FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4B0 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-33-38.6000N / 073-50-02.2000W 42-33.643333N / 073-50.036667W 42.5607222 / -73.8339444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 196 ft. / 59.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of SOUTH BETHLEHEM, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 12158 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-MAR 0800-1600, APR-OCT 0600-2100 |
| Pattern altitude: | 996 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT LIRL RY 01/19 & WINDSOCK LGT- CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 118.05 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 118.05 |
| WX ASOS at ALB (11 nm N): | PHONE 518-464-6423 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 1B1 (17 nm S): | 133.525 (518-828-2577) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SCH (18 nm N): | 119.275 (518-399-6586) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ALBr200/11.3 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| CAMr234/33.8 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HUNTER | | 180/18.1 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
| PHILMONT | | 358/19.1 | | 272 | | 13W | | PFH | .--. ..-. .... |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | | 334/29.6 | | 395 | | 14W | | GBR | --. -... .-. |
| DALTON | | 295/29.8 | | 370 | | 15W | | DXT | -.. -..- - |
| JOHNSTOWN | | 154/34.3 | | 523 | | 14W | | JJH | .--- .--- .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVICE CREDIT CARD ONLY. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 2854 x 60 ft. / 870 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 42-33.410053N | | 42-33.877052N |
| Longitude: | 073-50.002683W | | 073-50.071648W |
| Elevation: | 184.2 ft. | | 195.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | 0.4% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 353 true | | 187 magnetic, 173 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 150 ft. | | 124 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. brush, 230 ft. from runway, 69 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 01 APCH RATIO 8:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. +11 FT BRUSH 0 FT OUT AND 132 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE | | 14 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline RWY 19 +15 FT ROAD; 100 FT RIGHT; APCH RATIO 0:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD. +15 FT ROAD 0 FT OUT AND 112 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SOUTH ALBANY CORP. 6 OLD SCHOOL ROAD SELKIRK, NY 12158 Phone 518-767-9189 |
| Manager: | JIM FEIL 6 OLD SCHOOL ROAD SELKIRK, NY 12158 Phone 518-767-9189 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 51 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 66/day * | | 83% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 18 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12500 LBS. |
| - | BIRDS ON INVOF ARPT. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (202KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KALB - Albany International Airport (11 nm N)
1B1 - Columbia County Airport (17 nm S)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (18 nm N)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (29 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 19:19 | | 23:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:48 | | 23:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 19:20:57 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Sep-2008 15:20:57 |
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| METAR |
KALB 11nm N | 061901Z 17003KT 3SM -RA BR SCT005 24/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 P0000
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KSCH 18nm N | 061245Z 00000KT 4SM BR OVC004 22/19 A2995
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| TAF |
KALB 11nm N | 061804Z 061818 15003KT 5SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC040 TEMPO 1821 3SM RA BR SCT010CB OVC035 FM2100 11004KT 3SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC015CB FM0300 36010KT 4SM BR OVC005 FM0800 32012G22KT P6SM OVC020 FM1300 30010G15KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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