FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 SEPTEMBER 2017
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 0B5 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-35-29.8000N / 072-31-22.8000W
42-35.496667N / 072-31.380000W
42.5916111 / -72.5230000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 358.7 ft. / 109.3 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 |
| 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 AND REIL RY 16 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 42-35.706193N | | 42-35.287208N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.596093W | | 072-31.163990W |
| Elevation: | 352.7 ft. | | 358.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% UP | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 158 magnetic, 143 true | | 338 magnetic, 323 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 550 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 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 LONGO
C/O TOWN OF MONTAGUE, 1 AVENUE A
TURNERS FALLS, MA 01376
Phone 413-863-0044 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 46/day * | | 72% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 27 April 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CONTACT AIRPORT MANAGER FOR DETAILS. 413-863-0044 |
| - | RY 16 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | ACFT DEPARTING RY 34 WILL AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL AREAS BY TAKING A BEARING SOUTH WEST OF RWY HEADING.. |
| - | WILDLIFE AND BIRDS INVOF AIRPORT. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE RESTRICTED AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -22C/-8F. |
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 14 September 2017 at 0901Z and 12 October 2017 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (199KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Sep-2017
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 18:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:14 | | 23:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Sep-2017 21:50:43 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 23-Sep-2017 17:50:43 |
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| METAR |
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KORE
11nm E | 232052Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 29/09 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02940094 56005 TSNO
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KEEN
21nm NE | 232056Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 31/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03060122 56006
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KCEF
23nm S | 231800Z 2318/2424 01012KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2999INS BECMG 2322/2323 01006KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2998INS TX29/2318Z TN13/2410Z
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KBAF
27nm S | 231739Z 2318/2418 04006KT P6SM FEW250 FM240000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 2408/2411 5SM BR FM241300 03005KT P6SM 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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