Northumberland County Airport (N79), Pennsylvania
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Northumberland County Airport (N79) is a single-runway, non-towered field serving Shamokin, Pennsylvania. It handles a low volume of business aviation traffic and has no onsite customs service, with the nearest customs option at Harrisburg International (KMDT), about 40 nm away.
Runways
Northumberland County Airport has one paved runway, 08/26, 3,297 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Northumberland County Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Northumberland County Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Harrisburg International (KMDT), 40 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Northumberland County Airport recorded 103 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation activity at N79 is concentrated in the fall months, peaking in November with 15 operations against a single-digit monthly count for most of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 15 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Northumberland County Airport averages 4.8 days above 90°F in July, 28.3 freeze days in January and 2.8 snow days in February. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 83.7°F, and January the coldest, at 34.8°F.
Weather station is 2.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Northumberland County Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: access and runway notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Harrisburg Approach.
Pilot-controlled lighting: activate REIL runway 08 and 26, PAPI runway 08 and 26, and MIRL runway 08/26 on frequency 121.8.
Runway 08 has trees and brush 165 feet left of centerline, running parallel to the runway from the threshold out to 200 feet.
The runway 08 PAPI is unusable beyond 7 degrees right of centerline.
The PAPI is unusable beyond 8 degrees left and beyond 6 degrees right of runway centerline.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Northumberland County Airport has five airfields within 39 NM. The closest is Schuylkill County / Joe Zerbey (KZER), 11.27 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at N79
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Frequently asked questions
What runway does N79 have?
Northumberland County Airport (N79) has one paved runway, 08/26, measuring 3,297 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. There is no parallel or crosswind runway available at this field.
Is fuel available at Northumberland County Airport?
Northumberland County Airport (N79) offers both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The field is attended on a set weekday schedule and on an on-call basis on weekends, so fuel access outside posted hours depends on that on-call arrangement.
Are there any approach lighting limitations at N79?
Yes, N79 has PAPI restrictions on both ends of runway 08/26. The PAPI on runway 08 is unusable beyond 7 degrees right of centerline, and beyond 6 degrees right or 8 degrees left of centerline overall, so pilots should plan approaches accordingly.