FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5B6 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-35-08.1000N / 070-32-25.3000W
41-35.135000N / 070-32.421667W
41.5855833 / -70.5403611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 43 ft. / 13.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16W (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of FALMOUTH, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 02536 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BDR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-AUG THU-MON 0800-1630, SEP-MAY IREG |
| Pattern altitude: | 1043 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 07/25 AND TRIL RY 07 AND 25 - 122.7. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at MVY (12 nm S): | PHONE 508-696-6988 |
| WX ASOS at HYA (13 nm NE): | PHONE 508-862-2601 |
| WX ASOS at EWB (19 nm W): | PHONE 508-992-0195 |
- CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT FSS (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MVYr031/11.8 | | MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 15W |
| ACKr323/29.4 | | NANTUCKET VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 15W |
| LFVr237/34.3 | | MARCONI VOR/DME | | 114.70 | | 16W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 2298 x 40 ft. / 700 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 41-35.016423N | | 41-35.252345N |
| Longitude: | 070-32.617743W | | 070-32.223817W |
| Elevation: | 38.0 ft. | | 41.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | tri-color VASI on left | | tri-color VASI on left |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 33 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | FALMOUTH AIRPARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOC.
67 AIRPARK DR.
E. FALMOUTH, MA 02536
Phone 508-548-9617 |
| Manager: | RANDY O. SIMON
67 AIRPARK DR.
E. FALMOUTH, MA 02536
Phone 508-548-9617 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 February 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE AWARE OF HI-SPEED MILITARY JET & HEAVY HEL TFC VCNTY OTIS ANGB. |
| - | ARPT CLSD TO ACFT EXCEEDING 5000 LBS PUBLISHED MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. |
| - | TURF AROUND RY 07/25 SOFT AFTER RAIN. |
| - | TRANSIENT OPNS DAYTIME ONLY. NO NIGHT TRANSIENT TAKEOFFS OR LDGS. |
| - | PROP-LOCKS RQRD FOR ALL ACFT REMAINING OVERNIGHT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5B6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFMH - Otis Air National Guard Base (4 nm N)
KMVY - Martha's Vineyard Airport (12 nm S)
KHYA - Barnstable Municipal Airport-Boardman/Polando Field (13 nm NE)
KEWB - New Bedford Regional Airport (19 nm W)
KPYM - Plymouth Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Petruzzi - Flying by Rich Martini
Photo taken 27-Apr-2006
from a Grumman Tiger on final for runway 25
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Falmouth Airpark that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:59 | | 08:59 |
| Sunrise | | 05:31 | | 09:31 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 08:33:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 04:33:42 |
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| METAR |
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KFMH
3nm N | 240755Z 16009KT 5SM BR SCT003 OVC007 23/21 A3002 RMK SLP165
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KMVY
12nm S | 240753Z AUTO 18012KT 5SM BR CLR 23/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02330222
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KHYA
13nm E | 240756Z 19009G15KT 6SM BR BKN006 24/22 A3003 RMK AO2 CIG 005V009 SLP170 T02440222
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KEWB
19nm W | 240813Z 17009KT 9SM FEW017 23/22 A3000 RMK AO2
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KFMH
3nm N | 240720Z 240706 17009KT 5SM BR BKN006 BKN035 TEMPO 0708 3SM -SHRA BR SCT006 OVC020 FM0800 17012KT 4SM BR VCSH BKN008CB FM1400 20020G28KT 4SM SHRA BR BKN012 FM1900 20020G30KT 3SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC012CB TEMPO 2124 1 1/2SM +TSRA BR OVC006CB
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KHYA
13nm E | 240631Z 240706 19010KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN006 TEMPO 0912 22012G22KT 1SM +SHRA BR SCT006 OVC015CB FM1400 20016G24KT 4SM SHRA BR BKN015 FM1900 21017G25KT 3SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC012CB TEMPO 2124 1 1/2SM +TSRA BR OVC006CB
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| NOTAMs |
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