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KCDW Essex County Airport
Caldwell, New Jersey, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024

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 201-426-9519
WX ASOS at EWR (12 nm SE): PHONE 973-621-2892
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 718-672-6317
  • FREQ 121.5 NOT AVAILABLE.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TEBr290/10.1TETERBORO VOR/DME108.4011W
SAXr146/16.4SPARTA VORTAC115.7011W
LGAr298/19.5LA GUARDIA VOR/DME113.1012W
CRIr323/23.6CANARSIE VOR/DME112.3011W
BWZr090/25.0BROADWAY VOR/DME114.2011W
SBJr060/27.3SOLBERG VOR/DME112.9010W
JFKr314/27.4KENNEDY VOR/DME115.9012W
STWr116/27.6STILLWATER VOR/DME109.6011W
COLr002/34.3COLTS NECK VOR/DME115.4011W
HUOr167/35.0HUGUENOT VOR/DME116.1011W
CMKr245/39.9CARMEL VOR/DME116.6012W

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: 40-52.065605N40-52.717402N
Longitude: 074-17.180260W074-16.692303W
Elevation: 172.0 ft.172.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 043 magnetic, 030 true223 magnetic, 210 true
Displaced threshold: 375 ft.135 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:4552 TODA:4552 ASDA:4351 LDA:3977TORA:4552 TODA:4552 ASDA:4436 LDA:4042
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 40-52.626308N40-52.699297N
Longitude: 074-17.213872W074-16.412762W
Elevation: 168.4 ft.172.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 083 true276 magnetic, 263 true
Displaced threshold: 344 ft.550 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:3719 TODA:3719 ASDA:3519 LDA:2822TORA:3719 TODA:3719 ASDA:3438 LDA:2822
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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

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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
JAIKE FOUR (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (367KB)
MAZIE THREE (RNAV)   download (200KB)
WILKES-BARRE FIVE   download (182KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (234KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (230KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (223KB)
LOC RWY 22   download (298KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (143KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (150KB)

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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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Photo taken 14-Oct-2018
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Jan-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4811:48
Sunrise07:1812:18
Sunset16:5821:58
Evening civil twilight17:2822:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Jan-2025 15:51:23
Local (UTC-5)  20-Jan-2025 10:51:23
 
METAR
KCDW 201453Z 30007KT 10SM CLR M07/M14 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP250 T10671144 51042
KMMU 
8nm SW 		201445Z 31009KT 10SM FEW250 M07/M13 A3024
KTEB 
11nm E 		201451Z 31010G17KT 10SM CLR M07/M15 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T10721150 53047 $
KEWR 
13nm SE 		201451Z 28009KT 10SM FEW040 FEW150 SCT250 M06/M14 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T10561139 51043 $
KNYC 
15nm E 		201451Z AUTO 28010G16KT 10SM CLR M07/M15 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP238 T10671150 51046
KLDJ 
16nm S 		201535Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR M06/M14 A3026 RMK AO2 T10561136
KJRB 
16nm SE 		201456Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 6//// T10281083 51043 FZRANO PNO $
KLGA 
19nm E 		201451Z 30012KT 10SM FEW040 M06/M13 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP239 T10561133 51046 $
TAF
KTEB 
11nm E 		201120Z 2012/2118 32008KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 2012/2016 31012G20KT FM201600 29014G24KT P6SM SCT050 FM202300 28008KT P6SM SKC FM211500 28010KT P6SM SCT080
KEWR 
13nm SE 		201120Z 2012/2118 30015G22KT P6SM FEW050 FM201600 28016G25KT P6SM SCT050 FM210100 28009KT P6SM SKC FM211400 27011KT P6SM SCT080
KLGA 
19nm E 		201120Z 2012/2118 31016G23KT P6SM FEW025 FEW050 FM201600 29017G25KT P6SM SCT050 FM210100 29010KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Air Bound Aviation, LLC 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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NATA Safety 1st   Hertz   Pilatus Aircraft  
 
Titan
100LL Jet A
FS $6.66 $6.40 
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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]

Like us on facebook See us on instagram 		Pilot school (FAR Part 141), Flight training, Aviation accessories, Pilot supplies, Computerized weather, Internet access
 
Certificated Pilot School   Cessna Pilot Center  
 
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 Essex Air
 201-281-4494
[web site]
[email]		 Flight training, Aircraft rental

More info about Essex Air
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Paragon Aircraft Service 973-575-0364
[web site]
[email]		 Hangar leasing / sales, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft parts, Internet access
 
Cessna Service Center   Cirrus   Diamond Aircraft  
 
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