FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1B5 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-11-45.2290N / 071-44-58.3100W
44-11.753817N / 071-44.971833W
44.1958969 / -71.7495306
(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: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at HIE (14 nm NE): | 118.525 (603-837-2769) |
- CLNC DLVY THRU BANGOR AFSS (BGR) 1-866-295-3835.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MPVr094/30.9 | | MONTPELIER VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 16W |
| BMLr240/35.7 | | BERLIN VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 17W |
| LEBr048/37.0 | | 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 | | 047/34.9 | | 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 fair condition |
| Operational restrictions: | FIRST 200 FT OF RY 18 SOFT. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. tree, 401 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear | | 103 ft. tree, 558 ft. from runway, 248 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | MCKENZIE/FRANCONIA INN
1302 EASTON ROAD
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone 603-823-5542 |
| Manager: | RICHARD MORRIS
FRANCONIA INN, 1302 EASTON ROAD
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone 603-823-5542 |
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 03 June 2005 | |
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 10-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:56:25 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 02:56:25 |
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| METAR |
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KHIE
13nm NE | 100652Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN120 M11/M12 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP081 T11061122
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K1V4
18nm NW | 100654Z AUTO M08/M11 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP083 T10781106 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
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KMWN
20nm E | 100653Z 14012KT 10SM BKN/// BKN065 M08/M08 RMK BKN/// V SCT BBLO BKN ALQDS LIMITING VIS TO 10SM INTMT BR VRY LGT ICG T10801085
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K1P1
25nm S | 100735Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM M05/M07 A2970 RMK AO2
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KCDA
25nm NW | 100735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 M08/M11 A2969 RMK AO2
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KMPV
35nm W | 100525Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 FM100900 02005KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 FM101300 03007KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM101600 33010KT 3SM -SN SCT010 OVC015 FM102300 33007KT 5SM -SHSN BR SCT012 OVC020
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KLEB
41nm SW | 100532Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070 BKN100 FM100900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 OVC080 FM101400 02006KT P6SM SCT012 OVC025 FM101800 03007KT 3SM -SN BR OVC012 FM102100 35006KT 1SM -SN BR OVC008 FM110000 35008KT P6SM BKN025 OVC040
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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