FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (191KB) |
| 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 20-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:02 | | 09:02 |
| Sunrise | | 05:35 | | 09:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2025 14:43:26 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 20-Jul-2025 10:43:26 |
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| METAR |
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| KSNC | 201415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC005 25/24 A2987 RMK AO2
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KMMK
17nm NW | 201403Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM BKN013 26/23 A2985 RMK AO2 T02610228 $
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KHVN
18nm SW | 201353Z 10004KT 10SM OVC009 26/23 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02610233 $
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| TAF |
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KGON
21nm E | 201411Z 2014/2112 17004KT P6SM OVC007 TEMPO 2014/2015 SCT007 OVC015 FM201500 19006KT P6SM BKN015 BKN025 FM201600 21008KT P6SM SCT025 SCT120 FM202000 22010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT120 PROB30 2022/2102 3SM TSRA BR BKN035CB FM210200 32008KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
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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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