FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SFZ |
| Lat/Long: | 41-55-14.7000N 071-29-29.1000W
41-55.245000N 071-29.485000W
41.9207500,-71.4914167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 440.5 ft. / 134.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of PAWTUCKET, RI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 02917 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1951 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SFZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SUN-SAT 0700-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALS RWY 05; REIL RWY 23, 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 05, 15 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 15/33; TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, LDG FEE FOR COML ACFT & NON-RHODE ISLAND REGISTERED ACFT. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 120.775 (401-334-0324) |
| PROVIDENCE APPROACH: | 123.675 |
| PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE: | 123.675 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.35 |
| WIPOR STAR: | 123.675 |
| WX ASOS at PVD (12 nm S): | 124.2 (401-734-2818) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 1B9 (14 nm E): | 118.675 (774-372-2047) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LZD (19 nm W): | 119.125 (860-779-7251) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at OQU (20 nm S): | PHONE 401-294-2197 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PVDr001/12.1 | | PROVIDENCE VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 14W |
| PUTr112/15.9 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
| ORWr060/31.5 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
| BOSr236/34.4 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 41-54.998078N | | 41-55.695770N |
| Longitude: | 071-29.749442W | | 071-29.164183W |
| Elevation: | 418.7 ft. | | 419.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 032 true | | 227 magnetic, 212 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALS: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 53 ft. trees, 2200 ft. from runway, 700 ft. right of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear
+10 FT TREES 150 FT FM THR, 180 FT L; +10 FT TREES 120 FT FM THR, 180 FT R. | | 20 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear
+15 FT TREES 170 FT FM THR, 90 FT R; +10 FT TREES 120 FT FM THR, 150 FT L. |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3211 x 75 ft. / 979 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 41-55.286700N | | 41-54.884642N |
| Longitude: | 071-29.757260W | | 071-29.297613W |
| Elevation: | 425.5 ft. | | 440.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 155 magnetic, 140 true | | 335 magnetic, 320 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. trees, 850 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 24 ft. trees, 535 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
RHODE ISLAND AIRPORT CORP, 2000 POST RD
WARWICK, RI 02886
Phone 401-691-2000 |
| Manager: | IFTIKHAR AHMAD
RHODE ISLAND AIRPORT CORP, 2000 POST RD
WARWICK, RI 02886
Phone 401-691-2000 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN AP IS UNATNDD. CTC RI AP CORPORATION OPS AT 401-691-2265. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
| - | AP WILDLIFE HAZ DEER ACT INCREASED HN. |
| - | NMRS UNLGTD OBSTNS UP TO 150 FT AGL SRNDG AIRFIELD. |
| - | BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | LGTD 250 FT MSL TWR 3-2/5 MI SE. |
| - | OVNGT PRKG FEE. |
| - | +50 FT DROPOFF 250 FT FM RWY 05 END, +40 FT DROPOFF 250 FT FM RWY 23 END. |
| - | SEASONAL SKYDIVING NE SIDE OF AIRFIELD. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT, CTC AMGR. |
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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| WIPOR FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (284KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (253KB) |
| LOC RWY 05 | |
download (292KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (153KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1B6 - Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (11 nm N)
KPVD - Rhode Island TF Green International Airport (12 nm S)
1B9 - Mansfield Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KLZD - Danielson Airport (19 nm W)
KOQU - Quonset State Airport (20 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jan S. Krouwer
Photo taken 02-Sep-2018
looking south.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jun-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:38 | | 08:38 |
| Sunrise | | 05:12 | | 09:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 00:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jun-2026 07:46:00 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jun-2026 03:46:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KSFZ | 060656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01560128 $
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KPVD
13nm S | 060651Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01780133
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KOQU
20nm S | 060735Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A2990 RMK AO2
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KPVD
13nm S | 060520Z 0606/0706 23008KT P6SM SCT250 FM060700 21003KT P6SM SCT250 FM061500 21011G18KT P6SM FEW050 BKN200 FM062300 21009KT P6SM BKN140 WS020/22045KT PROB30 0700/0704 4SM -TSRA OVC035CB
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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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