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1B5 Franconia Airport
Franconia, New Hampshire, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: 49 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear49 ft. pole, 573 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 2
Gliders airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 48/week *
92% local general aviation
8% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 17 October 2018

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 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0610:06
Sunrise06:3510:35
Sunset19:0923:09
Evening civil twilight19:3823:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 23:24:39
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 19:24:39
 
METAR
KHIE 
13nm NE 
282252Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC013 04/03 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP123 T00440033
K1V4 
17nm NW 
282254Z AUTO 06/02 A2988 RMK AO1 SLP125 T00610017
KMWN 
21nm E 
282247Z 30005KT 70SM OVC/// OVC050 00/M01 RMK TPS LWR OVC040
K1P1 
25nm S 
282255Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM SCT017 SCT039 SCT060 06/04 A2986 RMK AO2 T00600035
KCDA 
25nm NW 
282255Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM BKN010 OVC018 03/02 A2991 RMK AO2 T00330017
TAF
KHIE 
13nm NE 
281738Z 2818/2918 VRB03KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC012 FM290500 30009KT P6SM OVC025
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