FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; VASI RY 34 & REIL RY 34 - CTAF.
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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: | | | 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: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 |
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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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
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 12-Feb-2012
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:17 | | 22:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:46 | | 22:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 14:17:50 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 09:17:50 |
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| METAR |
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KORE
11nm E | 121352Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR M09/M19 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP071 T10941189
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KEEN
21nm NE | 121355Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM CLR M11/M19 A2972 RMK AO1
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KCEF
23nm S | 1210/1310 33015G20KT 9999 FEW140 QNH2970INS BECMG 1213/1214 31015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520005 QNH2972INS BECMG 1217/1218 30025G35KT 9999 SCT060 520005 QNH2974INS BECMG 1303/1304 28015G25KT 9999 BKN030 520005 QNH2978INS T02/1222Z TM10/1211Z LIMITED METWATCH 1210 TIL 1212
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KBAF
27nm S | 121135Z 1212/1312 32010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM121500 33018G30KT P6SM SCT200 FM130200 33010G23KT P6SM SCT250 FM130500 28006KT P6SM SCT200 FM130800 27004KT P6SM BKN040
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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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