Schuylkill County/joe Zerbey Airport (ZER)

ZER
Schuylkill County/joe Zerbey Airport (ZER)
Pottsville, PA
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier ZER
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 76°22'25.5010" W / 40°42'24.3030" N
-76.373750 / 40.706751 (Estimated)
Elevation 1729.80 ft / 527.24 m (Surveyed)
Land 34 acres
From nearest city 8 nautical miles W of Pottsville, PA
Location Schuylkill County, PA
Magnetic Variation 12W (2000)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner SCHUYLKILL COUNTY A/P AUTH
Address 240 AIRPORT ROAD
POTTSVILLE, PA 17901
Phone number 570-544-6002
Manager BILL WILLARD
Address 240 AIRPORT ROAD
POTTSVILLE, PA 17901
Phone number (570) 617-6002
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart NEW YORK
Region AEA - Eastern
Responsible ARTCC ZNY - NEW YORK
Tie-in FSS IPT - WILLIAMSPORT
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility IPT (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.075 MHz
UNICOM 123.075 MHz
AWOS-3 ZER (570-544-2778)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MINOR
Power plant repair MINOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services INSTR
Runway Information
Runway 04/22
Dimensions 2523 x 140 ft (769 x 43 m)
Surface TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment
04 22
Alignment 31° 211°
Physical elevation 1708.10 ft 1718.40 ft
Coordinates 40.706000 / -76.370822 40.711908 / -76.366078
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking None , Poor Condition None , Poor Condition
Runway 11/29
Dimensions 5101 x 75 ft (1555 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
11 29
Alignment 98° 278°
Physical elevation 1729.70 ft 1706.50 ft
Coordinates 40.706621 / -76.385482 40.704700 / -76.367261
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Remarks
  • DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
  • GPU AVAILABLE FOR AC/DC POWER.