FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DDH |
| Lat/Long: | 42-53-28.7890N 073-14-47.0540W 42-53.479817N 073-14.784233W 42.8913303,-73.2464039 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 826.6 ft. / 251.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of BENNINGTON, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 05201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1937 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DDH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1600 FOR SVC CALL 802-442-5503; AFT HRS 888-649-5296. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 13 & 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.925 (802-442-6059) |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 132.825 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 132.825 |
| WX ASOS at AQW (12 nm S): | 134.775 (413-664-6658) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CAMr159/7.5 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| ALBr084/26.0 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| CTRr353/38.3 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HUNTER | | 100/30.3 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:100LL SELF-SVC AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3704 x 75 ft. / 1129 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-53.624697N | | 42-53.334907N |
| Longitude: | 073-15.149012W | | 073-14.419500W |
| Elevation: | 793.4 ft. | | 826.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 118 true | | 312 magnetic, 298 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 170 ft. hill, 3100 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left and right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear 40 FT TREES, 540 FT, 128 FT L, APCH SLP 8:1. | | 40 ft. gnd, 509 ft. from runway, 178 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 20 FT GND, 250 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-272-7146 |
| Manager: | CHRISTOPHER BEITZEL 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-272-7725 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. AVOID FLT OVR HOMES SE OF ARPT. NOISE SENS AREA AER 31. RWY 13 IS PREFERRED USE RWY. IF PRACTICAL, DEP RWY 13 USING BEST ROC & WHEN ABV 400 FT AGL, TURN L WI 1 MI OF DER 13. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | MTS ALL QUADS. |
| - | TFC PAT OPS PROHIBITED S OF RWY 13 & RWY 31. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -12C. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (246KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAQW - Harriman-and-West Airport (12 nm S)
KALB - Albany International Airport (26 nm W)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (29 nm W)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (30 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 09-Aug-2009
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 16:39 | | 21:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Nov-2025 16:59:57 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Nov-2025 11:59:57 |
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| METAR |
| KDDH | 061654Z AUTO 29012G22KT 10SM FEW047 08/M03 A2994 RMK AO2 PK WND 27027/1630 SLP142 T00781028
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KAQW 12nm S | 061652Z AUTO 27017G28KT 10SM -RA FEW031 SCT070 07/M03 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 27028/1651 SLP140 P0000 T00671033
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| TAF |
KALB 26nm W | 061133Z 0612/0712 29014G27KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0612/0614 BKN025 FM062200 29009KT P6SM FEW050 FM070300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM071000 16005KT P6SM BKN150
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KPSF 28nm S | 061120Z 0612/0712 29015G25KT P6SM BKN015 BKN025 TEMPO 0613/0616 SCT025 BKN035 FM061600 30014G24KT P6SM SCT035 FM062300 29008KT P6SM FEW035 FM070300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM071000 00000KT P6SM BKN150
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KGFL 31nm NW | 061120Z 0612/0712 31011G23KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0612/0614 31009KT FM062300 27005KT P6SM FEW250 FM071000 00000KT P6SM BKN100
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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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