FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 201-426-9519 |
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 |
TEBr290/10.1 | | 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 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 **CHANGED** | |
download (234KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (230KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (224KB) |
LOC RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (299KB) |
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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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 06-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 09:20 |
Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 09:50 |
Sunset | | 19:57 | | 23:57 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-May-2025 04:45:57 |
Local (UTC-4) | 06-May-2025 00:45:57 |
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METAR |
KCDW | 060435Z 08005KT 4SM BR OVC005 15/15 A3012 RMK AO2 RAE33 CIG 004V009 P0002 T01500150
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KMMU 8nm SW | 060435Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 15/15 A3011 RMK AO2
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KTEB 11nm E | 060440Z 10006KT 2SM R06/6000VP6000FT RA OVC004 13/13 A3011 RMK AO2 DZE0357RAB39 P0006 T01330128
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KEWR 13nm SE | 060351Z 10006KT 3/4SM R04R/P6000FT BR OVC004 16/14 A3011 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 RAB16E48 SLP196 P0001 T01560144
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KNYC 15nm E | 060438Z AUTO 08004KT 2SM -RA BR OVC004 14/13 A3014 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/4V4 P0002 T01440133 $
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KLDJ 16nm S | 060435Z AUTO 13006KT 1 1/4SM BR 14/14 A3012 RMK AO2 T01400140
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KJRB 16nm SE | 060403Z AUTO 05008KT 7SM -RA OVC004 A3012 RMK AO2 RAB03 FZRANO PNO $
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KLGA 19nm E | 060351Z 04011KT 6SM -RA BR SCT003 OVC006 13/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 P0006 T01330117 $
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TAF |
KTEB 11nm E | 060233Z 0603/0706 09005KT 1SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM061400 09007KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM062200 13007KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM070200 18005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050
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KEWR 13nm SE | 060233Z 0603/0706 10006KT 1SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM061400 10008KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM062200 13008KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM070200 18006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050
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KLGA 19nm E | 060233Z 0603/0706 12009KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC004 FM061500 12010KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM062300 12010KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC012 FM070300 16006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050
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NOTAMs |
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