FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PSF |
| Lat/Long: | 42-25-36.6480N / 073-17-34.5410W 42-25.610800N / 073-17.575683W 42.4268467 / -73.2929281 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1194 ft. / 363.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of PITTSFIELD, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 01201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PSF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2000, ALL SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 08/26 & 14/32 & MALSF RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport LANDING & PARKING FEES. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.375 (413-499-3273) |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 132.825 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 132.825 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.6 |
| WX ASOS at AQW (17 nm N): | 134.775 (413-664-6658) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CTRr311/17.3 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| ALBr143/29.6 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| BAFr316/30.1 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| CAMr190/34.1 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| CEFr306/36.7 | | WESTOVER VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 14W |
| BDLr331/39.6 | | BRADLEY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 14W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 413-499-6017. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 44.0 | | Double wheel: | 54.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 42-25.427267N | | 42-25.784733N |
| Longitude: | 073-18.145350W | | 073-17.144433W |
| Elevation: | 1193.8 ft. | | 1143.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 064 true | | 259 magnetic, 244 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3496 x 100 ft. / 1066 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-25.773483N | | 42-25.461800N |
| Longitude: | 073-17.803133W | | 073-17.150133W |
| Elevation: | 1170.7 ft. | | 1142.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 123 true | | 318 magnetic, 303 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 48 ft. trees, 344 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PITTSFIELD 70 ALLEN ST PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 Phone 413-499-9322 |
| Manager: | MARK GERMANOWSKI PITTSFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 832 TAMARACK ROAD PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 Phone 413-448-9790 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 33 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 139/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OBSTN LGTD POLES 5600' SE AT 1960'; 10200' SW AT 2171'; 14100' NW AT 1890'; 7600' NE AT 1330'; 6600' SE AT 1470'. |
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ALL ACFT UTILIZE TWY SYSTEMS "A" & "C" FOR RY 08/26.TWY "A" USE RSTD TO A/C W/ WINGSPAN LESS THAN 79 FT. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 08 | |
download (206KB) |
| GPS RWY 26 | |
download (233KB) |
| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (281KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGBR - Walter J. Koladza Airport (15 nm S)
1B1 - Columbia County Airport (20 nm SW)
4B0 - South Albany Airport (25 nm W)
KDDH - William H. Morse State Airport (28 nm N)
KALB - Albany International Airport (30 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunset | | 18:16 | | 22:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:44 | | 22:44 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 10:02:47 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 06:02:47 |
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| METAR |
| KPSF | 110954Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00440028
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KAQW 17nm N | 110952Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/01 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP300 T00170011
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| TAF |
KALB 30nm NW | 110536Z 110606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM0900 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW250 TEMPO 1012 2SM BR SCT025 FM1200 02004KT P6SM FEW250 FM2100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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KBAF 30nm SE | 110521Z 110606 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1400 03005KT P6SM SKC FM2000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050
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| NOTAMs |
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