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 |
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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 | | 029/12.3 | | 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: | 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: | 43-02.725643N | | 43-03.330960N |
| Longitude: | 073-52.041805W | | 073-51.384962W |
| Elevation: | 433.9 ft. | | 426.9 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: | 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-03.265640N | | 43-02.855522N |
| Longitude: | 073-52.029872W | | 073-51.327443W |
| Elevation: | 431.7 ft. | | 425.7 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: | 76 ft. trees, 592 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear | | 78 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 |
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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 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
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:48 | | 08:48 |
| Sunrise | | 05:23 | | 09:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 17:18:35 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 13:18:35 |
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| METAR |
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KSCH
12nm S | 031745Z 29008KT 10SM SCT065 23/17 A2980 RMK OCNL -RA
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KALB
18nm S | 041651Z 30013G21KT 10SM SCT039 BKN060 22/13 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02170128
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KGFL
20nm NE | 041653Z AUTO 25013G24KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 27029/1632 SLP078 T02220111
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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
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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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| 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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