Capital City Airport
CXY · KCXY · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · York County · map
Capital City Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 347 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 97 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 28,749 takeoffs and landings a year. About 16 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Capital City Airport?
Its FAA code is CXY, and its ICAO code is KCXY.
Where is Capital City Airport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 347 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Capital City Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 08/26, is 5,000 feet long.
Does Capital City Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Capital City Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Capital City Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Miami Executive, Miami International, West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, Boca Raton. Every route
Are there flight schools at Capital City Airport?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Thompson Flying Club INC and Premier Pilot Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Capital City Airport?
10 pilot examiners and 17 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Capital City Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CXY · ICAO KCXY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 347 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,500 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1938
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 3,778 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 76 ft high 1,883 ft from the end
- Runway 26: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, pole 15 ft high 445 ft from the end
- Runway 12: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 37 ft high 515 ft from the end
- Runway 30: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.5 | Capital City |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 134.95 | Capital City |
| Ground | 121.9 | Capital City |
| Approach and departure | 124.1 | Capital City |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Capital City |
| Capital City Rco | 122.2 | Capital City |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 717-216-0264.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Harrisburg International (4 nm east), Carlisle Airport (15 nm west), York Airport (18 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Pennsylvania · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Prior permission required for hazardous cargo.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 08; high-intensity runway lights runway 08/26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 and taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- High terrain south runway 12/30. Pattern altitude 1500(1153) conventional.
- And runway 12/30, prior permission required for loads over 100,000 pounds.
- Runway 26 +7 feet road;golf course, +6 feet fence east and south of runway end.
- Runway 08 PAPI unusable beyond 7 degreess right of crs.
- Airport closed to far part 121 aircraft.
- Bird flocks on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Alert: active txy prior to runway 12 relocated thld, no T/O or landing on this surface.
- Use ctn: due to proximity and runway almnt, aircrews have mistaken mdt RWY13/31 for cxy runway 12/30 which is 4 NM west.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 482 departures from CXY in those twelve months, carrying 1,453 passengers in 3,924 seats (37% filled), to 9 destinations (9 abroad) on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Cay → Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International CXY–FLL | 437 | 1,389 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
| Cat Cay → Miami Executive CXY–TMB | 30 | 26 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
| Cat Cay → Miami International CXY–MIA | 5 | 21 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
| Cat Cay → West Palm Beach/Palm Beach CXY–PBI | 3 | 6 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
| Cat Cay → Boca Raton CXY–BCT | 2 | 1 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
| Cat Cay → Vero Beach Regional CXY–VRB | 2 | 6 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
| Cat Cay → Key West International CXY–EYW | 1 | 0 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
| Cat Cay → The Florida Keys Marathon International CXY–MTH | 1 | 2 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
All 9 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 74 |
| multi-engine | 13 |
| jets | 6 |
| other | 4 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 28,749, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 438 |
| general aviation, travelling | 16,071 |
| general aviation, local | 11,615 |
| military | 625 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Harrisburg from the FAA register
53 aircraft are registered to owners in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 38 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 drones, 3 balloons, 2 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Thompson Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · New Cumberland, 2 miles away Thompson Flying Club is a non-profit flying club established in 1956 to promote interest in aviation and enable members to enjoy recreational flying.
- Premier Pilot Training LLC 2 aircraft · Camp Hill, 4 miles away Premier Pilot Training is a flight school based in Central Pennsylvania with locations in New Cumberland and Thomasville.
- Lima Whiskey Flying Club 1 aircraft · Harrisburg, 5 miles away Lima Whiskey Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Capital City Airport in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
- Bell A A Flying Club 2 aircraft · Mechanicsburg, 8 miles away Bell Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) in Pennsylvania.
- Riverview Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Marysville, 9 miles away
- Acorn Mutual Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Hershey, 12 miles away
- Annville Flight Club INC 1 aircraft · Hershey, 12 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 7 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 17 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 2 training center examiners.
- Denver Allen Gillham private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Skyport Aviation · New Cumberland, PA (1 nm) · (513) 266-2607 · [email protected]
- Frederick Bernard Parow private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · New Cumber, PA (1 nm) · (717) 615-5938 · [email protected]
- John Scullion private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Harrisburg International Airport · Middletown, PA (6 nm) · (717) 500-2161 · [email protected]
- Mark Giovengo private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Manheim, PA (19 nm) · (717) 575-8786 · [email protected]
- Todd James private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lebanon, PA (24 nm) · (717) 380-6371 · [email protected]
- Bruce Thompson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Aero Tech · Lititz, PA (26 nm) · (484) 467-9394 · [email protected]
- Darren Lucas private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Litiz, PA (26 nm) · (717) 368-4720 · [email protected]
- Peter H Wolfson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lititz, PA (26 nm) · (717) 380-7720 · [email protected]
All 36 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Harrisburg 53 aircraft · 38 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 drones
- Mcshane Family Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Keystone Agricultural Drones LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Gosmartair LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Cjr Wings 2 aircraft in town
- Thompson Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Premier Pilot Training LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Lima Whiskey Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 437 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- Miami Executive (TMB) 30 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- Miami International (MIA) 5 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (PBI) 3 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- Boca Raton (BCT) 2 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- Vero Beach Regional (VRB) 2 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- Key West International (EYW) 1 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- The Florida Keys Marathon International (MTH) 1 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 233 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,181 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CXY.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.