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Capital
Harrisburg
Avg Elevation
1,100 ft
Climate
Humid continental
Terrain
Allegheny Mountains
The Keystone State bridges colonial history with modern industry.
Fun fact: The first computer was built at the University of Pennsylvania!
Piper Cub heritage lives at Lock Haven, Philadelphia (KPHL) and Pittsburgh (KPIT) anchor commercial ops, and dense reliever fields plus mid-state fields like Harrisburg keep training busy year-round.
Best season: April–June and September–October are best; humid summer convection and winter icing over the Alleghenies limit flying.
Airspace: Philadelphia (KPHL) Class B and Pittsburgh Class C bookend the state; Fort Indiantown Gap military airspace and ridge terrain fill the middle.