FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 & 14/32; REIL RYS 05 & 23, & 32 - 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 | | 029/12.2 | | 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: | 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)
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: | 43-03.265640N | | 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: | 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: | | 60 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 37 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | 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 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (269KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (339KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (226KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (76KB) |
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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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 22:02:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 17:02:09 |
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| METAR |
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KSCH
12nm S | 121445Z 29010G16KT 10SM SCT048 BKN090 M11/M16 A2984
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KALB
18nm S | 122151Z 29014G29KT 10SM FEW043 BKN070 M07/M16 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 28030/2105 SLP099 T10721156
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KGFL
20nm NE | 122153Z AUTO 34012KT 10SM CLR M08/M20 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP095 T10831200
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KALB
18nm S | 121755Z 1218/1318 30013G20KT P6SM BKN060 FM122300 30009KT P6SM BKN040 FM130600 28005KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM130900 28009KT 4SM -SHSN BKN030 FM131600 29014G22KT P6SM BKN035
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KGFL
20nm NE | 121729Z 1218/1318 32009KT P6SM SCT040 SCT070 FM130100 30003KT P6SM BKN040 FM131300 27010KT P6SM BKN040
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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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