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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 5B2
Lat/Long: 43-03-02.6000N / 073-51-41.8000W
43-03.043333N / 073-51.696667W
43.0507222 / -73.8616111
(estimated)
Elevation: 433.8 ft. / 132.2 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: 1200.8 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 & 14/32; REIL RYS 05 & 23, & 32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
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
HUNTER029/12.235614WHEU .... . ..-
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: 4699 x 100 ft. / 1432 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: 43-02.725642N43-03.330953N
Longitude: 073-52.041795W073-51.384947W
Elevation: 433.8 ft.426.8 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)
VASI RY 05 OTS INDEFLY.		4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 87 ft. trees, 1563 ft. from runway, 315 ft. both sides of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear87 ft. trees, 2127 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: 43-03.265635N43-02.855522N
Longitude: 073-52.029913W073-51.327437W
Elevation: 431.6 ft.425.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 143 magnetic, 129 true323 magnetic, 309 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI RY 32 OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 72 ft. trees, 433 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear66 ft. trees, 679 ft. from runway, 7:1 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: 62
Single engine airplanes: 39
Multi engine airplanes: 5
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 29 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (230KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (283KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (198KB)

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 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5708:57
Sunrise05:3009:30
Sunset20:1400:14
Evening civil twilight20:4700:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 18:06:43
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 14:06:43
 
METAR
KSCH 
12nm S 		181650Z 06006KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A3026
KALB 
18nm S 		181751Z 25005KT 10SM SCT080 BKN260 22/04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP239 T02170039 10222 20106 56020
KGFL 
20nm NE 		181753Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM SCT080 21/02 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP242 T02110022 10217 20111 56019
TAF
KALB 
18nm S 		181721Z 1818/1918 VRB05KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM190000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 BKN200 FM191200 17009KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
KGFL 
20nm NE 		181721Z 1818/1918 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 BKN250 FM190000 00000KT P6SM BKN080 BKN200 FM190900 00000KT 3SM MIFG BKN080 FM191200 18005KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
North American Flight Services
Check out our comments 		UNICOM 122.80
518-885-5470
toll-free 1-888-359-7912
[web site]
[email]		 Experience first class hospitality and quality with North American Flight Services. Our state of the art facility combines high tech design with small town charm in beautiful up-state New York. North American is less than 6 miles from the historical Saratoga Race Course, beautiful downtown Saratoga springs, and the internationally acclaimed Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Our FAR 145 repair station maintenance facility has dedicated staff and provides the highest quality aircraft maintenance available. North American is dedicated to our customers, fly into Saratoga and let us prove it to you!
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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 3.9 134-149
GIDEON PUTNAM RESORT AND SPA 3.2 139-219
 

Other hotels near Saratoga County Airport

Miles Price ($)
ROBIN HOOD MOTEL 2.2 
BEST WESTERN PLUS PARK INN 3.6 160-170
ROOSEVELT INN AND SUITES 3.9 109-139
HOLIDAY INN SARATOGA SPRINGS 4.2 246-390
COMMUNITY COURT AT CONGRESS PARK 4.2 79-80
BATCHELLER MANSION INN 4.2 
SARATOGA DOWNTOWNER 4.4 
HAMPTON INN & SUITES SARATOGA SPRINGS DOWNTOWN 4.5 189-269
SARATOGA ARMS 4.5 239-299
THE SARATOGA HILTON 4.6 161-309
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SARATOGA SPRINGS 4.9 179-180
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SARATOGA SPRINGS 5.9 169-179

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

12 in Saratoga Springs
5 in Clifton Park
1 in 
8 in Schenectady
2 in Amsterdam
1 in South Glens Falls
 

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