FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5B2 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-03-02.6000N / 073-51-41.8000W
43-03.043333N / 073-51.696667W
43.0507222 / -73.8616111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 433.8 ft. / 132.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 12020 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | 5B2 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1200.8 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 & 14/32; REIL RYS 05 & 23, & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.025 (518-884-9289) |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 118.05 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 118.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SCH (12 nm S): | 119.275 (518-399-6586) |
| WX ASOS at ALB (18 nm S): | PHONE 518-464-6423 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ALBr005/18.4 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| GFLr226/20.6 | | GLENS FALLS VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 14W |
| CAMr292/23.0 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HUNTER | | 029/12.2 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
| JOHNSTOWN | | 096/20.8 | | 523 | | 14W | | JJH | .--- .--- .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4699 x 100 ft. / 1432 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-02.725642N | | 43-03.330953N |
| Longitude: | 073-52.041795W | | 073-51.384947W |
| Elevation: | 433.8 ft. | | 426.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 039 true | | 233 magnetic, 219 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI RY 05 OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 87 ft. trees, 1563 ft. from runway, 315 ft. both sides of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 87 ft. trees, 2127 ft. from runway, 150 ft. both sides of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-03.265635N | | 43-02.855522N |
| Longitude: | 073-52.029913W | | 073-51.327437W |
| Elevation: | 431.6 ft. | | 425.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 129 true | | 323 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI RY 32 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 433 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 66 ft. trees, 679 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SARATOGA COUNTY
3654 GALWAY RD
BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020
Phone (518) 885-2235
TOM SPEZIALE, SARATOGA CO. DPW. |
| Manager: | DAVE TONEY
405 GREENFIELD AVE.
BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020
Phone 518-885-5470
NORTH AMERICAN FLIGHT SERVICES |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 62 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 16 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 106/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A104 | PEAK DURING RACING SEASON. |
| - | JET OR TURBINE ACFT USE 5 OR 23. |
| - | GLIDER ACTVTY ON WKENDS & OCNLY WKDAYS WITH EXTENSIVE PRE-LAUNCH & AFTER LDG GND OPNS ON SHOULDERS OF RY IN USE. |
| - | ALBANY ANG HELS DO TGL OPNS USUALLY DURG DALGT HRS. |
| - | YEAR ROUND FEDERALLY & STATE PROTECTED HABITAT FOR KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY; UNAUTHORIZED OFF-PAVEMENT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 118.125 THRU ALB CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (283KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (150KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (12 nm S)
KALB - Albany International Airport (18 nm S)
KGFL - Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (21 nm NE)
NY0 - Fulton County Airport (21 nm W)
KDDH - William H. Morse State Airport (29 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 09:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 00:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 11:55:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 07:55:33 |
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| METAR |
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KSCH
12nm S | 130150Z 00000KT 10SM SCT090 OVC110 22/17 A2992
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KALB
18nm S | 131051Z 30004KT 10SM -RA SCT012 BKN055 OVC085 19/17 A2982 RMK AO2 RAB21 SLP097 SCT V BKN CB DSNT W P0000 T01940172
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KGFL
20nm NE | 131053Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM RA BR BKN090 OVC110 16/16 A2982 RMK AO2 RAB35 SLP097 P0002 T01610156 $
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KALB
18nm S | 130537Z 1306/1406 18005KT P6SM SCT050 OVC080 FM130900 19005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC050 FM131200 19006KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN025 OVC040 FM131400 18007KT 3SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 1314/1317 2SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM132000 19007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050 FM140000 26006KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050
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KGFL
20nm NE | 130902Z 1309/1406 00000KT 5SM BR SCT035 OVC050 TEMPO 1309/1311 2SM BR FM131100 VRB03KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN025 OVC040 FM131400 20004KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 1314/1317 2SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM132000 19007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050 FM140000 23005KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050
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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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