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N51 Solberg-Hunterdon Airport
Readington, New Jersey, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: N51
Lat/Long: 40-34-58.6196N / 074-44-11.4020W
40-34.976993N / 074-44.190033W
40.5829499 / -74.7365006
(estimated)
Elevation: 195 ft. / 59.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10W (1965)
From city: 1 mile NW of READINGTON, NJ
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 08889

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1942
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: MILLVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MIV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0900-1700
ARPT UNATNDD ALL MAJOR HOLIDAYS & CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS EVE AFTERNOONS.
Pattern altitude: 1200 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
CALL 908-534-4000 TO VERIFY STATUS OF LIGHTS.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
NEW YORK APPROACH: 132.8
NEW YORK DEPARTURE: 132.8
WX ASOS at SMQ (4 nm NE): 120.6 (908-722-2139)
WX ASOS at TTN (19 nm S): 126.77 (609-538-8690)
WX AWOS-3 at MMU (20 nm NE): PHONE 973-290-0135
  • FOR IFR CD CTC NY TRACON 800-645-3206.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SBJ at fieldSOLBERG VOR/DME112.9010W
BWZr174/13.5BROADWAY VOR/DME114.2011W
ARDr032/21.3YARDLEY VOR/DME108.2010W
RBVr344/25.4ROBBINSVILLE VORTAC113.8010W
STWr177/25.5STILLWATER VOR/DME109.6011W
CKZr077/27.7PENNRIDGE VOR/DME108.8512W
SAXr208/30.4SPARTA VORTAC115.7011W
COLr313/31.0COLTS NECK VOR/DME115.4011W
PNEr033/(32.5)NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR112.0010W
FJCr115/33.8ALLENTOWN VORTAC117.5010W
TEBr254/34.6TETERBORO VOR/DME108.4011W
GXUr000/35.0MC GUIRE VORTAC110.6011W
CRIr278/38.4CANARSIE VOR/DME112.3011W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHATHAM247/16.925411WCAT -.-. .- -
QUAKERTOWN082/27.320812WUKT ..- -.- -
WILLOW GROVE050/30.138812WNXX -. -..- -..-
PATERSON243/34.434712WPNJ .--. -. .---
LAKEHURST343/37.139613WNEL -. . .-..
AMBLER053/37.227511WING .. -. --.
BRIDGE283/38.941412WOGY --- --. -.--

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 4/22

Dimensions: 3735 x 50 ft. / 1138 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt/turf, in good condition
TURF PORTION AVBL FOR TKOF.
TURF PORTION AVBL FOR TAKEOFF
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RWY 04/22 MIRL ON PAVED 3000 FT BY 50 FT PORTION OF RWY.
Runway edge markings: RYS 04 & 22 MKGS FADED.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 40-34.524112N40-35.059302N
Longitude: 074-44.370540W074-43.972932W
Elevation: 189.0 ft.162.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 039 magnetic, 029 true219 magnetic, 209 true
Displaced threshold: 735 ft.
DSPLCD THLD RY 04 735 FT TURF, 180 FT WIDE.
no
Markings: basic, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsno, no lights
Obstructions: none64 ft. tree, 1655 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3440 x 200 ft. / 1049 x 61 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 40-35.315843N40-35.040497N
Longitude: 074-44.534788W074-43.885008W
Elevation: 186.9 ft.152.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 129 magnetic, 119 true309 magnetic, 299 true
Obstructions: 35 ft. tree, 108 ft. from runway, 99 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear38 ft. trees, 48 ft. from runway, 48 ft. both sides of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SOLBERG AVIATION COMPANY
PO BOX 15
READINGTON, NJ 08870
Phone 908-534-4000
Manager: T.& L. SOLBERG & S. NAGLE
39 THOR SOLBERG RD
WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ 08889
Phone 908-534-4000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 79
Single engine airplanes: 75
Multi engine airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 102/day *
65% local general aviation
35% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 January 2004

Additional Remarks

DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
NO TGL ALL RWYS.
ALL RWYS DEPT STRAIGHT OUT TO 1200 FT MSL BEFORE TURNING.
BLIMP AND HOT AIR BALLOON ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT SPRING THRU FALL.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU NEW YORK TRACON.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
WILKES BARRE THREE   download (210KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (209KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (207KB)
VOR RWY 04   download (216KB)
VOR-A   download (170KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSMQ - Somerset Airport (4 nm NE)
47N - Central Jersey Regional Airport (7 nm SE)
N40 - Sky Manor Airport (11 nm W)
39N - Princeton Airport (12 nm S)
N85 - Alexandria Airport (13 nm W)
KTTN - Trenton Mercer Airport (19 nm S)
KMMU - Morristown Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
 
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Area around N51 (Solberg-Hunterdon Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of N51 (Solberg-Hunterdon Airport)
Taken early September 2009
from a hot air balloon at 4500 ft.

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Sectional chart
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From to N51

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0811:08
Sunrise06:3711:37
Sunset16:4821:48
Evening civil twilight17:1722:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 00:45:35
Local (UTC-5)  07-Nov-2009 19:45:35
 
METAR
KSMQ 
4nm NE 
ASOS 120.60 908-722-2139
072353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00560006 10122 20050 53006
KTTN 
18nm S 
ASOS 133.70 609-538-8690
072353Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00830000 10128 20078 53003
KMMU 
19nm NE 
072345Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 04/01 A3016
TAF
KTTN 
18nm S 
072320Z 0800/0824 20005KT P6SM SCT250 FM080200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM081500 30005KT P6SM SCT250 FM082200 25004KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Solberg Aviation Co. Inc. 908-534-4000
no information available

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FS 
SS 
100LL 
$4.19 
$4.09 
Jet A 
$3.99 
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 Updated 09-Oct-2009
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Solberg-Hunterdon Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Solberg-Hunterdon Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into N51 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
CROWNE PLAZA SOMERSET-BRIDGEWATER 11.7 80-159
HILLSBOROUGH-DAYS INN 7.1 56-80
 

Other hotels near Solberg-Hunterdon Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLLY THORN HOUSE INN 1.1 150-151
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL BRANCHBURG 3.0 72-85
SUMMERFIELD BRIDGEWATER 4.9 149-209

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 Solberg-Hunterdon Airport

1 in Raritan
4 in Bridgewater
2 in Flemington
1 in Hillsborough
15 in Somerset
2 in Voorhees
1 in North Plainfield
2 in North Brunswick
4 in South Plainfield
3 in Monmouth Junction
5 in New Brunswick
16 in Princeton
1 in Frenchtown
12 in Edison
3 in Piscataway
1 in Plainsboro
4 in Lawrenceville
6 in Morristown
5 in Budd Lake
 

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Other Pages about Solberg-Hunterdon Airport

PARTNERS @ Solberg: Pilots And Residents Together Negotiating Effective Reasonable Solutions
Website opposing the expansion of Solberg Airport
 
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