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1B5 Franconia Airport
Franconia, New Hampshire, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 1B5
Lat/Long: 44-11-45.4213N 071-45-02.5318W
44-11.757022N 071-45.042197W
44.1959504,-71.7507033
(estimated)
Elevation: 975 ft. / 297 m (estimated)
Variation: 16W (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of FRANCONIA, NH
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 03580

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1947
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BGR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT SAT-SUN 1000 - 1800
ALSO ATNDD ON WKDAY HOLS. CTC AMGR FOR NON-HOL WKDAY ATNDNC.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS at HIE (14 nm NE): 118.525 (603-837-2769)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MPVr094/30.8MONTPELIER VOR/DME116.9016W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MAHN213/10.438617WGMA --. -- .-
HANOVER047/34.927615WLAH .-.. .- ....

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2300 x 150 ft. / 701 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Operational restrictions: FST 200 FT OF RWY 18 ROUGH.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 44-11.944667N44-11.569375N
Longitude: 071-45.076678W071-45.007713W
Elevation: 955.0 ft.975.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
L PAT FOR GLDRS.
Runway heading: 188 magnetic, 172 true008 magnetic, 352 true
Markings: none, in fair conditionnone, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 61 ft. trees, 226 ft. from runway, 147 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear56 ft. trees, 504 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FRANCONIA SOARING FOUNDATION, INC
PO BOX 956
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone 603-823-5034
FRANCONIASOARING@GMAIL.COM.
Manager: JAMES R DAVID
PO BOX 956
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone 603-921-1588

Additional Remarks

- RWY SOFT IN SPRING.
- GLDR OPNS INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
- 4 FT TALL FENCE 92 FT FM RWY 36 L TO R OF CNTRLN.
- RENTAL BICYCLES AVBL AT FRANCONIA INN.
- TKOFS & LDGS NOT ADZD FM DUSK TO 0900 FOR VOLUNTARY NOISE BATEMENT.
- FOR ARPT CONDS CALL 603-823-5034.
- AVOID FLYING OVR RESL AREA AT DER 18 DURG BOTH TKOF AND LDG; AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH PWR SETTINGS IN THIS AREA.
- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- IN CASE OF EMERG CTC NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE 800-525-5555.

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1811:18
Sunrise06:5011:50
Sunset16:1521:15
Evening civil twilight16:4721:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Nov-2025 08:55:44
Local (UTC-5)  20-Nov-2025 03:55:44
 
METAR
KHIE 
13nm NE 		200752Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M10/M12 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP254 I1000 T11001117
K1V4 
17nm NW 		200754Z AUTO M07/M09 A3024 RMK AO1 SLP254 T10671094
KMWN 
21nm E 		200755Z 29012KT 120SM FEW/// FEW/// FEW075 SCT100 SCT150 M06/M12 RMK TPS LWR FEW040 TPS LWR FEW055 PTCHY VLY FG W-N
K1P1 
25nm S 		200835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A3024 RMK AO2 T10641069
TAF
KHIE 
13nm NE 		200520Z 2006/2106 VRB03KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250
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