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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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: 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (263KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (275KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (232KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   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 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4808:48
Sunrise05:2309:23
Sunset20:3700:37
Evening civil twilight21:1201:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 17:18:35
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 13:18:35
 
METAR
KSCH 
12nm S 
031745Z 29008KT 10SM SCT065 23/17 A2980 RMK OCNL -RA
KALB 
18nm S 
041651Z 30013G21KT 10SM SCT039 BKN060 22/13 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02170128
KGFL 
20nm NE 
041653Z AUTO 25013G24KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 27029/1632 SLP078 T02220111
TAF
KALB 
18nm S 
041135Z 0412/0512 00000KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100 TEMPO 0412/0414 BKN025 FM041400 27012KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM041700 28014G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM050000 30010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM050600 21005KT P6SM FEW250
KGFL 
20nm NE 
041135Z 0412/0512 24007KT P6SM BKN040 OVC100 FM041600 25012G18KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM050000 28006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM050600 23004KT 5SM BR FEW250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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North American Flight Services 122.775
518-885-5470
888-359-7912
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[email]
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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 99-110
GIDEON PUTNAM RESORT AND SPA 3.2 89-139
 

Other hotels near Saratoga County Airport

Miles Price ($)
GRAND UNION HOTEL 3.9 79-132
THE INN AT SARATOGA 4.2 108-146
HOLIDAY INN SARATOGA SPRINGS 4.2 
COMMUNITY COURT @ CONGRESS PARK 4.2 75-76
BATCHELLER MANSION INN 4.2 129-266
HAMPTON STE SARATOGA SPRINGS DT 4.5 129-189
THE SARATOGA HILTON 4.6 99-269
COURTYARD SARATOGA SPRINGS 4.9 123-324
BEST WESTERN PARK INN 5.0 90-130
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SARATOGA SPRINGS 5.9 119-199

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
1 in Wilton
5 in Clifton Park
10 in Schenectady
2 in Amsterdam
 

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