FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 0B5 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-35-29.8000N / 072-31-22.8000W
42-35.496667N / 072-31.380000W
42.5916111 / -72.5230000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 359 ft. / 109.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of MONTAGUE, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 01376 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Taxiway lights: | NORTH STUB TWY ONLY, GEN AVIATION OPN BASED ON M ASTER PLAN SURVEY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS at ORE (10 nm E): | 135.675 (978-544-6774) |
- UNICOM ATTENDED 0800-1800.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 123.75/338.2 (GARDNER RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EENr234/15.9 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| GDMr292/20.7 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
| CEFr014/23.6 | | WESTOVER VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 14W |
| CTRr059/26.1 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| BAFr032/27.2 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| BDLr025/39.7 | | BRADLEY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ORANGE | | 293/10.6 | | 205 | | 15W | | ORE | --- .-. . |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 158/25.1 | | 224 | | 15W | | VWD | ...- .-- -.. |
| DALTON | | 091/29.5 | | 370 | | 15W | | DXT | -.. -..- - |
| FITCHBURG | | 289/33.9 | | 365 | | 15W | | FIT | ..-. .. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 42-35.706193N | | 42-35.287208N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.596093W | | 072-31.163990W |
| Elevation: | 352.7 ft. | | 358.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% UP | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 158 magnetic, 143 true | | 338 magnetic, 323 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 550 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (4.30 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF MONTAGUE
1 AVENUE A
TURNERS FALLS, MA 01376
Phone 413-863-3211 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL LONGO
C/O TOWN OF MONTAGUE, 1 AVENUE A
TURNERS FALLS, MA 01376
Phone 413-863-0044 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 48/day * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 November 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES RY 34, CALM WIND RY, WIND 3-5 KTS. OR LESS; HEADING OF 335 ASAP SAFELY AFT DEP. |
| - | RY 34 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | ACFT DEPARTING RY 34 WILL AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL AREAS BY TAKING A HEADING OF 335 DEGS. |
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 between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) -B | |
download (194KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KORE - Orange Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
7B2 - Northampton Airport (16 nm S)
KEEN - Dillant-Hopkins Airport (22 nm NE)
KGDM - Gardner Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (24 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 06-Mar-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 18:06 | | 22:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 22:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:22:53 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:22:53 |
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| METAR |
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KORE
11nm E | 161452Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN030 14/09 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01390089 58010
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KEEN
21nm NE | 161435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN034 12/07 A3010 RMK AO1
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KCEF
23nm S | 1610/1716 VRB06KT 9999 SCT045 QNH3002INS TEMPO 1610/1613 1600 BR BECMG 1612/1613 10006KT 9999 BKN020 OVC200 QNH2985INS BECMG 1703/1704 18006KT 9999 BKN010 OVC100 QNH2981INS BECMG 1709/1710 20006KT 4800 BR OVC003 QNH2979INS BECMG 1712/1713 26009KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2977INS T18/1619Z T07/1610Z
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KBAF
27nm S | 161126Z 1612/1712 00000KT P6SM SCT035 FM161400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035 FM170700 VRB03KT 4SM BR 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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