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 |
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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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| CLERA | | 104/27.3 | | 362 | | 14W | | JWE | .--- .-- . |
| WATERBURY | | 121/30.0 | | 257 | | 14W | | TBY | - -... -.-- |
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: | |
| 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: | 41-23.234300N | | 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
+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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Evan Gottlieb
Taken in the Summer of 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 04-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:49 | | 08:49 |
| Sunrise | | 05:23 | | 09:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 09:44:13 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 05:44:13 |
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| METAR |
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KMMK
17nm NW | 040933Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR CLR 14/14 A2981 RMK AO2
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KHVN
18nm SW | 040853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 T01940161 55005
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KGON
21nm E | 040856Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP086 T01670150 56008
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KHFD
22nm N | 040853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T01670156 56008
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KIJD
26nm NE | 040852Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP089 T01670150 56009
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KOXC
28nm W | 040935Z 28003KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A2985 RMK AO1
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KHTO
28nm SE | 031555Z 20010KT 10SM SCT030 23/17 A2986
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KBDR
31nm SW | 040852Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP094 T01830156 55006
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KWST
32nm E | 031853Z AUTO 17007KT 9SM CLR 24/18 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-NE SLP092 T02390183
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KFOK
32nm S | 040853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01440122 55005 TSNO
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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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| 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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