FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | AQW |
Lat/Long: | 42-41-46.5137N 073-10-13.9910W 42-41.775228N 073-10.233183W 42.6962538,-73.1705531 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 653.8 ft. / 199.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14W (1985) |
From city: | 3 miles W of NORTH ADAMS, MA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 01247 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AQW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | IREG |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes, CTC AMGR FOR LNDG FEES. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS: | 134.775 (413-664-6658) |
ALBANY APPROACH: | 132.825 |
ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 132.825 |
WX ASOS at DDH (12 nm N): | 135.925 (802-442-6059) |
WX ASOS at PSF (17 nm S): | 135.375 (413-499-3273) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBANY (ALB) APCH CTL 132.8/307.2.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CAMr171/19.4 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
CTRr351/26.2 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
ALBr109/28.1 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
BAFr342/37.8 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
HUNTER | | 120/34.9 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
Dimensions: | 4300 x 100 ft. / 1311 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
Latitude: | 42-41.815700N | | 42-41.734755N |
Longitude: | 073-10.709877W | | 073-09.756488W |
Elevation: | 652.0 ft. | | 653.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 111 magnetic, 097 true | | 291 magnetic, 277 true |
Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | 100 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 62 ft. trees, 920 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR. | | 25 ft. bldg, 340 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF NORTH ADAMS 10 MAIN ST - CITY HALL NORTH ADAMS, MA 01247 Phone 413-662-3000 |
Manager: | BRUCE GOFF 10 MAIN ST - CITY HALL NORTH ADAMS, MA 01247 Phone 413-652-7587 |
Additional Remarks
- | MT RANGES 9100 FT N AT ELEV 1894 FT; 4300 FT N AT ELEV 2254 FT; 10800 FT S AT ELEV 2951 FT; 12800 FT S AT ELEV 2690 FT. |
- | RWY 11 LEFT TFC FOR PWRD ACFT. RWY 11 RIGHT TFC FOR GLD AND TOW PLANE. |
- | EXTSV GLDR OPS DAWN-DUSK SFC-18000 FT YEAR ROUND; PRIMARILY WKENDS & HOLS. |
- | RWY 29 RIGHT TFC FOR PWRD ACFT. RWY 29 LEFT TFC FOR GLD AND TOW PLANE. |
- | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299. |
- | TWY A2 REMOVED. |
- | PILOTS LDG ON RWY 29 ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID LOW APCHS, IF SAFE TO DO SO, OVR THE RES NBRHD JUST E OF THE 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 from 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (216KB) |
RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (186KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (48KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (252KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDDH - William H Morse State Airport (12 nm N)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KALB - Albany International Airport (28 nm W)
0B5 - Turners Falls Airport (29 nm E)
4B0 - South Albany Airport (30 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 24-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
Sunset | | 19:08 | | 23:08 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:36 | | 23:36 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 24-Mar-2025 06:46:52 |
Local (UTC-4) | 24-Mar-2025 02:46:52 |
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METAR |
KAQW | 240552Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 00/M11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP195 T00001111 10000 21028 55007
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KDDH 12nm N | 240554Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW120 M02/M08 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP185 T10171083 10000 21033 56010
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KPSF 17nm S | 240554Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM OVC100 M02/M08 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP186 T10171083 11006 21028 55004
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TAF |
KPSF 17nm S | 240530Z 2406/2506 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 OVC150 FM240900 12005KT 4SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC040 WS020/17035KT TEMPO 2409/2411 2SM -SN BR BKN015 OVC025 FM241100 12008KT 3SM -SNPL BR SCT015 OVC025 WS020/17040KT TEMPO 2412/2414 -FZRAPL SCT008 OVC012 FM241400 12009KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008 WS020/17040KT FM241800 VRB05KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 FM242100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT012 OVC025 FM250200 25005KT P6SM BKN035
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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