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3B3 Sterling Airport
Sterling, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 3B3
Lat/Long: 42-25-33.2490N 071-47-34.2630W
42-25.554150N 071-47.571050W
42.4259025,-71.7928508
(estimated)
Elevation: 459 ft. / 140 m (estimated)
Variation: 15W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of STERLING, MA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 01564

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1948
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BDR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: THU-SUN 0800-1800
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT LIRL RWY 16/34 & ROTG BCN - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at FIT (8 nm N): 135.175 (978-343-9121)
WX ASOS at ORH (10 nm S): PHONE 508-795-7546
  • CLNC DEL THRU BRIDGEPORT RADIO (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GDMr136/13.8GARDNER VOR/DME116.9514W
PUTr019/28.3PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W
BOSr293/35.8BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3086 x 40 ft. / 941 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NON-STD LIRL; FIRST 190 FT RWY 16 UNLGTD; FIRST 240 FT RWY 34 UNLGTD.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 42-25.747635N42-25.360660N
Longitude: 071-47.793187W071-47.348915W
Elevation: 458.7 ft.449.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 150 ft.500 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 11:1 TO DSPLCD THR.		100 ft. tree, 600 ft. from runway, 53 ft. both sides of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Latitude: 42-25.573833N
Longitude: 071-47.686500W
Elevation: 453.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MONADNOCK REALTY CORP
LAFAYETTE RD
RYE, NH 03870
Phone 978-422-8860
Manager: THOMAS DUFFY
121 GREENLAND RD
STERLING, MA 01564
Phone 978-422-8860

Additional Remarks

A94 INTENSIVE GLDR ACTVT ON WKENDS.
- GLDR OPS INVOF ARPT SR-SS DLY.
- WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC YANKEE APCH AT 860-386-3597
- GLDRS ONLY R TFC RWY 16.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3B3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFIT - Fitchburg Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (10 nm S)
6B6 - Minute Man Air Field (12 nm E)
KGDM - Gardner Municipal Airport (12 nm NW)
3B0 - Southbridge Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
  
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Aerial photo of 3B3 (Sterling Airport)
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Photo taken 15-May-2015
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0611:06
Sunrise06:3511:35
Sunset17:2722:27
Evening civil twilight17:5522:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Feb-2025 08:28:19
Local (UTC-5)  22-Feb-2025 03:28:19
 
METAR
KFIT 
8nm N 		220752Z AUTO 31010KT 10SM CLR M09/M15 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP248 T10941150
KORH 
10nm S 		220754Z AUTO 29012G24KT 10SM CLR M10/M16 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP237 T11001161
TAF
KORH 
10nm S 		220520Z 2206/2306 29023G31KT P6SM SKC FM221100 29012KT P6SM SCT250 FM221700 27010KT P6SM FEW250
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 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Sterling Air 978-422-8860
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100LL
PS $6.60 
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