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5B7

Rensselaer County Airport
Troy, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5B7
Lat/Long:	42-41-29.9000N 073-34-47.9000W 42-41.498333N 073-34.798333W 42.6916389,-73.5799722 (estimated)
Elevation:	440 ft. / 134 m (estimated)
Variation:	14W (1985)
From city:	6 miles SE of TROY, NY
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	12140

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1969
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BTV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX ASOS at ALB (10 nm W):	120.45 (518-218-6284)
WX ASOS at AQW (18 nm E):	134.775 (413-664-6658)
WX AWOS-3 at SCH (18 nm NW):	119.275 (518-399-6586)
WX ASOS at DDH (19 nm NE):	135.925 (802-442-6059)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ALBr122/10.4	ALBANY VORTAC	115.30	13W
CAMr224/20.9	CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME	115.00	14W
CTRr324/36.8	CHESTER VOR/DME	115.10	13W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HUNTER		136/18.4		356		14W		HEU	.... . ..-
JOHNSTOWN		133/37.9		523		14W		JJH	.--- .--- ....

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

2670 x 50 ft. / 814 x 15 m
RWY 18 FIRST 40 FT OVERGROWN WITH GRASS.

Surface:

asphalt/L
WIDESPREAD SVR CRACKING AND DISTORTION. SVR SPALLING AND FAULTING. WIDESPREAD VEGETATION.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

8.0

Runway edge markings:

MARKING NRS FADED.

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

42-41.706333N

42-41.290422N

Longitude:

073-34.895532W

073-34.702262W

Elevation:

436.0 ft.

438.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

175 magnetic, 161 true

355 magnetic, 341 true

Markings:

none

basic, in poor condition

Obstructions:

53 ft. trees, 349 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
11FT TREE 153FT FM RWY END, 8FT L.

97 ft. trees, 287 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left and right of centerline
18 FT TREE 164 FM RWY END, 35 FT R; 8 FT TREE 102 FT FM RWY END, 19 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DU THIS DU THAT INC PO BOX 304 POSTENKILL, NY 12140 Phone (518) 596-5947
Manager:	GEORGE DUJACK, JR. P.O. 304 POSTENKILL, NY 12140 Phone (518) 596-5947

Additional Remarks

-	DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	SRNDG TRRN SLOPES DOWN TO RWY; DUE TO HIGHER SRNDG TRRN RCMD USE OF THE FLWG PROCS: DEP RWY 36 - USE BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB SPEED UNTIL WELL CLEAR OF RESIDENTIAL AREA N OF RWY 36;
-	ARRS RWY 18 - MNTN SUF ALT ON FINAL SO AS TO AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH POWER OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH UNDERLIES FINAL APCH TO RWY 18. DEPS RWY 18 & ARRS RWY 36 - USE NORMAL PROCS.
-	TSNT ACFT CALL (518) 596-5947 FOR FIELD CONDS PRIOR TO ARR.
-	FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5B7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALB - Albany International Airport (10 nm W)
4B0 - South Albany Airport (14 nm SW)
KAQW - Harriman-and-West Airport (18 nm E)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (18 nm NW)
KDDH - William H Morse State Airport (19 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:52	11:52
Sunrise	07:24	12:24
Sunset	16:42	21:42
Evening civil twilight	17:14	22:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Jan-2026 04:38:00
Local (UTC-5)	13-Jan-2026 23:38:00

METAR

KALB 10nm W	140351Z 16014G25KT 10SM BKN070 OVC250 05/M04 A2962 RMK AO2 PK WND 17027/0303 SLP033 T00501039
KSCH 18nm NW	132353Z 17005KT 10SM OVC090 05/M04 A2971
KAQW 18nm E	140352Z AUTO 10SM FEW070 BKN100 06/M04 A2964 RMK AO2 PK WND 24040/0320 SLP043 T00561044
KDDH 19nm NE	140354Z AUTO 17011G18KT 10SM OVC065 06/M05 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP037 T00561050
KPSF 20nm SE	140354Z AUTO 20009G18KT 10SM FEW085 03/M04 A2964 RMK AO2 PK WND 20027/0313 SLP039 T00331044

TAF

KALB
10nm W

131720Z 1318/1418 17009KT P6SM FEW035 BKN120 FM132300 17015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 WS020/21043KT FM140400 17010G20KT P6SM FEW030 BKN080 FM141400 16010G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC025 PROB30 1415/1418 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015

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