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ASOS Station Beam Height Reference Table

Formula: h = √(r² + (kRe)² + 2r·kRe·sinθ) − kRe  ·  k=4/3  ·  Re=6371km  ·  Beam centerline AGL above station elevation
Shaded columns = best radar (lowest 0.5° beam) for that station  ·  Height colors = beam altitude category

BEAM HEIGHT AGL:
< 6,000 ft
6,000–9,000
9,000–12,000
12,000–18,000
18,000–30,000
> 30,000
KCCX · State College PA · 2,486ft
KLWX · Sterling VA · 282ft
KDIX · Mt Holly NJ · 149ft
KBGM · Binghamton NY · 1,606ft
SIDStationLatLonElev
(ft MSL)
KCCXState College PAKLWXSterling VAKDIXMt Holly NJKBGMBinghamton NY
Dist
(mi)
0.5°0.8°1.2°1.7°Dist
(mi)
0.5°0.8°1.2°1.7°Dist
(mi)
0.5°0.8°1.2°1.7°Dist
(mi)
0.5°0.8°1.2°1.7°
ft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGLft AGL
CXYCapital City Airport40.2171°-76.8514°34777.78,73810,88513,74817,32592.18,41310,95714,34818,586130.414,30417,90622,70728,706144.218,29722,28127,59034,225
MDTHarrisburg Intl40.1932°-76.7626°31082.49,36611,64314,67918,47292.48,49311,04614,44918,700125.513,49616,96421,58627,362144.418,37522,36427,68234,326
LNSLancaster Airport40.1217°-76.2960°403105.412,49515,40719,29024,142101.29,66012,45616,18320,841100.59,42012,19615,89720,521144.518,29622,28827,60834,256
THVYork Airport39.9170°-76.8730°39291.510,49513,02316,39320,60572.65,8747,88110,55713,901130.514,27717,88222,68728,690164.422,29126,83132,88240,443
RDGReading Airport40.3786°-75.9653°344113.313,77816,90821,08026,294126.013,67617,15621,79627,59387.37,64210,05513,27217,292125.814,97518,45223,08628,877
SEGSelinsgrove Airport40.8206°-76.8639°44060.06,6088,26510,47513,236131.614,56118,19623,04229,098142.516,42820,36525,61332,170105.611,60414,52118,41123,270
HZLHazleton Airport40.9868°-75.9949°1,550104.911,27314,17218,03722,866159.618,82223,23129,10836,451110.09,71212,75116,80221,86383.87,4299,74512,83316,691
ZERSchuylkill Co. Airport40.7065°-76.3731°1,64086.68,58210,97514,16418,149133.213,64917,32922,23428,363115.910,56713,77018,04023,375105.110,33313,23717,10921,947
MUIFt. Indiantown Gap40.4348°-76.5689°48982.49,18911,46714,50318,297111.811,19614,28618,40423,551118.812,18715,46919,84425,310125.714,80018,27122,89928,681
N79New Garden Airport39.8369°-75.7278°420141.418,56722,47227,67734,182110.811,10214,16318,24323,34270.25,4317,3729,96013,193163.822,14526,67032,70140,236