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5B2 Saratoga County Airport
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 5B2
Lat/Long: 43-03-02.5886N / 073-51-41.8000W
43-03.043143N / 073-51.696667W
43.0507191 / -73.8616111
(estimated)
Elevation: 434 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
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: 1201 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
ALBr005/18.4ALBANY VORTAC115.3013W
GFLr226/20.6GLENS FALLS VORTAC110.2014W
CAMr292/23.0CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME115.0014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HUNTER029/12.335614WHEU .... . ..-
JOHNSTOWN096/20.852314WJJH .--- .--- ....

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: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 43-02.725643N43-03.330960N
Longitude: 073-52.041805W073-51.384962W
Elevation: 433.9 ft.426.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 053 magnetic, 039 true233 magnetic, 219 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 89 ft. trees, 1035 ft. from runway, 315 ft. both sides of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
RY 05 HAS ADDITIONAL TREES 85 FT TALL, 559 FT FM RY END 307 FT LEFT.
58 ft. trees, 1530 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: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 43-03.265640N43-02.855522N
Longitude: 073-52.029872W073-51.327443W
Elevation: 431.7 ft.425.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 143 magnetic, 129 true323 magnetic, 309 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 76 ft. trees, 592 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear78 ft. trees, 835 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
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: 70
Single engine airplanes: 49
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
Gliders airplanes: 16
    
Aircraft operations: avg 106/day *
57% local general aviation
39% transient general aviation
4% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 28 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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED**   download
VOR/DME-A **CHANGED**   download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (68KB)

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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From to 5B2

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3311:33
Sunrise07:0212:02
Sunset17:1722:17
Evening civil twilight17:4722:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 00:20:48
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 19:20:48
 
METAR
KSCH 
12nm S 
092345Z 00000KT 10SM SCT110 M03/M08 A2992
KALB 
18nm S 
092351Z 35005KT 10SM OVC120 M02/M10 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP136 T10221100 11006 21028 56017
KGFL 
20nm NE 
092353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M10 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP144 T10391100 11011 21044 56013
TAF
KALB 
18nm S 
092328Z 1000/1024 00000KT P6SM OVC200 FM100400 00000KT P6SM SCT045 BKN090 OVC180 FM100800 VRB03KT 5SM -SN BKN035 OVC070 FM101200 01006KT 2SM -SN BKN020 OVC040 FM101600 36008KT 1/2SM SN VV005 FM102000 35012G20KT 1SM -SN OVC015
KGFL 
20nm NE 
092328Z 1000/1024 00000KT P6SM OVC250 FM100500 00000KT P6SM BKN090 OVC180 FM101000 04003KT 5SM -SN BKN040 OVC080 FM101500 03006KT 2SM -SN BKN025 OVC050 FM102000 02012G20KT 1SM -SN OVC020
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Saratoga County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Saratoga County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 5B2 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HILTON GARDEN INN SARATOGA SPRINGS 3.9 152-399
GIDEON PUTNAM RESORT AND SPA 3.2 209-392
 

Other hotels near Saratoga County Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN PARK INN 3.6 243-270
GRAND UNION HOTEL 3.9 159-239
HOLIDAY INN SARATOGA SPRINGS 4.2 264-350
COMMUNITY COURT AT CONGRESS PARK 4.2 75-145
BATCHELLER MANSION INN 4.2 160-465
ROOSEVELT INN AND SUITES 4.3 210-485
THE SARATOGA HILTON 4.6 206-559
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SARATOGA SPRINGS 4.9 161-1009
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SARATOGA SPRINGS 5.9 179-484

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Saratoga County Airport

13 in Saratoga Springs
5 in Clifton Park
9 in Schenectady
2 in Amsterdam
 

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