FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3B3 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-25-33.3000N / 071-47-34.3000W
42-25.555000N / 071-47.571667W
42.4259167 / -71.7928611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 459 ft. / 140 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of STERLING, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 01564 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BDR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | THU-SUN 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 16/34 & ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at FIT (8 nm N): | 135.175 (978-343-9121) |
| WX ASOS at ORH (10 nm S): | PHONE 508-795-7546 |
- CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT RADIO (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GDMr136/13.8 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
| PUTr019/28.3 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
| EENr149/31.2 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| MHTr230/32.5 | | MANCHESTER VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 15W |
| CEFr081/35.3 | | WESTOVER VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 14W |
| BOSr293/35.8 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
| LWMr254/36.2 | | LAWRENCE VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3086 x 40 ft. / 941 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD LIRL; FIRST 190 FT RY 16 UNLGTD; FIRST 240 FT RY 34 UNLGTD. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 42-25.747635N | | 42-25.360660N |
| Longitude: | 071-47.793187W | | 071-47.348915W |
| Elevation: | 458.7 ft. | | 449.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 150 ft. | | 500 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 40 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
RY 16 APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 75 ft. tree, 600 ft. from runway, 53 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
RY 34 APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | MONADNOCK REALTY CORP
LAFAYETTE RD
RYE, NH 03870
Phone 508-756-4605 |
| Manager: | THOMAS DUFFY
121 GREENLAND RD
STERLING, MA 01565
Phone 508-422-8860 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 75 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 40 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
- INTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY ON WKENDS.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 135/day * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 April 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GLIDER OPS INVOF ARPT SR-SS DAILY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3B3.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFIT - Fitchburg Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (10 nm S)
6B6 - Minute Man Air Field (12 nm E)
KGDM - Gardner Municipal Airport (12 nm NW)
3B0 - Southbridge Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kevin Horton
Photo taken 27-Apr-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunset | | 16:32 | | 21:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:01 | | 22:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 11:17:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 06:17:21 |
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| METAR |
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KFIT
8nm N | 081052Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 T00610022
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KORH
10nm S | 081054Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP205 T00610028
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KORH
10nm S | 081006Z 0810/0906 23009KT P6SM SCT250 FM081500 29012KT P6SM SKC FM082100 26007KT P6SM SKC FM090300 25005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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