FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 NOVEMBER 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4B9 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-54-58.3000N / 072-46-37.0000W
41-54.971667N / 072-46.616667W
41.9161944 / -72.7769444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 195 ft. / 59 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of SIMSBURY, CT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 06070 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BDR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS at BDL (4 nm E): | PHONE 860-386-3480 |
| WX ASOS at HFD (12 nm SE): | PHONE 860-527-5837 |
| WX ASOS at BAF (15 nm N): | 127.1 (413-568-2267) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BAFr204/15.0 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| HFDr341/19.4 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
| CTRr174/23.8 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| MADr007/36.3 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
| PWLr089/37.8 | | PAWLING VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 12W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GREAT BARRINGTON | | 134/32.2 | | 395 | | 14W | | GBR | --. -... .-. |
| CLERA | | 039/35.4 | | 362 | | 14W | | JWE | .--- .-- . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2205 x 50 ft. / 672 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
NSTD THLD LIGHTS GREEN/GREEN. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 3/21 SAFETY BARRIER 15 FT NE THRESHOLD BARRICADED NOT LGTD. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 41-54.795833N | | 41-55.146000N |
| Longitude: | 072-46.681500W | | 072-46.552333W |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 270 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 411 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
RY 03 HAS 10 FT BRUSH ON CNTRLN 306 FT FM THLD. | | 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline
WALCOTT ROAD AT THR 60 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | AIRPORT REALTY ASSOC. LLC
37 SUNSET FARMS ROAD
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107
Phone 860-236-3301 |
| Manager: | BRAD GRISWOLD
119 PARK RD
PLEASANT VALLEY, CT 06063
Phone 860-459-1575 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 35/day * | | 90% | local general aviation | | 9% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CAUTION DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT - BIRDS PARTICULARLY IN APCH TO RY 03. |
| - | RY 03 HAS AN UP-HILL GRADE. |
| - | FOR CD CTC YANKEE APCH AT 860-386-3597. IF UNA, CTC FSS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 4B9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBDL - Bradley International Airport (4 nm E)
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (12 nm SE)
4B8 - Robertson Field Airport (14 nm S)
KBAF - Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (15 nm N)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (20 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Philip E. Worley
Photo taken 29-May-2006
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Times for 18-Nov-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunset | | 16:27 | | 21:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:57 | | 21:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Nov-2018 11:05:10 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-Nov-2018 06:05:10 |
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KBDL
4nm E | 181051Z 32007KT 10SM FEW120 BKN140 OVC190 01/M07 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP277 T00111072
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KHFD
12nm SE | 181053Z 01005KT 10SM CLR 02/M05 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP276 T00221050
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KBAF
15nm N | 181053Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 00/M08 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP279 T00001083
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KBDL
4nm E | 180915Z 1809/1912 33007KT P6SM BKN040 FM181200 36005KT P6SM BKN150 FM181600 35004KT P6SM OVC080 FM182000 18003KT P6SM BKN050 FM190000 16003KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM190100 16003KT 6SM -SN OVC030 FM190400 12003KT 5SM -RASN OVC020 FM190900 00000KT 3SM -RA OVC015
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KBAF
15nm N | 180520Z 1806/1906 29004KT P6SM BKN045 FM180900 32004KT P6SM FEW045 FM181500 35004KT P6SM OVC080 FM182000 18003KT P6SM BKN050 FM190000 16003KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM190100 16003KT 6SM -SN OVC025 FM190500 12003KT 3SM -SN OVC015
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