FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 0B5 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-35-28.9090N / 072-31-21.9170W
42-35.481817N / 072-31.365283W
42.5913636 / -72.5227547
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 356 ft. / 108.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of MONTAGUE, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 01376 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; VASI RY 34 & REIL RY 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | NORTH STUB TWY ONLY, GEN AVIATION OPN BASED ON M ASTER PLAN SURVEY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS at ORE (10 nm E): | 135.675 (978-544-6774) |
- UNICOM ATTENDED 0800-1800.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 123.75/338.2 (GARDNER RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EENr234/15.9 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| GDMr292/20.7 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
| CEFr014/23.6 | | WESTOVER VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 14W |
| CTRr059/26.1 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| BAFr032/27.2 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| BDLr025/39.7 | | BRADLEY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ORANGE | | 292/10.5 | | 205 | | 15W | | ORE | --- .-. . |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 158/25.2 | | 224 | | 15W | | VWD | ...- .-- -.. |
| DALTON | | 091/29.5 | | 370 | | 15W | | DXT | -.. -..- - |
| FITCHBURG | | 289/33.9 | | 365 | | 15W | | FIT | ..-. .. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3013 x 75 ft. / 918 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 42-35.679917N | | 42-35.285367N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.569183W | | 072-31.162400W |
| Elevation: | 346.0 ft. | | 356.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 158 magnetic, 143 true | | 338 magnetic, 323 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (4.30 degrees glide path)
RY 34 VASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes
REIL RY 34 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF MONTAGUE
1 AVENUE A
TURNERS FALLS, MA 01376
Phone 413-863-3211 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL SWEENEY
C/O TOWN OF MONTAGUE, 1 AVENUE A
TURNERS FALLS, MA 01376
Phone 413-863-0044 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES RY 34, CALM WIND RY, WIND 3-5 KTS. OR LESS; HEADING OF 335 ASAP SAFELY AFT DEP. |
| - | RY 34 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | ACFT DEPARTING RY 34 WILL AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL AREAS BY TAKING A HEADING OF 335 DEGS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KORE - Orange Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
7B2 - Northampton Airport (16 nm S)
KEEN - Dillant-Hopkins Airport (22 nm NE)
KGDM - Gardner Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (24 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 06-Mar-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:03 | | 09:03 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 23:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 01:55:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 21:55:59 |
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| METAR |
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KORE
11nm E | 100052Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM BKN055 08/06 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP061 T00830056
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KEEN
21nm NE | 100135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 09/04 A2972 RMK AO1
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KCEF
23nm S | 092119 08009KT 6000 -RA FEW025 BKN040 OVC060 QNH2968INS BECMG 0001 03012KT 4800 -RA BR SCT008 OVC020 620804 510013 QNH2964INS BECMG 0809 01008KT 6000 BR SCT020 BKN050 QNH2960INS BECMG 1314 02012G18KT 9999 NSW SCT050 QNH2963INS T17/18Z T07/11Z AMD 215
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KBAF
27nm S | 092326Z 100024 07012KT P6SM -RA SCT030 BKN050 FM0200 04009KT P6SM BKN090 FM1500 03010KT P6SM SCT050 FM2000 02008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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