FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 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 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: | |
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 | | 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: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | 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: | |
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 | | basic, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | 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
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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
JAIKE FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (366KB) |
MAZIE THREE (RNAV) | |
download (200KB) |
WILKES-BARRE FIVE | |
download (182KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (234KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (230KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (224KB) |
LOC RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (298KB) |
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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Aerial photo |
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Photo by Joshua Weinstein
Photo taken 14-Oct-2018
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:58 | | 08:58 |
Sunrise | | 05:31 | | 09:31 |
Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2025 00:21:03 |
Local (UTC-4) | 28-May-2025 20:21:03 |
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METAR |
KCDW | 282353Z 08008KT 6SM -RA BR FEW065 BKN095 OVC110 13/12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP233 P0012 60035 T01280122 10161 20128 58016
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KMMU 8nm SW | 282345Z 05005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC030 12/12 A3020
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KTEB 11nm E | 282351Z VRB03KT 10SM -RA OVC100 13/11 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP226 P0011 60025 T01330111 10172 20133 58015
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KEWR 13nm SE | 282351Z 06008KT 6SM -RA FEW028 SCT048 BKN100 OVC130 13/09 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 P0006 60018 T01280089 10161 20128 58016
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KNYC 15nm E | 282351Z AUTO VRB06KT 4SM -RA BR OVC100 12/11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP227 P0010 60019 T01220106 10150 20117 58015 $
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KLDJ 16nm S | 282355Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM -RA SCT049 BKN065 OVC090 12/09 A3019 RMK AO2 P0002 60013 T01200085 10148 20118
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KJRB 16nm SE | 282356Z AUTO 05011KT 10SM -RA FEW055 BKN070 OVC090 13/09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 6//// T01280094 10156 20128 58017 PNO $
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KLGA 19nm E | 282351Z 07009KT 7SM -RA FEW038 SCT049 BKN070 OVC130 13/07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 P0009 60013 T01330072 10156 20133 58013 $
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TAF |
KTEB 11nm E | 282251Z 2823/2924 03005KT 6SM -RA BR SCT050 OVC060 FM290000 10006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC035 FM290200 10008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM290400 09010KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 FM290900 06005KT 6SM -RA OVC009 FM291800 31005KT P6SM OVC025
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KEWR 13nm SE | 282251Z 2823/2924 12005KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 FM290000 09007KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015 FM290200 08010KT 4SM -RA OVC008 FM291200 36008KT 6SM -RA OVC008 FM291700 30007KT P6SM OVC025
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KLGA 19nm E | 282251Z 2823/2924 06006KT 6SM -RA BR OVC035 FM290000 10008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM290300 09012G17KT 4SM -RA BR OVC008 FM291000 05010KT 6SM -RA OVC007 FM291800 30007KT P6SM OVC025
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