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5B7 Rensselaer County Airport
Troy, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 12140

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1969
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BTV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 1500 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS at ALB (10 nm W): PHONE 518-464-6423
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
ALBr122/10.4ALBANY VORTAC115.3013W
CAMr224/20.9CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME115.0014W
CTRr324/36.8CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
GFLr192/39.0GLENS FALLS VORTAC110.2014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HUNTER136/18.435614WHEU .... . ..-
DALTON321/22.437015WDXT -.. -..- -
PHILMONT027/27.127213WPFH .--. ..-. ....
GREAT BARRINGTON360/31.539514WGBR --. -... .-.
MOUNT SNOW261/34.522415WVWD ...- .-- -..
JOHNSTOWN133/37.952314WJJH .--- .--- ....

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2670 x 50 ft. / 814 x 15 m
RY 18 FIRST 40 FT OVERGROWN WITH GRASS.
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RY 18/36 PAVEMENT CRACKED, LOOSE ROCKS & VEGETATION.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge markings: MARKING NUMBERS FADED
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-41.706333N42-41.290422N
Longitude: 073-34.895532W073-34.702262W
Elevation: 436.0 ft.438.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 175 magnetic, 161 true355 magnetic, 341 true
Markings: numbers only, in poor condition
Obstructions: 46 ft. trees, 290 ft. from runway, 89 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
RY HAS +43 FT TREES, 23 FT FM RY END, 118 FT LEFT.
85 ft. trees, 343 ft. from runway, 98 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
HAS +41 FT TO +78 FT TREES, 30 FT TO 167 FT FM RY, 88 FT TO 102 FT RIGHT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DU THIS DU THAT INC
PO BOX 304
POSTENKILL, NY 12140
Phone 518-421-2389
Manager: GEORGE DUJACK, JR.
P.O. 304
POSTENKILL, NY 12140
Phone 518-421-2389

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 67/month *
94% local general aviation
6% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 19 November 2010

Additional Remarks

DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
SURROUNDING TERRAIN SLOPES DOWN TO RY; DUE TO HIGHER SURROUNDING TERRAIN RECOMMEND USE OF THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES: DEP RY 36 - USE BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB SPEED UNTIL WELL CLEAR OF RESIDENTIAL AREA N OF RY 36;
ARRIVALS RY 18 - MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALT ON FINAL SO AS TO AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH POWER OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH UNDERLIES FINAL APCH TO RY 18. DEPARTURES RY 18 & ARRIVALS RY 36 - USE NORMAL PROCEDURES.
TRANSIENT ACFT CALL (518) 279-1394 FOR FIELD CONDS PRIOR TO ARR.
LARGE HOLE/CRATER 32 FT FM BEGINNING OF RY 36.

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)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (18 nm NW)
KDDH - William H. Morse State Airport (19 nm NE)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (20 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4110:41
Sunrise07:1011:10
Sunset18:1022:10
Evening civil twilight18:3922:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 19:41:34
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 15:41:34
 
METAR
KALB 
10nm W 
161651Z 16010KT 10SM FEW140 BKN170 OVC260 16/10 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01610100
KSCH 
18nm NW 
161650Z 15004KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3000
KAQW 
18nm E 
161652Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01670078
KDDH 
19nm NE 
161654Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01720094
KPSF 
20nm SE 
161654Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW018 16/10 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01610100
TAF
KALB 
10nm W 
161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM161500 16005KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM170100 16005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Rensselaer County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HILTON GARDEN INN TROY 5.7 130-209

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 Rensselaer County Airport

2 in Troy
2 in Rensselaer
4 in East Greenbush
38 in Albany
16 in Latham
1 in Castleton On Hudson
1 in Berlin
2 in Glenmont
5 in Clifton Park
 

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