FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SNC |
| Lat/Long: | 41-23-01.3540N 072-30-20.8340W
41-23.022567N 072-30.347233W
41.3837094,-72.5057872
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 416 ft. / 127 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 13W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of CHESTER, CT |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 06412 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1959 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SNC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-OCT 0900-2000, NOV-MAR 0900-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN OPRS 24/7. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (860-526-1551) |
| NEW YORK APPROACH: | 124.075 |
| NEW YORK DEPARTURE: | 124.075 |
| WX ASOS at MMK (16 nm NW): | 134.925 (203-639-9405) |
| WX ASOS at HVN (19 nm SW): | PHONE 203-466-6205 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MADr076/9.4 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
| HFDr186/15.6 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
| GONr293/20.7 | | GROTON VOR/DME | | 110.85 | | 14W |
| ORWr260/25.0 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
| HTOr356/29.2 | | HAMPTON VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 13W |
| CCCr039/30.3 | | CALVERTON VOR/DME | | 114.55 | | 13W |
| BDRr076/30.9 | | BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:SELF SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2722 x 50 ft. / 830 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
NON-STD MIRL FIXTURES/CONES. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 41-23.234300N | | 41-22.810833N |
| Longitude: | 072-30.444967W | | 072-30.249500W |
| Elevation: | 395.0 ft. | | 408.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 161 true | | 354 magnetic, 341 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 559 ft.
DSPLCD THR MARKED BUT NOT LGTD. | | no |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. tree, 207 ft. from runway, 66 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+5 FT TREE 56 FT DSTC, 60 FT L. | | none
+3 FT BRUSH, 0 FT FM THR, 103 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WHELEN AVIATION
WINTHROP ROAD
CHESTER, CT 06412
Phone 860-526-4321 |
| Manager: | CHARLES F. GREENEY, JR.
WHELEN ENGINEERING, 51 WINTHROP ROAD
CHESTER, CT 06412
Phone 860-718-2109
CELL 860-853-0993. |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 516-683-2449. |
| - | (DSPLCD THR APCH RATIO, RWY 17) DSPLCD THR 5 FT HYR THAN AER. |
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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (192KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (134KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMMK - Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (16 nm NW)
KHVN - Tweed/New Haven Airport (19 nm SW)
KGON - Groton-New London Airport (21 nm E)
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (22 nm N)
0B8 - Elizabeth Field Airport (23 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 21-Oct-2009
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Nov-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 16:25 | | 21:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:55 | | 21:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2024 12:05:41 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Nov-2024 07:05:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KSNC | 211155Z AUTO 02007KT 340V060 6SM RA OVC009 07/07 A2962 RMK AO2
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KMMK
17nm NW | 211153Z AUTO 01005KT 6SM RA SCT010 BKN014 OVC050 08/06 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP034 P0012 60013 70013 T00830056 10089 20078 55014
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KHVN
18nm SW | 211153Z 35006KT 4SM RA BR OVC013 09/07 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP030 P0012 60020 70020 T00890072 10100 20083 55010
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KGON
21nm E | 211123Z 2112/2212 06012KT 6SM -RA BR BKN010 FM211400 07012G21KT 4SM RA OVC009 FM211700 05013G21KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007 FM220400 24015G25KT 5SM -RA BR OVC012 FM220800 23014G24KT P6SM OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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