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3B3 Sterling Airport
Sterling, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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
GDMr136/13.8GARDNER VOR/DME110.6014W
PUTr019/28.3PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W
EENr149/31.2KEENE VORTAC109.4014W
MHTr230/32.5MANCHESTER VOR/DME114.4015W
CEFr081/35.3WESTOVER VORTAC114.0014W
BOSr293/35.8BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
LWMr254/36.2LAWRENCE VOR/DME112.5015W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FITCHBURG207/7.736515WFIT ..-. .. -
ORANGE126/23.420515WORE --- .-. .
SHAKER HILL282/27.325116WSKR ... -.- .-.
MANSFIELD330/36.722016WIHM .. .... --
TOPSFIELD269/38.726916WTOF - --- ..-.

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: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL; FIRST 190 FT RY 16 UNLGTD; FIRST 240 FT RY 34 UNLGTD.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 42-25.747635N42-25.360660N
Longitude: 071-47.793187W071-47.348915W
Elevation: 458.7 ft.449.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 150 ft.500 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, 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: leftleft
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.
    
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 of 3B3 (Sterling Airport)
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Photo taken 18-Dec-2010
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2209:22
Sunrise05:5309:53
Sunset19:5123:51
Evening civil twilight20:2200:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 08:42:47
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 04:42:47
 
METAR
KFIT 
8nm N 
130752Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC100 19/17 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01890167
KORH 
10nm S 
130754Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM OVC100 18/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01780144
TAF
KORH 
10nm S 
130539Z 1306/1406 24005KT P6SM BKN150 FM131000 26004KT 6SM BR OVC050 FM131400 23005KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM131800 19007KT 6SM SHRA BKN025 FM132200 15005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 FM140000 14005KT 3SM BR BKN008 FM140300 26005KT 3SM BR BKN008 AMD NOT SKED
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Sterling Air 978-422-8860
no information available

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100LL
PS $6.25 
 Updated 31-Jul-2013
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Sterling Airport

Miles Price ($)
CHOCKSETT INN 2.9 119-139
THE INN AT LANCASTER 4.8 
CLASSIC SUITES AND INN 5.2 90-91

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 Sterling Airport

1 in West Boylston
2 in Leominster
1 in Shrewsbury
1 in Fitchburg
6 in Worcester
1 in Ayer
8 in Marlborough
7 in Westborough
1 in Gardner
1 in Southborough
5 in Auburn
1 in Sutton
 

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