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KSNC
(formerly 3B9)
Chester Airport
Chester, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: SNC
Lat/Long: 41-23-02.0570N / 072-30-21.2200W
41-23.034283N / 072-30.353667W
41.3839047 / -72.5058944
(estimated)
Elevation: 416 ft. / 126.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13W (1980)
From city: 3 miles SW of CHESTER, CT
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 06412

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1959
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SNC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: APR-OCT 0800-2000, NOV-MAR 0800-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white (unlighted land airport)
ROTG BCN IS CLEAR STROBE.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725
WX AWOS-3: 118.325 (860-526-1551)
NEW YORK APPROACH: 124.075
NEW YORK DEPARTURE: 124.075
WX ASOS at MMK (16 nm NW): 134.925 (203-639-9405)
WX ASOS at HVN (19 nm SW): PHONE 203-466-6205

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MADr076/9.4MADISON VOR/DME110.4013W
HFDr186/15.5HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W
HVNr080/18.6NEW HAVEN VOR/DME109.8013W
GONr293/20.7GROTON VOR/DME110.8514W
ORWr260/25.0NORWICH VOR/DME110.0014W
HTOr356/29.2HAMPTON VORTAC113.6013W
CCCr039/30.3CALVERTON VOR/DME117.2013W
BDRr076/30.9BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME108.8012W
BDLr180/34.4BRADLEY VORTAC109.0014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CLERA104/27.336214WJWE .--- .-- .
WATERBURY121/30.025714WTBY - -... -.--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2566 x 50 ft. / 782 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.5
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD MIRL. NO THLD LIGHTS.
Runway edge markings: 17/35 UNICOM FREQ MARKED ON RY.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 41-23.234300N41-22.835167N
Longitude: 072-30.444967W072-30.260950W
Elevation: 395.0 ft.408.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 161 true354 magnetic, 341 true
Displaced threshold: 559 ft.
DSPLCD THR MARKED BUT NOT LGTD; DSPLCD THR 5 FT HIGHER THAN END OF RY.
no
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsno, no lights
Obstructions: 33 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline
+4 FT FENCE & BRUSH AT RY END.
15 ft. trees, 255 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
+3 FT BRUSH 20 FT FROM THR 15 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WHELEN AVIATION
WINTHROP ROAD
CHESTER, CT 06412
Phone 860-526-4321
Manager: JAMES OLSON
WINTHROP ROAD
CHESTER, CT 06412
Phone 860-526-4321

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 123
Single engine airplanes: 116
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 48/day *
41% transient general aviation
39% local general aviation
20% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 01 March 2008

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
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 17   download (227KB)
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 35   download (213KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (207KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMMK - Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (16 nm NW)
KHVN - Tweed-New Haven Airport (19 nm SW)
KGON - Groton-New London Airport (21 nm E)
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (22 nm N)
0B8 - Elizabeth Field Airport (23 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KSNC (Chester Airport)
Photo by Evan Gottlieb
Taken in the Summer of 2008

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4908:49
Sunrise05:2309:23
Sunset20:2600:26
Evening civil twilight20:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 09:44:13
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 05:44:13
 
METAR
KMMK 
17nm NW 
040933Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR CLR 14/14 A2981 RMK AO2
KHVN 
18nm SW 
040853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 T01940161 55005
KGON 
21nm E 
040856Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP086 T01670150 56008
KHFD 
22nm N 
040853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T01670156 56008
KIJD 
26nm NE 
040852Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP089 T01670150 56009
KOXC 
28nm W 
040935Z 28003KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A2985 RMK AO1
KHTO 
28nm SE 
031555Z 20010KT 10SM SCT030 23/17 A2986
KBDR 
31nm SW 
040852Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP094 T01830156 55006
KWST 
32nm E 
031853Z AUTO 17007KT 9SM CLR 24/18 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-NE SLP092 T02390183
KFOK 
32nm S 
040853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01440122 55005 TSNO
TAF
KGON 
21nm E 
040543Z 0406/0506 30004KT P6SM SKC FM041200 29011KT P6SM SKC FM041600 28013KT P6SM SCT035 FM041800 27016G22KT P6SM SCT045 SCT200 FM050100 28008KT P6SM BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Chester Charter Inc 860-526-4321
800-752-6371
[web site]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft charters, ...

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Jet A 
$5.65 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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DAYS INN OLD SAYBROOK CT 8.4 51-70
 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Chester Airport

6 in Old Saybrook
3 in Cromwell
3 in Niantic
5 in Branford
3 in Waterford
7 in Meriden
 

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