FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | DDH |
Lat/Long: | 42-53-28.7890N 073-14-47.0540W 42-53.479817N 073-14.784233W 42.8913303,-73.2464039 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 826.6 ft. / 251.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14W (1980) |
From city: | 3 miles W of BENNINGTON, VT |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 05201 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1937 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | DDH (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1600 FOR ARPT ATNDNC CALL 1-802-442-5503 OR 1-802-595-5830 FOR ON-CALL SVCS ONLY. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 13 & 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS: | 135.925 (802-442-6059) |
ALBANY APPROACH: | 132.825 |
ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 132.825 |
WX ASOS at AQW (12 nm S): | 134.775 (413-664-6658) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CAMr159/7.5 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
ALBr084/26.0 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
CTRr353/38.3 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
HUNTER | | 100/30.3 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:100LL SELF-SVC AVBL 24 HRS. |
Parking: | buoy, hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 3704 x 75 ft. / 1129 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 42-53.624697N | | 42-53.334907N |
Longitude: | 073-15.149012W | | 073-14.419500W |
Elevation: | 793.4 ft. | | 826.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 118 true | | 312 magnetic, 298 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 159 ft. hill, 2781 ft. from runway, 549 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. gnd, 509 ft. from runway, 178 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear +20 FT GND, 250 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-272-7725 |
Manager: | CHRISTOPHER BEITZEL 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-272-7725 |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
- | FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. AVOID OVER FLYING HOMES SE OF ARPT. NOISE SENSITIVE AREA AER 31. PREFERRED USE RWY IS RWY 13. IF PRACTICAL ACFT DEP RWY 13 USE BEST CLIMB RATE & WHEN ABOVE 400 FT AGL TURN LEFT WITHIN 1 MILE OF DER 13. |
- | GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU BTV CD & FLT SVCS. OTS INDEFLY. |
- | RWY 13 THR HAZUS BIRD ACTVTY. |
- | MTS ALL QUADS. |
- | TFC PAT OPS PROHIBITED S OF RWY 13 & RWY 31. |
- | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -12C. |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (256KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAQW - Harriman-and-West Airport (12 nm S)
KALB - Albany International Airport (26 nm W)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (29 nm W)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (30 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 09-Aug-2009
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:59 | | 08:59 |
Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 09:32 |
Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:00 | | 01:00 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2025 03:01:50 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Jul-2025 23:01:50 |
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METAR |
KDDH | 200254Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02280178 58005
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KAQW 12nm S | 200252Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02170172 58002
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TAF |
KALB 26nm W | 192251Z 1923/2018 17007KT P6SM BKN060 BKN080 BKN250 FM201200 18006KT P6SM BKN015 FM201600 17006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040
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KPSF 28nm S | 192250Z 1923/2018 22010G17KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM200500 21004KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015 FM200800 VRB03KT P6SM OVC007 FM201400 22005KT P6SM BKN015 FM201700 25007KT P6SM SCT025
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KGFL 31nm NW | 191729Z 1918/2018 18007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM200300 18003KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM201200 19004KT P6SM BKN015 FM201600 16006KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 PROB30 2017/2018 3SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB OVC100
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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