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1B5 Franconia Airport
Franconia, New Hampshire, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 1B5
Lat/Long: 44-11-45.2290N / 071-44-58.3100W
44-11.753817N / 071-44.971833W
44.1958969 / -71.7495306
(estimated)
Elevation: 970 ft. / 296 m (estimated)
Variation: 16W (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of FRANCONIA, NH
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 03580

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1947
Sectional chart: MONTREAL
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BGR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS at HIE (14 nm NE): 118.525 (603-837-2769)
  • CLNC DLVY THRU BANGOR AFSS (BGR) 1-866-295-3835.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MPVr094/30.9MONTPELIER VOR/DME110.8016W
BMLr240/35.7BERLIN VOR/DME110.4017W
LEBr048/37.0LEBANON VOR/DME113.7015W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MAHN212/10.438617WGMA --. -- .-
LYNDONVILLE163/22.135316WLLX .-.. .-.. -..-
HANOVER047/34.927615WLAH .-.. .- ....

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2305 x 150 ft. / 703 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Operational restrictions: FIRST 200 FT OF RY 18 SOFT.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 30 ft. tree, 401 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear103 ft. tree, 558 ft. from runway, 248 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MCKENZIE/FRANCONIA INN
1302 EASTON ROAD
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone 603-823-5542
Manager: RICHARD MORRIS
FRANCONIA INN, 1302 EASTON ROAD
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone 603-823-5542

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 1
Gliders airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 86/week *
89% local general aviation
11% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 03 June 2005

Additional Remarks

RWY SOFT IN SPRING.
PRIOR TO USING ARPT CALL 603-823-5542.
AVOID FLYING OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA AT DEP END RY 18; ARRIVALS RY 36 SHOULD MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ON FINAL SO AS TO AVOID LOW ALTITUDE AND/OR HIGH POWER SETTINGS OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH UNDERLIES FINAL APCH RY 36.
ARPT CLSD 31OCT - 16 MAY & SS-SR.
WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1B5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

5B9 - Dean Memorial Airport (13 nm SW)
KHIE - Mount Washington Regional Airport (14 nm NE)
KCDA - Caledonia County Airport (25 nm NW)
KBML - Berlin Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
KMPV - Edward F Knapp State Airport (35 nm W)
 
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From to 1B5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:3408:34
Sunrise05:1009:10
Sunset20:3300:33
Evening civil twilight21:0901:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 09:24:16
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 05:24:16
 
METAR
KHIE 
13nm NE 
040852Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM -RA BKN020 OVC025 16/15 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP058 P0005 60012 T01560150 58009
K1V4 
18nm NW 
040854Z AUTO 16/15 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP042 P0013 60031 T01610150 56010 PWINO TSNO
KMWN 
20nm E 
040853Z 27040KT 0SM RA FG VV000 07/07 RMK
K1P1 
25nm S 
040855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ BKN100 OVC120 15/15 A2971 RMK AO2
KCDA 
25nm NW 
040857Z AUTO 16004KT 7SM -RA SCT015 OVC020 15/14 A2971 RMK AO2
TAF
KMPV 
35nm W 
040543Z 0406/0506 19003KT P6SM -RA SCT035 OVC060 TEMPO 0407/0410 5SM -RA BR SCT018 OVC035 FM041000 VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC018 FM041300 28010KT P6SM SCT018 BKN035 FM041800 30010G18KT P6SM BKN035 FM042300 27007KT P6SM SCT060
KLEB 
41nm SW 
040523Z 0406/0506 VRB04KT P6SM -SHRA BKN080 TEMPO 0407/0411 5SM -SHRA BR BKN025 FM041100 27005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 FM041500 28010G18KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM042300 26005KT P6SM SCT200
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