AirNav: KCDW - Essex County Airport

KCDW

Essex County Airport
Caldwell, New Jersey, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	CDW
Lat/Long:	40-52-30.8090N 074-16-52.8610W 40-52.513483N 074-16.881017W 40.8752247,-74.2813503 (estimated)
Elevation:	172.3 ft. / 52.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	13W (1985)
From city:	2 miles N of CALDWELL, NJ
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	07004

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/1938
Control tower:	yes
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	MILLVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	CDW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0700-2300
Pattern altitude:	TPA FOR LARGE & TURBOJET ACFT 1527 FT AGL; TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1027 FT AGL.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	WHEN ATCT CLSD, PAPI RWY 22; HIRL RWY 04/22; MIRL RWY 10/28 OPR CONSLY. HIRL RWY 04/22; MIRL RWY 10/28 PRESET TO LOW INTST. TO INCRS INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 22 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) AIRPORT BEACON LOCATED ON TOP OF CONTROL TOWER. Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:	119.8
UNICOM:	122.95
ATIS:	135.5
WX ASOS:	135.5 (973-575-4417)
CALDWELL GROUND:	121.9 [0700-2300]
CALDWELL TOWER:	119.8 [0700-2300]
NEWARK APPROACH:	127.6
NEWARK DEPARTURE:	119.2
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:	121.1
JAIKE STAR:	132.8
WILKES-BARRE STAR:	127.6
WX AWOS-3 at MMU (8 nm SW):	PHONE 973-290-0135
WX ASOS at TEB (10 nm E):	PHONE 201-473-3130
WX ASOS at EWR (12 nm SE):	PHONE 862-381-4743
WX AWOS-3 at LDJ (16 nm S):	124.025 (908-862-7383)
WX AWOS-3PT at JRB (16 nm SE):	128.175 (212-425-1534)
WX ASOS at LGA (19 nm E):	PHONE 929-229-1994

FREQ 121.5 NOT AVAILABLE.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
TEBr290/10.1	TETERBORO VOR/DME	108.40	11W
SAXr146/16.4	SPARTA VORTAC	115.70	11W
LGAr298/19.5	LA GUARDIA VOR/DME	113.10	12W
CRIr323/23.6	CANARSIE VOR/DME	112.30	11W
BWZr090/25.0	BROADWAY VOR/DME	114.20	11W
SBJr060/27.3	SOLBERG VOR/DME	112.90	10W
JFKr314/27.4	KENNEDY VOR/DME	115.90	12W
STWr116/27.6	STILLWATER VOR/DME	109.60	11W
COLr002/34.3	COLTS NECK VOR/DME	115.40	11W
HUOr167/35.0	HUGUENOT VOR/DME	116.10	11W
CMKr245/39.9	CARMEL VOR/DME	116.60	12W

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 4/22

Dimensions:

4552 x 80 ft. / 1387 x 24 m

Surface:

asphalt/grooved, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

30.0

Runway edge lights:

high intensity

RUNWAY 4

RUNWAY 22

Latitude:

40-52.065605N

40-52.717402N

Longitude:

074-17.180260W

074-16.692303W

Elevation:

172.0 ft.

172.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

043 magnetic, 030 true

223 magnetic, 210 true

Displaced threshold:

375 ft.

135 ft.

Declared distances:

TORA:4552 TODA:4552 ASDA:4351 LDA:3977

TORA:4552 TODA:4552 ASDA:4436 LDA:4042

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 22 PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 5 DEGREES RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION.

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

LOCALIZER

Obstructions:

45 ft. tree, 220 ft. from runway, 137 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

90 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 245 ft. both sides of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
6 FT FENCE, 200 FT FM RY END, ACROSS CNTRLN.

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:

3719 x 75 ft. / 1134 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

30.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 10

RUNWAY 28

Latitude:

40-52.626308N

40-52.699297N

Longitude:

074-17.213872W

074-16.412762W

Elevation:

168.4 ft.

172.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

096 magnetic, 083 true

276 magnetic, 263 true

Displaced threshold:

344 ft.

550 ft.

Declared distances:

TORA:3719 TODA:3719 ASDA:3519 LDA:2822

TORA:3719 TODA:3719 ASDA:3438 LDA:2822

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

39 ft. tree, 264 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
RY 10 APCH SLOPE 11:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

46 ft. tree, 423 ft. from runway, 123 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
6 FT FENCE, 195 FT FM RY END, 120 FT LT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ESSEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY 27 WRIGHT WAY FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 Phone 973-575-0952
Manager:	JOE CALI 27 WRIGHT WAY FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 Phone 973-227-4567

Additional Remarks

-	DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	NON-STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERNS FOR RWY 04 PROHIBITED DUE TO NOISE SENSITIVE AREA SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.
-	FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC NEWARK APCH AT 800-645-3206.
-	ROTOCRAFT: IF PSBL, CROSS THE ARPT BDRY AT OR ABV 700 FT MSL.
-	ENG RUN-UPS ON TWY N AT AER 28 SHD BE CONDUCTED TO LMT EFCT TO ACFT PARKED ON RN RAMP.
-	LCL OPNS SUSPENDED FROM 2300-0700 MON THRU SAT 2300 SAT UNTIL 1000 SUN.
-	FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 4 - FLY RWY HDG FOR 1 MI, THEN TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT. IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON RWY HDG TIL REACHING TFC PAT ALT.
-	FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 10 - FLY HDG 080 DEG AT RWY DEP END. UPON REACHING 900 FT MSL, TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT; IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON HDG 080 DEG TIL REACHING TFC PAT ALT.
-	FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 22 - FLY RWY HDG TIL REACHING 900 FT MSL, THEN TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT. IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON RWY HDG TIL REACHING TFC PAT ALT.
-	FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 28 - FLY RWY HDG FOR 1 MI THEN TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT. IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON RWY HDG TIL READHING TFC PAT ALT.
-	PILOTS BE ALERT -- THE MORRISTOWN ILS & GPS RWY 23 APPROACHES TRANSIT ESSEX CO ARPT CLASS D ASP. TFC PASSES TWO MI WEST OF THE ARPT DESCENDING THRU 2000 FT MSL.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
JAIKE FOUR (RNAV)		2 pages: [1] [2] (364KB)
MAZIE THREE (RNAV)		download (199KB)
WILKES-BARRE FIVE		download (181KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04		download (232KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10		download (228KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22		download (221KB)
LOC RWY 22		download (296KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (143KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (150KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

N07 - Lincoln Park Airport (5 nm N)
KMMU - Morristown Municipal Airport (8 nm SW)
KTEB - Teterboro Airport (10 nm E)
KEWR - Newark Liberty International Airport (12 nm SE)
KJRA - West 30th St Heliport (14 nm SE)
4N1 - Greenwood Lake Airport (15 nm N)
KLDJ - Linden Airport (16 nm S)
6N5 - East 34th Street Heliport (16 nm SE)
KJRB - Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport (16 nm SE)
KLGA - LaGuardia Airport (19 nm E)

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Airport diagram

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Diagram of KCDW (Essex County Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:33	11:33
Sunrise	07:03	12:03
Sunset	16:29	21:29
Evening civil twilight	17:00	22:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Dec-2025 10:01:33
Local (UTC-5)	01-Dec-2025 05:01:33

METAR

KCDW	010953Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP239 T00171056
KMMU 8nm SW	010955Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 01/M05 A3022 RMK AO2
KTEB 11nm E	010951Z 28007KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP228 T00171056 $
KEWR 13nm SE	010951Z 26009KT 10SM SCT250 02/M06 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00221056 $
KNYC 15nm E	010951Z AUTO 28007G18KT 220V300 10SM CLR 03/M06 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00281061
KLDJ 16nm S	010955Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM CLR 02/M05 A3024 RMK AO2 T00151055
KJRB 16nm SE	010956Z AUTO 26007G16KT 210V300 10SM FEW047 04/M03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00391028
KLGA 19nm E	010951Z 29011KT 10SM SCT250 03/M06 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00331061 $

TAF

KTEB 11nm E	010530Z 0106/0212 29012G20KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250 FM010900 28009KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM011300 31012G22KT P6SM SCT250 FM011800 34008KT P6SM SCT200 FM012100 35004KT P6SM FEW200 FM020000 VRB01KT P6SM FEW200 FM021100 05002KT P6SM OVC030
KEWR 13nm SE	010530Z 0106/0212 28015G24KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM010900 29012KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM011300 31014G22KT P6SM SCT250 FM011900 33010KT P6SM SCT200 FM012200 35005KT P6SM FEW200 FM020100 VRB02KT P6SM FEW200 FM021100 07004KT P6SM OVC030
KLGA 19nm E	010530Z 0106/0212 29014G23KT P6SM FEW025 SCT250 FM011000 31016G24KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM011900 33011KT P6SM SCT200 FM012300 35006KT P6SM FEW200 FM020300 04003KT P6SM FEW200 FM021100 07005KT P6SM OVC030

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

ASRI 130.55
973-575-1833
[web site]
[email]

Air Bound is a full service FBO that has been serving the aviation community for over 20 years. Try Air Bound and see why everyone who does, comes back. It's because of our Personnel, Service, and Commitment to Excellence. We have all the equipment and personnel necessary to make your visit a pleasant one.
Air Bound has over 66K sf of hangar space. We have Fuel, Parking, GPU, Lav service, Hertz rental, Catering, WSI, Pilots lounge, ...

NO RAMP FEE when fuel is purchased. However, if you stay overnight there will be a parking fee.
The Airport does charge a landing fee which Air Bound has nothi

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	100LL		Jet A
FS		$6.71		$6.48
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

Air Fleet Training Systems

973-575-8220
[web site]
[email]

Pilot school (FAR Part 141), Flight training, Aviation accessories, Pilot supplies, Computerized weather, Internet access

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Costanzo Air Flight School

201-762-6888
[web site]
[email]

Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aviation accessories, Aircraft management, Pilot supplies, Computerized weather, Internet access

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Essex Air

201-281-4494
[web site]
[email]

Flight training, Aircraft rental

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Paragon Aircraft Service

973-575-0364
[web site]
[email]

Hangar leasing / sales, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft parts, Internet access

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