 a towered airport?

No — Grand Canyon Rgnl has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these N38 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

Wider chart sets

Bulk archives are a PRO benefit. Individual charts are free for everyone, always.

Flying into N38? PRO members take all 4 charts as one ZIP instead of 4 separate downloads, at full line speed with no cap — plus every chart family archive and all 24,000+ add-ons in the library.

Go PRO

Not for navigation. For flight simulation and reference use only. Procedures are superseded on a 28-day cycle — obtain current official charts from the FAA for real-world flight.

FAA public-domain products, mirrored unmodified. Fly Away Simulation is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA. Chart licensing and terms.