FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5B2 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-03-04.5400N / 073-51-40.3000W
43-03.075667N / 073-51.671667W
43.0512611 / -73.8611944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 433 ft. / 132 m (estimated) |
| 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 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23, VASI RY 23, REIL RY 23, & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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 |
| CAMr293/22.9 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HUNTER | | 029/12.3 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
| JOHNSTOWN | | 095/20.9 | | 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: | 4700 x 100 ft. / 1433 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-02.790217N | | 43-03.395600N |
| Longitude: | 073-51.972017W | | 073-51.315067W |
| Elevation: | 433.2 ft. | | 427.8 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) | | 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: | 97 ft. trees, 1166 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. trees, 1535 ft. from runway, 20:1 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: | 43-03.265750N | | 43-02.855567N |
| Longitude: | 073-52.029767W | | 073-51.327317W |
| Elevation: | 432.2 ft. | | 425.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 129 true | | 323 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI CLNC PLANE OBSTN EXISTS ON RY 32 DUE TO TREE HEIGHT. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 69 ft. trees, 545 ft. from runway, 255 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 71 ft. trees, 827 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SARATOGA COUNTY
3654 GALWAY RD
BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020 |
| Manager: | JOYCE RICHARDS
410 GREENFIELD AVENUE
BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020
Phone 518-885-5354 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 69 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 59 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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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 01 July 2005 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (254KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (275KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 09:06 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 09:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 00:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 03:28:47 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 23:28:47 |
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| METAR |
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KALB
18nm S | 100251Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP060 T00940067 50003
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KGFL
20nm NE | 100253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP065 T00940044 50005
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| TAF |
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KALB
18nm S | 092330Z 100024 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 FM1200 34008KT P6SM SCT070 BKN180 FM2100 33010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 OVC130
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KGFL
20nm NE | 092330Z 100024 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM1300 01007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN180 FM2000 02009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 OVC150
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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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