FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GON |
| Lat/Long: | 41-19-48.2000N / 072-02-42.5000W
41-19.803333N / 072-02.708333W
41.3300556 / -72.0451389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 9 ft. / 2.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of GROTON (NEW LONDON), CT |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 06340 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GON (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600- 2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RYS 05/23 & 15/33; MALSR RY 05 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LANDING FEE FOR BUSINESS/CORPORATE & REVENUE PRODUCING ACFT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 48 HR PPR CALL AMGR 860-625-0375. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE AVBL WITH 6 HR PPR CALL MON-FRI
0800-1600 ON 203-773-2040 (OR TOLL FREE IN THE U.S.
1-800-973-2867) & FM CANADA 407- 975-1740. CALL
BEFORE 1500 ON FRIDAY FOR WKEND OR HOL SVC REQUESTS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 125.6 |
| ATIS: | 127.0 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 860-449-8921 |
| GROTON GROUND: | 121.65 352.8 [0700-2200] |
| GROTON TOWER: | 125.6 352.8 [0700-2200] |
| PROVIDENCE APPROACH: | 125.75 |
| PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE: | 125.75 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.85(2200-0000 & 0600-0700) |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
| NG OPNS: | 126.2 |
| NG OPS: | 304.6 |
| WX ASOS at WST (11 nm E): | 132.375 (401-596-9543) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
|---|
| GON at field | | GROTON VOR/DME | | 110.85 | | 14W |
| ORWr203/13.7 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
| SEYr310/23.3 | | SANDY POINT VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 15W |
| HTOr039/27.5 | | HAMPTON VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 13W |
| MADr101/29.2 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
| HFDr143/29.3 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
| PVDr243/36.4 | | PROVIDENCE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 14W |
| HVNr097/38.1 | | NEW HAVEN VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 13W |
| PUTr208/38.6 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-SVC 100LL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 113.0 | | Double tandem: | 200.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 41-19.501960N | | 41-20.184783N |
| Longitude: | 072-02.881628W | | 072-02.271175W |
| Elevation: | 5.3 ft. | | 6.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 034 true | | 228 magnetic, 214 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
RY 05 MALSR OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 48 ft. tree, 1800 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 113.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 41-19.986972N | | 41-19.520807N |
| Longitude: | 072-03.180860W | | 072-02.563568W |
| Elevation: | 8.7 ft. | | 5.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 149 magnetic, 135 true | | 329 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 307 ft. | | 205 ft.
TREES 34:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD RWY 33. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4000 TODA:4075 ASDA:3795 LDA:3542 | | TORA:4000 TODA:4125 ASDA:3870 LDA:3665 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. tree, lighted, 450 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear
RWY 15 APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 44 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF CONNECTICUT DOT
P O BOX 317546
NEWINGTON, CT 06131-7546
Phone 860-594-2556 |
| Manager: | CATHERINE YOUNG
155 TOWER AVE
GROTON, CT 06340
Phone 860-445-8549 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 | | Military aircraft: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 116/day * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 8% | military | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 30 January 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT ARE AS FOLLOWS: RY 05: TURN LEFT HEADING 020 UNTIL REACHING 1,000 FT, THEN ON COURSE; RY 23: TURN LEFT HEADING 210 UNTIL REACHING 1,000 FT, THEN ON COURSE; RY 33: FLY RY HEADING UNTIL REACHING 1,000 FT, THEN ON COURSE. |
| - | NO TOUCH & GO OPNS ARE PERMITTED BTWN 2200-0600. |
| - | TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST SVC AVBL. |
| - | NO ACFT PARKING IN ARPT SECURITY ZONE ON MAIN RAMP W/O PRIOR AUTHORIZATION. |
| - | FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 24 HRS IN ADVANCE 860-449-1400 OR 860-446-8621. |
| - | TRANSIENT PILOTS AT GA RAMP EXIT & RE-ENTER ARPT VIA PILOT PEDESTRIAN GATE ADJACENT TO MAIN TERMINAL WITH POSTED GATE LOCK COMBINATION. THIS GATE IS LGTD WITH ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE 24 HRS A DAY. |
| - | NE RAMP AREA WEST OF TWY 'C' NORTH CLSD TO ACR ACFT. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | PRACTICE APCHS/FULL-STOP/TOUCH & GO LNDGS PROHIBITED BY PURE JET ACFT & ACFT WEIGHING 12500 LBS & OVR EXCP BY WRITTEN APVL FM THE CONNECTICUT STATE BUREAU OF AVIATION & PORTS. |
| - | TPA 1000 LGT ACFT; 1500 TBJT & ALL TURBINE POWERED ACFT. |
| - | SEAPLANE RAMP CLSD INDEFLY. |
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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
|---|
| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (345KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (305KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (263KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (242KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (327KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (331KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0B8 - Elizabeth Field Airport (5 nm S)
KWST - Westerly State Airport (11 nm E)
KMTP - Montauk Airport (16 nm S)
KSNC - Chester Airport (21 nm W)
KBID - Block Island State Airport (23 nm SE)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
|---|
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 03-Jun-2008
from a C172 climbing out to the north west
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Groton-New London Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|---|
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
|---|
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|---|
|
Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
|---|
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:48 | | 08:48 |
| Sunrise | | 05:22 | | 09:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 00:57 |
|
| Current date and time |
|---|
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 20:56:02 |
|---|
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 16:56:02 |
|---|
|
| METAR |
|---|
| KGON | 051956Z 24014KT 10SM SCT065 23/12 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP090 T02280122
|
KWST
11nm E | 051953Z AUTO 25010G17KT SCT065 24/12 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 T02390117
|
KMTP
17nm S | 051954Z AUTO 22010G16KT 23/11 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02280106 PWINO TSNO
|
|
| TAF |
|---|
| KGON | 051730Z 0518/0618 24012G18KT P6SM FEW060 FEW150 FM052300 25008KT P6SM FEW150 FM060300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM061500 18008KT P6SM FEW060 FEW150
|
|
| NOTAMs |
|---|
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|
