About the Airport

The Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) is Schuylkill County’s public use airport, operated by the Schuylkill County Airport Authority. The airport is located about eight miles northwest of the City of Pottsville and serving Pottsville and Schuylkill County.

The airport has two runways the of which the longest is 75 feet wide and 4599 feet long. A granted and planned extension to 5100 feet is expected to begin construction in the mid summer of 2018. The current runway is capable of accommodating small to medium sized corporate aircraft up to 80,000 lbs.

Hotel accommodations and various restaurants can be found within a 10 mile radius of the airport, a long with a large sized business park. The airport sits adjacent to exit 116 off of interstate 81 and State Route 901.