FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 0B5 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-35-28.9090N / 072-31-21.9170W
42-35.481817N / 072-31.365283W
42.5913636 / -72.5227547
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 356 ft. / 108.5 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; VASI RY 34 & REIL RY 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 | | 292/10.5 | | 205 | | 15W | | ORE | --- .-. . |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 158/25.2 | | 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: | 3013 x 75 ft. / 918 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 42-35.679917N | | 42-35.285367N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.569183W | | 072-31.162400W |
| Elevation: | 346.0 ft. | | 356.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 158 magnetic, 143 true | | 338 magnetic, 323 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (4.30 degrees glide path)
RY 34 VASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes
REIL RY 34 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 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 SWEENEY
C/O TOWN OF MONTAGUE, 1 AVENUE A
TURNERS FALLS, MA 01376
Phone 413-863-0044 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 September 2007 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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Photo taken 06-Mar-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 09:53 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 23:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:44 | | 23:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 15:23:58 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Sep-2008 11:23:58 |
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| METAR |
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KORE
11nm E | 051452Z AUTO 18011KT 7SM CLR 26/19 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02560189 50003
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KEEN
21nm NE | 051455Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM BKN020 BKN026 25/19 A3011 RMK AO1 54000
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KCEF
23nm S | 051111 16006KT 4800 BR OVC009 QNH2998INS BECMG 1213 17007KT 9999 NSW BKN012 QNH2995INS BECMG 1415 19008KT 9999 SCT015 SCT100 QNH2992INS BECMG 1718 20009KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2992INS BECMG 0607 20004KT 3200 BR BKN010 QNH2995INS T30/17Z T19/03Z
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KBAF
27nm S | 051204Z 051212 22003KT 4SM BR BKN012 TEMPO 1314 6SM BR NSW SCT015 FM1400 22010KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 1415 6SM BR NSW FM2300 21004KT P6SM BKN200 FM0400 VRB03KT 5SM RA BR BKN005
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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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