FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 | | 30 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 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: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 48/day * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 August 2009 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 16:20 | | 21:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:51 | | 21:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 23:42:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 18:42:29 |
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| METAR |
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KORE
11nm E | 252252Z AUTO 14003KT 8SM FEW004 BKN018 OVC023 08/07 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB05E20 SLP151 P0000 T00830072
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KEEN
21nm NE | 252315Z AUTO 20005KT 5SM FEW005 SCT010 OVC022 08/07 A2997 RMK AO1
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KBAF
27nm S | 251730Z 2518/2618 VRB03KT 1 1/2SM -DZ BR OVC003 FM260000 00000KT 1SM -DZ BR OVC003 FM260700 00000KT 1/2SM -DZ FG OVC002 FM261200 00000KT 1SM -DZ BR OVC008 FM261500 00000KT P6SM OVC024
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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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