FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4B9 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-54-58.3000N / 072-46-37.0000W
41-54.971667N / 072-46.616667W
41.9161944 / -72.7769444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 195 ft. / 59 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of SIMSBURY, CT |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 06070 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BDR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 03/21 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS at BDL (4 nm E): | PHONE 860-627-9732 |
| WX ASOS at HFD (12 nm SE): | PHONE 860-527-5837 |
| WX ASOS at BAF (15 nm N): | PHONE 413-568-2267 |
- CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT FSS (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BDLr263/4.2 | | BRADLEY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 14W |
| BAFr204/15.0 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| HFDr341/19.4 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
| CEFr227/20.2 | | WESTOVER VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 14W |
| CTRr174/23.8 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| MADr007/36.3 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
| PWLr089/37.8 | | PAWLING VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 12W |
| HVNr020/39.5 | | NEW HAVEN VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 13W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2205 x 50 ft. / 672 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 41-54.795833N | | 41-55.146000N |
| Longitude: | 072-46.681500W | | 072-46.552333W |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 270 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 411 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
WALCOTT ROAD AT THR 60 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | AIRPORT REALTY ASSOC. LLC
37 SUNSET FARMS ROAD
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107
Phone 860-236-3301 |
| Manager: | BILL THOMAS
94 WOLCOTT RD
SIMSBURY, CT 06070
Phone 860-693-4550 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 57 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 35/day * | | 90% | local general aviation | | 9% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CAUTION BIRDS FREQUENTLY ON & IN VICINITY OF ARPT - PARTICULARLY IN APCH TO RWY 03. |
| - | RWY 3 HAS AN UP-HILL GRADE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 4B9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBDL - Bradley International Airport (4 nm E)
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (12 nm SE)
KBAF - Barnes Municipal Airport (15 nm N)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (20 nm NE)
KMMK - Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 23-Sep-2007
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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 12-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:02 | | 09:02 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 00:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 13:27:31 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-May-2008 09:27:31 |
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| METAR |
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KBDL
4nm E | 121251Z 05012G19KT 10SM OVC039 09/01 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP083 T00940011
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KHFD
12nm SE | 121253Z 04011G21KT 10SM BKN037 09/02 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 T00890017
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KBAF
15nm N | 121253Z 08012KT 10SM OVC036 09/01 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP092 T00890011
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| TAF |
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KBDL
4nm E | 121129Z 121212 05011G20KT P6SM BKN035 OVC100 TEMPO 1215 BKN025 FM1500 05017G24KT P6SM BKN040 FM2200 03015G22KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM0300 01012KT P6SM BKN250
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KBAF
15nm N | 121129Z 121212 07012G20KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 1215 BKN025 FM1500 07013G20KT P6SM BKN050 FM2100 07011G18KT P6SM BKN200 FM0000 04011KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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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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