FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 ASOS: | 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 |
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| MADr076/9.4 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
| HFDr186/15.5 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
| HVNr080/18.6 | | NEW HAVEN VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 13W |
| GONr293/20.7 | | GROTON VOR/DME | | 110.85 | | 14W |
| ORWr260/25.0 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
| HTOr356/29.2 | | HAMPTON VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 13W |
| CCCr039/30.3 | | CALVERTON VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 13W |
| BDRr076/30.9 | | BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12W |
| BDLr180/34.4 | | BRADLEY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WATERBURY | | 121/30.0 | | 257 | | 14W | | TBY | - -... -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 80 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD MIRL; NO THLD LGTS. |
| Runway edge markings: | 17/35 UNICOM FREQ MARKED ON RY. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 41-23.234300N | | 41-22.835167N |
| Longitude: | 072-30.444967W | | 072-30.260950W |
| Elevation: | 395.0 ft. | | 408.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 161 true | | 354 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 condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline
+38 FT TREE, DIST 609 FT, 180 FT L, 15:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD.
+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: | | 115 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 100 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/day * | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 20% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 21 August 2000 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 17 | |
download (230KB) |
| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 14-Jun-2006
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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 09-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 09:06 |
| Sunrise | | 05:37 | | 09:37 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 23:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:27 | | 00:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 15:38:17 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 11:38:17 |
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| METAR |
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KMMK
17nm NW | 091453Z AUTO VRB04KT 7SM -RA OVC044 11/08 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP085 P0001 60005 T01060078 58014
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KHVN
18nm SW | 091453Z 05010KT 10SM SCT042 OVC065 11/08 A2975 RMK AO2 RAE34 SLP075 P0003 60005 T01110078 58024
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KGON
21nm E | 091456Z 09012KT 10SM -RA BKN042 OVC060 11/08 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 P0002 60003 T01060078 55014
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KHFD
22nm N | 091453Z 06006KT 8SM -RA OVC046 12/08 A2979 RMK AO2 RAE1359B19 SLP089 P0000 60004 T01170078 56013
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KIJD
26nm NE | 091452Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM -RA BKN050 OVC070 12/06 A2980 RMK AO2 RAB33 SLP091 P0000 60003 T01170061 56014
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KOXC
28nm W | 091515Z 07009G14KT 3SM SCT020 SCT036 OVC070 09/07 A2978 RMK AO1 WX -RABR P0001
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KHTO
28nm SE | 091455Z 06010KT 7SM DZ BKN025 OVC050 10/08 A2977
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KBDR
31nm SW | 091452Z 08013KT 10SM -RA FEW033 OVC060 11/07 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP071 P0000 60000 T01110072 58025
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KWST
32nm E | 091453Z AUTO 08009KT 6SM -RA SCT040 OVC060 11/07 A2982 RMK AO2 RAB1356 SLP096 P0003 60005 T01060072 55008
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KFOK
32nm S | 091453Z 08012G22KT 8SM -RA FEW027 OVC047 10/07 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP071 P0005 60010 T01000072 58023
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KGON
21nm E | 091123Z 091212 04009KT 6SM -RA BKN050 OVC090 FM1400 09013G18KT 4SM -RA BKN025 OVC050 TEMPO 1415 6SM -RA SCT035 BKN045 FM1800 09015G24KT 2SM RA BR SCT008 OVC015 FM2000 06017G26KT 2SM RA BR BKN008 OVC015 FM2200 05018G28KT 1 1/2SM +RA BR OVC008 WS020/08
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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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