FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 28-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 16:21 | | 21:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:52 | | 21:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Nov-2009 17:24:53 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Nov-2009 12:24:53 |
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| METAR |
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KBDL
4nm E | 281651Z 30023G33KT 10SM FEW045 SCT150 BKN180 10/M01 A2950 RMK AO2 PK WND 30040/1610 SLP991 T01001006
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KHFD
12nm SE | 281653Z 31020G38KT 10SM CLR 11/M01 A2952 RMK AO2 PK WND 31038/1647 SLP996 T01061006
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KBAF
15nm N | 281653Z 30014G29KT 10SM CLR 09/M01 A2950 RMK AO2 PK WND 31042/1620 SLP992 T00941006
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| TAF |
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KBDL
4nm E | 281139Z 2812/2918 29018G34KT P6SM FEW035 SCT050 OVC080 FM281400 30022G39KT P6SM SCT050 FM282100 29017G31KT P6SM SKC FM290000 29013G21KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM290100 29013KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM290700 28009KT P6SM SCT070 FM291100 25005KT P6SM FEW250
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KBAF
15nm N | 281139Z 2812/2912 31020G40KT P6SM BKN040 OVC050 FM281400 30020G38KT P6SM SCT050 FM282200 30017G29KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250 FM290000 30014KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM290500 31010KT P6SM SCT250
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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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