FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1B8 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-03-09.7000N 073-21-47.3000W 43-03.161667N 073-21.788333W 43.0526944,-73.3631389 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 510 ft. / 155 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of CAMBRIDGE, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 12816 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1966 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at DDH (11 nm SE): | 135.925 (802-442-6059) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CAMr001/3.6 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| ALBr060/26.6 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HUNTER | | 079/27.7 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2130 x 65 ft. / 649 x 20 m WID VARIES FM 65-80 FT BASED ON MOWING. |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition & RWY 07/25 SOFT & WET MAR-JUN. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-03.012688N | | 43-03.310805N |
| Longitude: | 073-21.913578W | | 073-21.661648W |
| Elevation: | 508.0 ft. | | 510.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 046 magnetic, 032 true | | 226 magnetic, 212 true |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. tree, 723 ft. from runway, 102 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 86 ft. trees, 29 ft. from runway, 96 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 2100 x 63 ft. / 640 x 19 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 07 & 25: DTHR MKD WITH CONES. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 222 ft. | | 306 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Obstructions: | 28 ft. rr, 21 ft. from runway, 55 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear 23 FT RR, 55 FT LT; X EXTND RWY CNTRLN 21 FT FM RWY END. 8:1 SLP TO DTHR. | | 60 ft. road, 153 ft. from runway, 107 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear 7:1 SLP TO DTHR. 14 FT HANGAR, 0 FT FM RWY END, 66 FT RIGHT. 99FT TREES; 113 FT LEFT, 14 FT FM RWY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DEAN CHAPIN PO BOX 144 CAMBRIDGE, NY 12816 Phone (518) 677-8866 |
| Manager: | GEORGE GRACEY 6 MYRTLE AVE. CAMBRIDGE, NY 12816 Phone (518) 727-6509 |
Additional Remarks
| - | LGTD 5 FT FENCE AT RWY 25 END. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 1B8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDDH - William H Morse State Airport (11 nm SE)
KGFL - Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (20 nm NW)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (22 nm W)
KAQW - Harriman-and-West Airport (23 nm S)
KALB - Albany International Airport (27 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 13-Oct-2013
looking east.
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Times for 26-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 16:21 | | 21:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:53 | | 21:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Nov-2025 10:32:35 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 26-Nov-2025 05:32:35 |
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| METAR |
KDDH 11nm SE | 260954Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM OVC026 11/10 A2979 RMK AO2 RAB44E53 SLP089 P0000 T01110100
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KGFL 20nm NW | 261018Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV003 06/06 A2979 RMK AO2 T00560056
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| TAF |
KGFL 20nm NW | 260925Z 2609/2706 00000KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC004 TEMPO 2609/2612 1/2SM FG VV003 FM261200 00000KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC005 FM261600 19003KT P6SM VCSH OVC007 PROB30 2622/2702 3SM -SHRA BR OVC005 FM270200 24009KT P6SM OVC020
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