FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT LIRL RY 16/34 & ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
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 |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 150 ft. | | 500 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RY 16 APCH RATIO 11:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 100 ft. tree, 600 ft. from runway, 53 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RY 34 APCH RATIO 6:1 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 01564 Phone 978-422-8860 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 72 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 37 | | 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 06 November 2012 | |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bruce Vinal, Aerial Perspectives
Photo taken 18-Dec-2010
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Sterling Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:51 | | 08:51 |
| Sunrise | | 05:24 | | 09:24 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:08:05 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:08:05 |
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| METAR |
KFIT 8nm N | 181152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT090 14/06 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP261 T01440056 10144 20050 51015
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KORH 10nm S | 181054Z 29006KT 10SM BKN080 13/03 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP255 T01280033
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| TAF |
KORH 10nm S | 181122Z 1812/1912 30004KT P6SM BKN080 FM181600 25008KT P6SM SCT080 FM182300 21007KT P6SM BKN100 FM190900 23006KT 2SM BR BKN003 AMD NOT SKED
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| NOTAMs |
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