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1B5 Franconia Airport
Franconia, New Hampshire, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 1B5
Lat/Long: 44-11-45.4213N 071-45-02.5318W
44-11.757022N 071-45.042197W
44.1959504,-71.7507033
(estimated)
Elevation: 975 ft. / 297 m (estimated)
Variation: 16W (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of FRANCONIA, NH
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 03580

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1947
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BGR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT SAT-SUN 1000 - 1800
ALSO ATNDD ON WKDAY HOLS. CTC AMGR FOR NON-HOL WKDAY ATNDNC.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS at HIE (14 nm NE): 118.525 (603-837-2769)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MPVr094/30.8MONTPELIER VOR/DME116.9016W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MAHN213/10.438617WGMA --. -- .-
HANOVER047/34.927615WLAH .-.. .- ....

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2300 x 150 ft. / 701 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Operational restrictions: FST 200 FT OF RWY 18 ROUGH.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 44-11.944667N44-11.569375N
Longitude: 071-45.076678W071-45.007713W
Elevation: 955.0 ft.975.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
L PAT FOR GLDRS.
Runway heading: 188 magnetic, 172 true008 magnetic, 352 true
Markings: none, in fair conditionnone, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 35 ft. trees, 25 ft. from runway, 116 ft. left of centerline
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
56 ft. pole, 733 ft. from runway, 64 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FRANCONIA SOARING FOUNDATION, INC
PO BOX 956
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone 603-823-5034
FRANCONIASOARING@GMAIL.COM.
Manager: JAMES R DAVID
PO BOX 956
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone 603-921-1588

Additional Remarks

RWY SOFT IN SPRING.
GLDR OPNS INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
4 FT TALL FENCE 92 FT FM RWY 36 L TO R OF CNTRLN.
RENTAL BICYCLES AVBL AT FRANCONIA INN.
TKOFS & LDGS NOT ADZD FM DUSK TO 0900 FOR VOLUNTARY NOISE BATEMENT.
FOR ARPT CONDS CALL 603-823-5034.
AVOID FLYING OVR RESL AREA AT DER 18 DURG BOTH TKOF AND LDG; AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH PWR SETTINGS IN THIS AREA.
WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
IN CASE OF EMERG CTC NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE 800-525-5555.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1B5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

5B9 - Dean Memorial Airport (13 nm SW)
KHIE - Mount Washington Regional Airport (14 nm NE)
KCDA - Caledonia County Airport (25 nm NW)
KBML - Berlin Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
KMPV - Edward F Knapp State Airport (35 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1109:11
Sunrise05:4309:43
Sunset20:0200:02
Evening civil twilight20:3400:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Aug-2025 02:20:52
Local (UTC-4)  08-Aug-2025 22:20:52
 
METAR
KHIE 
13nm NE 
090152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01720156
K1V4 
17nm NW 
090154Z AUTO 21/17 A3020 RMK AO1 SLP218 T02060167
KMWN 
21nm E 
090152Z 25007KT 20SM SCT100 BKN200 11/08 RMK HZ DSNT ALQDS
K1P1 
25nm S 
090155Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT060 19/18 A3024 RMK AO2 T01900178
KCDA 
25nm NW 
082055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A3023 RMK AO2 T02600155
TAF
KHIE 
13nm NE 
081730Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT250 FM082300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250 FM090800 00000KT 3SM BR SCT002 FM091300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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