FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | 5B2 |
Lat/Long: | 43-03-02.6000N 073-51-41.9000W 43-03.043333N 073-51.698333W 43.0507222,-73.8616389 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 433.9 ft. / 132.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14W (1995) |
From city: | 3 miles SW of SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 12020 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 08/1943 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | 5B2 (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0730-DUSK |
Pattern altitude: | 1200.9 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
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): | 120.45 (518-464-6423) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ALBr005/18.4 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
CAMr292/23.0 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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: | PCN 46 /F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 116.0 | Double wheel: | 192.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 43-02.725627N | | 43-03.330943N |
Longitude: | 073-52.041803W | | 073-51.384960W |
Elevation: | 433.9 ft. | | 427.0 ft. |
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: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 89 ft. trees, 1579 ft. from runway, 194 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 89 ft. trees, 1876 ft. from runway, 88 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 30 /F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 83.0 | Double wheel: | 126.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity RY LIGHTS OTS. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 43-03.265625N | | 43-02.855512N |
Longitude: | 073-52.029923W | | 073-51.327443W |
Elevation: | 431.8 ft. | | 425.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 129 true | | 323 magnetic, 309 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 69 ft. trees, 455 ft. from runway, 222 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 73 ft. trees, 713 ft. from runway, 72 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear PAVED SVC ROAD 186 FT LEFT OF CTRLN, ALONG RWY TO TXY C. |
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 GREG BALL, SARATOGA CO DPW. |
Manager: | JON ZILKA 405 GREENFIELD AVE. BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020 Phone 518-885-5470 FBO |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 94 | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 3 | Gliders airplanes: | | 45 |
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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 15 June 2017 | |
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. |
- | FOR CD IF GCO UNA CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299. |
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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (245KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (301KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Nick Tognacci
Photo taken 03-Oct-2013
looking south at 7500'.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 10:31 |
Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 11:00 |
Sunset | | 19:06 | | 23:06 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:35 | | 23:35 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Mar-2024 09:22:51 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Mar-2024 05:22:51 |
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METAR |
KSCH 12nm S | 190145Z 27008G15KT 10SM BKN030 BKN039 OVC120 02/M04 A2969 RMK LAST
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KALB 18nm S | 190902Z 28013G25KT 10SM -SN FEW035 BKN055 OVC070 01/M05 A2969 RMK AO2 SNB02 P0000 T00111050
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KGFL 20nm NE | 190853Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM FEW060 BKN080 OVC090 00/M06 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP046 60000 T00001056 51002
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TAF |
KALB 18nm S | 190520Z 1906/2006 28010G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM190900 29012G22KT P6SM BKN050 FM192200 24005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 PROB30 2003/2006 3SM -SHSN BR OVC030
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KGFL 20nm NE | 190520Z 1906/2006 26007KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 TEMPO 1906/1909 4SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM190900 29009KT P6SM BKN040 FM191400 27010G18KT P6SM BKN050 FM192200 24004KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 PROB30 2002/2006 3SM -SHSN BR OVC030
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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