FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTD |
| Lat/Long: | 44-40-36.0090N / 074-56-54.4070W
44-40.600150N / 074-56.906783W
44.6766692 / -74.9484464
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 474 ft. / 144 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14W (1970) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of POTSDAM, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 13676 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | MONTREAL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1274 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24; REIL RYS 06 & 24; PAPI RYS 06 & 24 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (315-265-6106) |
| WX ASOS at MSS (16 nm N): | 128.075 (315-764-0481) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 135.25/377.1 (TURIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MSSr228/17.2 | | MASSENA VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 14W |
| SLKr313/36.3 | | SARANAC LAKE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| POTSDAM | | 239/4.0 | | 400 | | 14W | | PTD | .--. - -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
24 HR SELF-SERVE |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3705 x 60 ft. / 1129 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 44-40.381250N | | 44-40.818867N |
| Longitude: | 074-57.203550W | | 074-56.609100W |
| Elevation: | 471.2 ft. | | 468.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 044 true | | 238 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. tree, 1302 ft. from runway, 310 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 64 ft. tree, 1260 ft. from runway, 157 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF POTSDAM
CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168
POTSDAM, NY 13676
Phone 315-265-7480 |
| Manager: | BRAD CLEMENTS
CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168
POTSDAM, NY 13676
Phone 315-268-1000
HOME 315-268-8839. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 5% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 06 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NDB LCTD 3 MILES OUT ON RWY 24 C/L XTDD. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | EXPECT FLIGHT TRAINING OPS INV OF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CALL AMGR FOR FOR DETAILS AT 315-268-1000. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (210KB) |
| NDB RWY 24 | |
download (215KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSS - Massena International Airport-Richards Field (16 nm N)
KOGS - Ogdensburg International Airport (22 nm W)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (28 nm E)
KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (36 nm SE)
KLKP - Lake Placid Airport (49 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 09:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 09:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 20:06:55 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 16:06:55 |
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| METAR |
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KMSS
16nm N | 241953Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM FEW024 23/18 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLPNO T02330183 $
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| TAF |
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KMSS
16nm N | 241720Z 241818 17007KT 6SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC030CB TEMPO 1820 3SM -RA BR BKN025 FM2000 19010KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035CB FM2300 22005KT 4SM BR SCT012 BKN018 FM0500 24003KT 4SM BR SCT012 SCT020 TEMPO 0610 2SM BR FM1200 25010KT P6SM SCT030 AMD NOT SKED
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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