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5B7

Rensselaer County Airport
Troy, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5B7
Lat/Long:	42-41-29.9000N 073-34-47.9000W 42-41.498333N 073-34.798333W 42.6916389,-73.5799722 (estimated)
Elevation:	440 ft. / 134 m (estimated)
Variation:	14W (1985)
From city:	6 miles SE of TROY, NY
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	12140

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1969
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BTV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX ASOS at ALB (10 nm W):	120.45 (518-464-6423)
WX ASOS at AQW (18 nm E):	134.775 (413-664-6658)
WX AWOS-3 at SCH (18 nm NW):	119.275 (518-399-6586)
WX ASOS at DDH (19 nm NE):	135.925 (802-442-6059)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ALBr122/10.4	ALBANY VORTAC	115.30	13W
CAMr224/20.9	CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME	115.00	14W
CTRr324/36.8	CHESTER VOR/DME	115.10	13W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HUNTER		136/18.4		356		14W		HEU	.... . ..-
JOHNSTOWN		133/37.9		523		14W		JJH	.--- .--- ....

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

2670 x 50 ft. / 814 x 15 m
RWY 18 FIRST 40 FT OVERGROWN WITH GRASS.

Surface:

asphalt/L
WIDESPREAD SVR CRACKING AND DISTORTION. SVR SPALLING AND FAULTING. WIDESPREAD VEGETATION.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

8.0

Runway edge markings:

MARKING NRS FADED.

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

42-41.706333N

42-41.290422N

Longitude:

073-34.895532W

073-34.702262W

Elevation:

436.0 ft.

438.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

175 magnetic, 161 true

355 magnetic, 341 true

Markings:

none

basic, in poor condition

Obstructions:

44 ft. trees, 343 ft. from runway, 102 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
TREE 115 FT RIGHT AT THLD.

100 ft. trees, 263 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left and right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
VEGETATION CVRD HILL 66 FT RIGHT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DU THIS DU THAT INC PO BOX 304 POSTENKILL, NY 12140 Phone (518) 596-5947
Manager:	GEORGE DUJACK, JR. P.O. 304 POSTENKILL, NY 12140 Phone (518) 596-5947

Additional Remarks

-	DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	SRNDG TRRN SLOPES DOWN TO RWY; DUE TO HIGHER SRNDG TRRN RCMD USE OF THE FLWG PROCS: DEP RWY 36 - USE BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB SPEED UNTIL WELL CLEAR OF RESIDENTIAL AREA N OF RWY 36;
-	ARRS RWY 18 - MNTN SUF ALT ON FINAL SO AS TO AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH POWER OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH UNDERLIES FINAL APCH TO RWY 18. DEPS RWY 18 & ARRS RWY 36 - USE NORMAL PROCS.
-	TSNT ACFT CALL (518) 596-5947 FOR FIELD CONDS PRIOR TO ARR.
-	FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5B7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALB - Albany International Airport (10 nm W)
4B0 - South Albany Airport (14 nm SW)
KAQW - Harriman-and-West Airport (18 nm E)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (18 nm NW)
KDDH - William H Morse State Airport (19 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:12	09:12
Sunrise	05:43	09:43
Sunset	19:59	23:59
Evening civil twilight	20:30	00:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-May-2025 09:15:05
Local (UTC-4)	06-May-2025 05:15:05

METAR

KALB 10nm W	060851Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW003 BKN024 OVC035 13/13 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 P0001 60013 T01330128 56009 $
KSCH 18nm NW	060145Z 04008KT 4SM DZ SCT005 BKN022 OVC028 13/13 A3020 RMK LAST
KAQW 18nm E	060852Z AUTO 09012KT 9SM -RA SCT023 BKN060 OVC100 13/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 P0006 60018 T01280111 56010
KDDH 19nm NE	060854Z AUTO 13012G21KT 8SM -RA OVC100 14/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 P0004 60012 T01390117 58009
KPSF 20nm SE	060854Z AUTO 10004G15KT 10SM -RA SCT014 OVC021 13/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP196 P0005 60023 T01280111 56002

TAF

KALB
10nm W

060752Z 0608/0706 32004KT 6SM -RA SCT025 OVC035 WS020/14035KT TEMPO 0608/0612 4SM -RA BR BKN025 FM061200 13010KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN025 OVC035 FM061400 13010G18KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM061800 15007KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT012 OVC025 PROB30 0619/0623 3SM TSRA BR BKN010CB FM070200 16007KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015

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