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4B9 Simsbury Airport
Simsbury, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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
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 MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS at BDL (4 nm E): 118.15 (860-386-3480)
WX ASOS at HFD (12 nm SE): PHONE 860-527-5837
WX AWOS-AV at CT71 (12 nm S): 129.825
WX AWOS-3PT at 4B8 (14 nm S): 119.175 (860-351-5362)
WX ASOS at BAF (15 nm N): 127.1 (413-568-2267)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BAFr204/15.0BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
HFDr341/19.4HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W
CTRr174/23.8CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
MADr007/36.3MADISON VOR/DME110.4013W
PWLr089/37.8PAWLING VOR/DME114.3012W

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 fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD THLD LIGHTS GREEN/GREEN.
Operational restrictions: RWY 3/21 SAFETY BARRIER 15 FT NE THR BARRICADE NOT LGTD.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 41-54.795833N41-55.146000N
Longitude: 072-46.681500W072-46.552333W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no270 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 780 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
70 FT TREES, 25-50 FT DSTC, 123 FT R.		60 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 77 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
40 FT TREES, 0 FT DSTC, 123 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: AIRPORT REALTY ASSOC. LLC
37 SUNSET FARMS RD
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107
Phone 860-236-3301
Manager: BRAD GRISWOLD
119 PARK RD
PLEASANT VALLEY, CT 06063
Phone 860-459-1575

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 35/day *
90% local general aviation
9% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 16 August 2022

Additional Remarks

- DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT - BIRDS PARTICULARLY IN APCH TO RWY 03.
- RWY 03 HAS AN UP-HILL GRADE.
- FOR CD CTC YANKEE APCH AT 860-386-3597. IF UNA, CTC FSS.

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)
4B8 - Robertson Field Airport (14 nm S)
KBAF - Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (15 nm N)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (20 nm NE)
  
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Aerial photo of 4B9 (Simsbury Airport)
Photo by Philip E. Worley
Photo taken 29-May-2006
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3009:30
Sunrise06:0010:00
Sunset19:3923:39
Evening civil twilight20:0900:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Apr-2024 00:39:24
Local (UTC-4)  22-Apr-2024 20:39:24
 
METAR
KBDL 
4nm E 		222351Z 34003KT 10SM CLR 12/M09 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01221094 10161 20122 53010
KHFD 
12nm SE 		222353Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 12/M09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01221094 10156 20122 53011
KBAF 
15nm N 		222353Z 28004KT 10SM CLR 12/M09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01171094 10150 20117 53011
TAF
KBDL 
4nm E 		222021Z 2220/2324 32008KT P6SM SKC FM222300 32005KT P6SM SKC FM230400 00000KT P6SM SKC FM231100 18003KT P6SM SKC FM231400 19007KT P6SM FEW250 FM231800 19010G18KT P6SM FEW200
KBAF 
15nm N 		222021Z 2220/2318 33007KT P6SM SKC FM230300 31003KT P6SM SKC FM230500 00000KT P6SM SKC FM231300 18005KT P6SM SKC FM231600 19008KT P6SM FEW250
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 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Simsbury Flying Club 860-459-1575
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100LL
SS $8.49 
 Updated 06-Mar-2024
  
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