FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 06070 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| 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 860-627-9732 |
| WX ASOS at HFD (12 nm SE): | PHONE 860-527-5837 |
| WX ASOS at BAF (15 nm N): | PHONE 413-568-2267 |
- CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT FSS (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BDLr263/4.2 | | BRADLEY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 14W |
| BAFr204/15.0 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| HFDr341/19.4 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
| CEFr227/20.2 | | WESTOVER VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 14W |
| 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 |
| HVNr020/39.5 | | NEW HAVEN VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 13W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WATERBURY | | 049/28.4 | | 257 | | 14W | | TBY | - -... -.-- |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | | 134/32.2 | | 395 | | 14W | | GBR | --. -... .-. |
| CLERA | | 039/35.4 | | 362 | | 14W | | JWE | .--- .-- . |
| DALTON | | 167/37.6 | | 370 | | 15W | | DXT | -.. -..- - |
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. |
| 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: | BILL THOMAS
94 WOLCOTT RD
SIMSBURY, CT 06070
Phone 860-693-4550 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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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 30 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CAUTION BIRDS FREQUENTLY ON & IN VICINITY OF ARPT - PARTICULARLY IN APCH TO RWY 03. |
| - | RWY 3 HAS AN UP-HILL GRADE. |
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)
KBAF - Barnes Municipal Airport (15 nm N)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (20 nm NE)
KMMK - Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
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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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:48 | | 08:48 |
| Sunrise | | 05:22 | | 09:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:03 | | 01:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 17:41:18 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 13:41:18 |
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| METAR |
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KBDL
4nm E | 041651Z 28010KT 10SM SCT055 BKN080 25/13 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP082 T02500133 $
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KHFD
12nm SE | 041653Z 26006G14KT 10SM FEW050 25/15 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T02500150
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KBAF
15nm N | 041653Z 24010KT 10SM FEW042 24/14 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP083 T02440144
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| TAF |
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KBDL
4nm E | 041603Z 0416/0518 28009G18KT P6SM BKN050 FM041700 29014G22KT P6SM BKN050 FM042200 29009KT P6SM FEW050 FM050200 28004KT P6SM SKC FM051400 26009KT P6SM FEW050
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KBAF
15nm N | 041604Z 0416/0512 29009G17KT P6SM BKN060 FM041700 30014G22KT P6SM BKN050 FM042200 31009KT P6SM FEW050 FM050200 30004KT P6SM SKC FM050800 00000KT 4SM BR SKC
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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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