FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018
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: | 358.7 ft. / 109.3 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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1600 |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 AND REIL RY 16 - 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) |
- 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 |
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 |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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: | yes | | 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) 863-0044 |
Manager: | BRYAN CAMDEN C/O TOWN OF MONTAGUE, 1 AVENUE A TURNERS FALLS, MA 01376 Phone 413-863-0044 AIRPORT MANAGER HRS M-W-F 1200-1700. CONTACT CELL (978)305-2452 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 46/day * | 72% | local general aviation | 27% | transient general aviation | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 01 August 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 16 IS CALM WIND RY. |
- | WILDLIFE AND BIRDS INVOF AIRPORT. |
- | COLD TEMPERATURE RESTRICTED AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -22C/-8F. |
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 29 March 2018 at 0901Z to 26 April 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-B **CHANGED** | |
download (197KB) |
VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
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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Photo taken 06-Mar-2006
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Apr-2018
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
Sunset | | 19:35 | | 23:35 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 00:05 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2018 21:58:30 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Apr-2018 17:58:30 |
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METAR |
KORE 11nm E | 192152Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM FEW018 BKN039 OVC065 04/02 A2973 RMK AO2 RAB07E43 SLP073 P0000 T00390022
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KEEN 21nm NE | 192146Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM SCT021 BKN065 OVC085 06/M01 A2974 RMK AO2 RAE35 P0000
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TAF |
KCEF 23nm S | 191930Z 1919/2024 30009KT 9000 -RA SCT015 OVC100 QNH2966INS BECMG 1920/1921 31012KT 8000 -SHSN BKN020 OVC030 610205 QNH2971INS TEMPO 1922/2004 31015G25KT BECMG 2003/2004 31009KT 9999 NSW BKN030 OVC050 QNH2982INS BECMG 2012/2013 31012KT 9999 SCT030 BKN075 510052 QNH3004INS TEMPO 2013/2024 31015G25KT 520004 TX09/2017Z TN00/2008Z
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KBAF 27nm S | 192002Z 1920/2018 29010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 FM192200 31010KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM200400 32008KT P6SM BKN045 FM201500 32013G22KT P6SM BKN040
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NOTAMs |
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