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1B5

Franconia Airport
Franconia, New Hampshire, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

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 0900-1800 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
MPVr094/30.8		MONTPELIER VOR/DME		116.90		16W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MAHN		213/10.4		386		17W		GMA	--. -- .-
HANOVER		047/34.9		276		15W		LAH	.-.. .- ....

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:	44-11.944667N	44-11.569375N
Longitude:	071-45.076678W	071-45.007713W
Elevation:	955.0 ft.	975.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right L PAT FOR GLDRS.
Runway heading:	188 magnetic, 172 true	008 magnetic, 352 true
Markings:	none, in fair condition	none, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	61 ft. trees, 226 ft. from runway, 147 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear	56 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 P.O. BOX 30 FRANCONIA, NH 03580 Phone 603-823-5530 FRANCONIASOARING@GMAIL.COM.
Manager:	JAMES R DAVID P.O. BOX 898 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 18-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:26	10:26
Sunrise	06:55	10:55
Sunset	18:55	22:55
Evening civil twilight	19:24	23:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Mar-2026 07:15:34
Local (UTC-4)	18-Mar-2026 03:15:34

METAR

KHIE 13nm NE	170752Z AUTO 19013G32KT 160V230 10SM -RA BKN047 BKN060 OVC085 16/12 A2905 RMK AO2 PK WND 20032/0743 SLP834 P0002 T01610117
K1V4 17nm NW	180654Z AUTO M09/M16 A3011 RMK AO1 SLP210 T10891156 $
KMWN 21nm E	180651Z 28053G62KT 0SM -SHSN FZFG BLSN VV000 M23/M23 RMK SHSNB10 VRY LGT ICG
K1P1 25nm S	180655Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM SCT043 M07/M14 A3012 RMK AO2 T10711140
KCDA 25nm NW	180655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT036 SCT042 OVC047 M11/M15 A3010 RMK AO2 T11101149

TAF

KHIE
13nm NE

180520Z 1806/1906 28007KT P6SM SCT180 FM182300 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM190500 VRB04KT P6SM BKN190

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