FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | TAN |
Lat/Long: | 41-52-26.6890N 071-00-54.8380W 41-52.444817N 071-00.913967W 41.8740803,-71.0152328 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 41.3 ft. / 12.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 16W (1985) |
From city: | 3 miles E of TAUNTON, MA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 02718 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | TAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0600 - 1400 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30; LGTD WINDSOCK - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX ASOS: | 132.675 (508-824-5005) |
PROVIDENCE APPROACH: | 128.7 |
PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE: | 128.7 |
WX AWOS-3PT at 1B9 (11 nm NW): | 118.675 (774-372-2047) |
WX ASOS at EWB (12 nm S): | 126.85 (508-992-0195) |
WX ASOS at PYM (13 nm E): | 135.625 (508-732-8358) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PVDr078/20.6 | | PROVIDENCE VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 14W |
BOSr198/29.0 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
MVYr343/33.9 | | MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 15W |
PUTr112/37.3 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PROVINCETOWN | | 268/37.2 | | 389 | | 16W | | PVC | .--. ...- -.-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 3499 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 45.0 | Double wheel: | 73.0 | Double tandem: | 129.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 41-52.448128N | | 41-52.273192N |
Longitude: | 071-01.189010W | | 071-00.454527W |
Elevation: | 34.9 ft. | | 41.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 108 true | | 304 magnetic, 288 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 23 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 1075 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 1034 x 60 ft. / 315 x 18 m |
Surface: | turf/gravel, in fair condition SFC ROUGH & LOOSE STONES. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 41-52.653387N | | 41-52.805720N |
Longitude: | 071-01.276867W | | 071-01.175053W |
Elevation: | 23.6 ft. | | 25.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 027 true | | 223 magnetic, 207 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. both sides of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 85 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF TAUNTON CITY HALL, 15 SUMMER ST TAUNTON, MA 02780 Phone 508-821-1000 |
Manager: | JAY D' ESPINOSA 4 WESTCOAT EAST TAUNTON, MA 02718 Phone 508-821-2973 |
Additional Remarks
A39-12/30 | PCR VALUE: 150/F/B/X/T |
- | AVOID FLYING OVR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DER 30. |
- | HEL AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF DENSELY POPULATED AREAS W & S OF ARPT. |
- | CAUTION WILDLIFE, DEER & GEESE ON AND INVOF ARPT AND RWYS. |
- | FOR CD CTC PROVIDENCE APCH AT 401-738-8945, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
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 from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (248KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (249KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (153KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (547KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1B9 - Mansfield Municipal Airport (11 nm NW)
KEWB - New Bedford Regional Airport (12 nm S)
KPYM - Plymouth Municipal Airport (13 nm E)
KOWD - Norwood Memorial Airport (20 nm N)
KGHG - Marshfield Municipal Airport - George Harlow Field (20 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 12-Jun-2006
as seen approaching from the west
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:51 | | 08:51 |
Sunrise | | 05:24 | | 09:24 |
Sunset | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Jul-2025 02:00:58 |
Local (UTC-4) | 16-Jul-2025 22:00:58 |
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METAR |
KTAN | 170152Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02440233
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KEWB 12nm S | 170153Z 22008KT 10SM OVC010 25/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02500233
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KPYM 13nm E | 170152Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM FEW011 24/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02440228
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KOWD 20nm N | 170153Z 18006KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02500228
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NOTAMs |
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