Terminal Procedures

N79 — Northumberland County

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

Elevation 880 ft1 runwayLongest 3,297 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NE-4Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 081PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 261PDF
VOR RWY 08 chart previewVOR RWY 084PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

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

N79 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All sat-sun on call
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
Airport area
125 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
New York
Last FAA inspection
2025-04-01

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

N79 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach118.25Harrisburg

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

Runways

3,297 × 75 ft0826N1,000 ft
Runway layout at N79, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
08/263,297 ft75 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
  08 72°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  26 252°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

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

Where N79 is

Latitude, longitude40.8369170, -76.5524440
Elevation880 ft
From Shamokin3 nm N

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FAA remarks for N79

  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
  • FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - 121.8.
  • AFT HRS: 570-898-8588
  • RWY 08 TREES/BRUSH 165 L OF CNTRLN PARL TO RWY FROM THLD OUT TO 200 FT.
  • RWY 08 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT & BYD 6 DEG RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.

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

Airports near N79

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
8N8DanvilleDANVILLE, PA8 nm NW3
N13Bloomsburg MuniBLOOMSBURG, PA11 nm NE3
KZERSchuylkill County/Joe ZerbeyPOTTSVILLE, PA11 nm SE4
KSEGPenn ValleySELINSGROVE, PA14 nm W5
74NBendigoTOWER CITY, PA17 nm S2
KHZLHazleton RgnlHAZLETON, PA27 nm E5
KIPTWilliamsport RgnlWILLIAMSPORT, PA30 nm NW9
9D4DeckMYERSTOWN, PA31 nm S4

VFR charts covering N79

Common questions about N79

What charts are available for N79?

4 current FAA charts for Northumberland County, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for N79?

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 N79?

Northumberland County has 1 runway. The longest is 08/26 at 3,297 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does N79 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total N79 has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is N79 a towered airport?

No — Northumberland County 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 N79 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.

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