FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 JULY 2010
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 08R |
| Lat/Long: | 41-29-22.2000N / 071-37-14.3000W
41-29.370000N / 071-37.238333W
41.4895000 / -71.6206389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 130 ft. / 40 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of WEST KINGSTON, RI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 02892 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1955 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BDR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1130 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 11/29 & WINDSOCK LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BEACON OTS INDEFLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at WST (12 nm SW): | 132.375 (401-596-9543) |
| WX ASOS at UUU (15 nm E): | 132.075 (401-846-5910) |
| WX ASOS at PVD (17 nm NE): | PHONE 401-737-7612 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BID (19 nm S): | 134.775 (401-466-5495) |
- CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT RADIO (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PVDr225/16.5 | | PROVIDENCE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 14W |
| ORWr117/17.5 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
| SEYr009/19.4 | | SANDY POINT VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 15W |
| GONr078/21.6 | | GROTON VOR/DME | | 110.85 | | 14W |
| PUTr174/29.7 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TAUNTON | | 245/35.6 | | 227 | | 16W | | TAN | - .- -. |
| MANSFIELD | | 228/36.2 | | 220 | | 16W | | IHM | .. .... -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 2129 x 30 ft. / 649 x 9 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
NUMEROUS PERPENDICULAR CRACKS AND SURFACE IRREGULARITIES FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY. |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD LIRL LCTD 30 FT FROM EDGE OF PAVEMENT. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 41-29.394915N | | 41-29.345610N |
| Longitude: | 071-37.469095W | | 071-37.007455W |
| Elevation: | 130.4 ft. | | 127.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 130 ft.
DSPLCD THLD LGTD & MKD WITH WHITE BAR & NUMBER. |
| Markings: | numbers only, in fair condition | | numbers only, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | tri-color VASI on left (5.50 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 45 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
+23 FT TREES 150 FT FROM THLD 50 FT L; +27 FT TREES 160 FT FROM THLD 110 FT R; +5 FT DIRT PILE 45 FT FROM THLD 50 FT L. | | 65 ft. tree, 200 ft. from runway, 45 ft. right of centerline
+ 5 FT TREES 70 FT FROM THR ON CNTRLN; -11 FT ROAD 90 FT FROM THR ON CTNRLN; +40 FT TREES 125 FT FROM THR 110 FT L; +65 FT TREES 200 FT FROM THR 45 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | GORDON REALTY, INC
23 HEATON ORCHARD RD
WEST KINGSTON, RI 02892
Phone 401-783-1498 |
| Manager: | JACK GORDON
23 HEATON ORCHARD RD
WEST KINGSTON, RI 02892
Phone 401-783-1498 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Ultralights: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 11/29 +15 FT TREES 45 FT N SIDE OF CNTRLN. |
| - | RY 11 CLSD NGTS. |
| - | HAS +40 FT DROPOFF 150 FT FM RY 29 END, +10 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FM RY11 END. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 08R.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOQU - Quonset State Airport (11 nm NE)
KWST - Westerly State Airport (12 nm SW)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (15 nm E)
KPVD - Theodore Francis Green State Airport (17 nm NE)
KBID - Block Island State Airport (19 nm S)
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Times for 02-Sep-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 09:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunset | | 19:18 | | 23:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:46 | | 23:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Sep-2010 14:36:56 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 02-Sep-2010 10:36:56 |
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| METAR |
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KOQU
11nm NE | 021253Z 23006KT 5SM HZ SKC 28/ A3002
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KWST
12nm SW | 021353Z AUTO 26005KT 6SM HZ FEW090 27/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02720206
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KUUU
15nm E | 021353Z AUTO VRB04KT 7SM CLR 27/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02670217
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KPVD
16nm NE | 021351Z 26006KT 7SM FEW300 29/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02940194
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KBID
20nm S | 021355Z AUTO 23014G18KT 7SM CLR 26/22 A3001 RMK AO1
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KGON
21nm SW | 021356Z 23009KT 7SM CLR 28/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02780206
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KPVD
16nm NE | 021413Z 0214/0312 26006KT 6SM HZ SKC FM021600 23010KT P6SM FEW250
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