FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5B2 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-03-02.6000N 073-51-41.9000W
43-03.043333N 073-51.698333W
43.0507222,-73.8616389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 433.9 ft. / 132.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 12020 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1943 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | 5B2 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1200.9 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.025 (518-884-9289) |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 118.05 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 118.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SCH (12 nm S): | 119.275 (518-399-6586) |
| WX ASOS at ALB (18 nm S): | 120.45 (518-464-6423) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ALBr005/18.4 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| CAMr292/23.0 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HUNTER | | 029/12.2 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
| JOHNSTOWN | | 096/20.8 | | 523 | | 14W | | JJH | .--- .--- .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4699 x 100 ft. / 1432 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 46 /F/A/X/T | | Single wheel: | 116.0 | | Double wheel: | 192.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-02.725627N | | 43-03.330943N |
| Longitude: | 073-52.041803W | | 073-51.384960W |
| Elevation: | 433.9 ft. | | 427.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 039 true | | 233 magnetic, 219 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 89 ft. trees, 1579 ft. from runway, 194 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 89 ft. trees, 1876 ft. from runway, 88 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 30 /F/A/X/T | | Single wheel: | 83.0 | | Double wheel: | 126.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
RY LIGHTS OTS. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-03.265625N | | 43-02.855512N |
| Longitude: | 073-52.029923W | | 073-51.327443W |
| Elevation: | 431.8 ft. | | 425.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 129 true | | 323 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 69 ft. trees, 455 ft. from runway, 222 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 73 ft. trees, 713 ft. from runway, 72 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
PAVED SVC ROAD 186 FT LEFT OF CTRLN, ALONG RWY TO TXY C. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SARATOGA COUNTY
3654 GALWAY RD
BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020
Phone 518-885-2235
GREG BALL, SARATOGA CO DPW. |
| Manager: | JON ZILKA
405 GREENFIELD AVE.
BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020
Phone 518-885-5470
FBO |
Additional Remarks
| A104 | PEAK DURING RACING SEASON. |
| - | JET OR TURBINE ACFT USE 5 OR 23. |
| - | GLIDER ACTVTY ON WKENDS & OCNLY WKDAYS WITH EXTENSIVE PRE-LAUNCH & AFTER LDG GND OPNS ON SHOULDERS OF RY IN USE. |
| - | ALBANY ANG HELS DO TGL OPNS USUALLY DURG DALGT HRS. |
| - | YEAR ROUND FEDERALLY & STATE PROTECTED HABITAT FOR KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY; UNAUTHORIZED OFF-PAVEMENT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 118.125 THRU ALB CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
| - | FOR CD IF GCO UNA CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299. |
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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (247KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (302KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (150KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (12 nm S)
KALB - Albany International Airport (18 nm S)
KGFL - Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (21 nm NE)
NY0 - Fulton County Airport (21 nm W)
KDDH - William H Morse State Airport (29 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Nick Tognacci
Photo taken 03-Oct-2013
looking south at 7500'.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Saratoga County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Jan-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 22:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:34 | | 22:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jan-2025 14:53:50 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Jan-2025 09:53:50 |
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| METAR |
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KSCH
12nm S | 301345Z 29013G17KT 10SM CLR M10/M17 A3017
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KALB
18nm S | 301351Z 30011KT 10SM FEW031 FEW050 M08/M16 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP226 T10831156
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KGFL
20nm NE | 301353Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR M12/M18 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP230 T11221183
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KNY0
21nm W | 301435Z AUTO 28007G14KT 10SM OVC047 M11/M17 A3016 RMK AO2 T11111174
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KALB
18nm S | 301120Z 3012/3112 29012G19KT P6SM FEW030 BKN040 FM302200 16004KT P6SM BKN200 FM310500 17008KT P6SM BKN060
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KGFL
20nm NE | 301120Z 3012/3112 33006KT P6SM BKN040 BKN120 FM301500 26009KT P6SM BKN040 BKN120 FM302100 23006KT P6SM SCT060 FM310000 00000KT P6SM BKN045
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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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