FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
| ALBr005/18.4 | | 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 |
| HUNTER | | 029/12.2 | | 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: | 4699 x 100 ft. / 1432 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-02.725642N | | 43-03.330953N |
| Longitude: | 073-52.041795W | | 073-51.384947W |
| Elevation: | 433.8 ft. | | 426.8 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) VASI RY 05 OTS INDEFLY. | | 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: | 87 ft. trees, 1563 ft. from runway, 315 ft. both sides of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 87 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-03.265635N | | 43-02.855522N |
| Longitude: | 073-52.029913W | | 073-51.327437W |
| Elevation: | 431.6 ft. | | 425.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 129 true | | 323 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 433 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 66 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
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (283KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (150KB) |
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)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Yahoo!
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Saratoga County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 22:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:40 | | 22:40 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 19:38:27 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 15:38:27 |
|
| METAR |
KSCH 12nm S | 161650Z 15004KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3000
|
KALB 18nm S | 161651Z 16010KT 10SM FEW140 BKN170 OVC260 16/10 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01610100
|
KGFL 20nm NE | 161653Z AUTO 18010G17KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01610106
|
|
| TAF |
KALB 18nm S | 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM161500 16005KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM170100 16005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050
|
KGFL 20nm NE | 161244Z 1613/1712 00000KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 TEMPO 1613/1615 BKN030 FM161500 18005KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM170100 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|