FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1B5 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-11-41.9000N / 071-45-02.0000W
44-11.698333N / 071-45.033333W
44.1949722 / -71.7505556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 978 ft. / 298 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: | no |
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 |
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| MPVr094/30.8 | | MONTPELIER VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 16W |
| BMLr240/35.7 | | BERLIN VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 17W |
| LEBr048/36.9 | | LEBANON VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 15W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MAHN | | 212/10.4 | | 386 | | 17W | | GMA | --. -- .- |
| LYNDONVILLE | | 163/22.1 | | 353 | | 16W | | LLX | .-.. .-.. -..- |
| HANOVER | | 047/34.8 | | 276 | | 15W | | LAH | .-.. .- .... |
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 good condition |
| Operational restrictions: | FIRST 200 FT OF RY 18 SOFT. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 44-11.886850N | | 44-11.510817N |
| Longitude: | 071-45.067998W | | 071-44.997225W |
| Elevation: | 958.0 ft. | | 978.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 188 magnetic, 172 true | | 008 magnetic, 352 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 98 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear | | 75 ft. tree, 544 ft. from runway, 156 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | FRANCONIA INN
1302 EASTON ROAD
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone 603-823-5542 |
| Manager: | JOSEPH M. KWASNIK
P.O. BOX 303, 1302 EASTON ROAD
JACKSON, NH 03580
Phone 603-730-7148 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 89% | local general aviation | | 11% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2010 | |
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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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 09:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunset | | 19:55 | | 23:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 11:15:56 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 07:15:56 |
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| METAR |
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KHIE
13nm NE | 131052Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01170100
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K1V4
18nm NW | 131054Z AUTO 14/13 A2983 RMK AO1 SLP093 T01390128
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KMWN
21nm E | 131051Z 23016G22KT 0SM FG VV000 08/08 RMK
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K1P1
25nm S | 131055Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO TSNO
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KCDA
25nm NW | 131055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT050 OVC070 13/11 A2986 RMK AO2 T01260114
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KHIE
13nm NE | 130901Z 1309/1406 00000KT P6SM OVC080 FM131400 18007KT 2SM SHRA BR OVC010
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