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1B5 Franconia Airport
Franconia, New Hampshire, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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: 970 ft. / 296 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
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
MPVr094/30.8MONTPELIER VOR/DME110.8016W
BMLr240/35.7BERLIN VOR/DME110.4017W
LEBr048/36.9LEBANON VOR/DME113.7015W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MAHN212/10.438617WGMA --. -- .-
LYNDONVILLE163/22.135316WLLX .-.. .-.. -..-
HANOVER047/34.827615WLAH .-.. .- ....

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: 44-11.886850N44-11.510817N
Longitude: 071-45.067998W071-44.997225W
Elevation: 958.0 ft.978.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 188 magnetic, 172 true008 magnetic, 352 true
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 42 ft. tree, 98 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear75 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
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2211:22
Sunrise06:5211:52
Sunset17:1122:11
Evening civil twilight17:4122:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 18:21:21
Local (UTC-5)  12-Feb-2012 13:21:21
 
METAR
KHIE 
13nm NE 
121752Z AUTO 28011G17KT 8SM OVC037 M15/M21 A2963 RMK AO2 SNE13 SLP060 P0000 60000 T11501211 11150 21161 58010
K1V4 
18nm NW 
121754Z AUTO M14/M23 RMK AO1 SLPNO T11441228 11139 21156 $
KMWN 
21nm E 
121751Z 30049G59KT 1/16SM BLSN FZFG BKN000 M28/M28 RMK FZFG BKN000 VRY LGT ICG 4/025 11240 21283
K1P1 
25nm S 
121755Z AUTO 31013G23KT 10SM SCT024 SCT029 OVC035 M11/M20 A2966 RMK AO2 T11131198 11112 21135
KCDA 
25nm NW 
121755Z AUTO 23009G19KT 10SM SCT034 OVC041 M16/M24 A2966 RMK AO2 T11571241 11153 21170
TAF
KHIE 
13nm NE 
121735Z 1218/1318 29012G22KT P6SM SCT030 OVC040 TEMPO 1218/1222 2SM -SHSN BKN025 OVC040 FM122200 27007KT P6SM BKN040 FM130100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT045 FM130600 00000KT P6SM BKN040 BKN070 FM131500 28007KT P6SM BKN045 BKN080
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Franconia Airport

Miles Price ($)
STONY BROOK MOTEL AND LODGE 1.7 84-109
HILLWINDS LODGE 2.1 
SUNSET HILL HOUSE 2.2 
BEST WESTERN WHITE MOUNTAIN RS 2.6 88-110

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Franconia Airport

1 in Twin Mountain
1 in Whitefiled
 

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