AirNav: 1B5 - Franconia Airport

1B5

Franconia Airport
Franconia, New Hampshire, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	1B5
Lat/Long:	44-11-45.4213N 071-45-02.5318W 44-11.757022N 071-45.042197W 44.1959504,-71.7507033 (estimated)
Elevation:	975 ft. / 297 m (estimated)
Variation:	16W (1985)
From city:	2 miles S of FRANCONIA, NH
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	03580

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BGR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MAY-OCT SAT-SUN 0900-1800 ALSO ATNDD ON WKDAY HOLS. CTC AMGR FOR NON-HOL WKDAY ATNDNC.
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS at HIE (14 nm NE):	118.525 (603-837-2769)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MPVr094/30.8		MONTPELIER VOR/DME		116.90		16W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MAHN		213/10.4		386		17W		GMA	--. -- .-
HANOVER		047/34.9		276		15W		LAH	.-.. .- ....

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2300 x 150 ft. / 701 x 46 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Operational restrictions:	FST 200 FT OF RWY 18 ROUGH.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	44-11.944667N	44-11.569375N
Longitude:	071-45.076678W	071-45.007713W
Elevation:	955.0 ft.	975.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right L PAT FOR GLDRS.
Runway heading:	188 magnetic, 172 true	008 magnetic, 352 true
Markings:	none, in fair condition	none, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	61 ft. trees, 226 ft. from runway, 147 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear	56 ft. trees, 504 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	FRANCONIA SOARING FOUNDATION, INC P.O. BOX 30 FRANCONIA, NH 03580 Phone 603-823-5530 FRANCONIASOARING@GMAIL.COM.
Manager:	JAMES R DAVID P.O. BOX 898 FRANCONIA, NH 03580 Phone 603-921-1588

Additional Remarks

-	RWY SOFT IN SPRING.
-	GLDR OPNS INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
-	4 FT TALL FENCE 92 FT FM RWY 36 L TO R OF CNTRLN.
-	RENTAL BICYCLES AVBL AT FRANCONIA INN.
-	TKOFS & LDGS NOT ADZD FM DUSK TO 0900 FOR VOLUNTARY NOISE BATEMENT.
-	FOR ARPT CONDS CALL 603-823-5034.
-	AVOID FLYING OVR RESL AREA AT DER 18 DURG BOTH TKOF AND LDG; AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH PWR SETTINGS IN THIS AREA.
-	WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	IN CASE OF EMERG CTC NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE 800-525-5555.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1B5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

5B9 - Dean Memorial Airport (13 nm SW)
KHIE - Mount Washington Regional Airport (14 nm NE)
KCDA - Caledonia County Airport (25 nm NW)
KBML - Berlin Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
KMPV - Edward F Knapp State Airport (35 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:28	08:28
Sunrise	05:04	09:04
Sunset	20:29	00:29
Evening civil twilight	21:05	01:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Jun-2026 12:07:03
Local (UTC-4)	10-Jun-2026 08:07:03

METAR

KHIE 13nm NE	101152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01610128 10161 20078 51005
K1V4 17nm NW	101154Z AUTO 16/13 A2992 RMK AO1 SLP124 T01560128 10156 20128 50002
KMWN 21nm E	101054Z 30034KT 70SM FEW080 SCT120 SCT160 BKN180 BKN220 11/02 RMK PTCHY VLY FG W-N
K1P1 25nm S	101155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 SCT070 15/14 A2994 RMK AO2 T01490144 10149 20104
KCDA 25nm NW	101155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 T01620142 10162 20112

TAF

KHIE
13nm NE

101120Z 1012/1112 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM101600 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 BKN200 FM101900 VRB04KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN050CB BKN080 FM110000 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA SCT035 BKN050 BKN100 FM110400 00000KT 5SM BR VCSH FEW004 BKN020 FM110600 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN004

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