FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6B6 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-27-37.3875N 071-31-04.8428W
42-27.623125N 071-31.080713W
42.4603854,-71.5180119
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 280 ft. / 85 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 16W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of STOW, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 01775 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BDR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1312 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| BOSTON APPROACH: | 124.4 |
| BOSTON DEPARTURE: | 124.4 |
| WX ASOS at BED (10 nm E): | 124.6 (781-274-9733) |
| WX ASOS at FIT (12 nm NW): | 135.175 (978-343-9121) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at ASH (19 nm N): | 125.1 (603-578-0473) |
| WX ASOS at ORH (20 nm SW): | PHONE 508-795-7546 |
- CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT RADIO (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BOSr301/24.2 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
| GDMr116/24.4 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
| MHTr210/25.3 | | MANCHESTER VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 15W |
| PUTr040/33.6 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3110 x 48 ft. / 948 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 42-27.398000N | | 42-27.888167N |
| Longitude: | 071-31.230833W | | 071-31.032333W |
| Elevation: | 280.0 ft. | | 268.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 017 true | | 213 magnetic, 197 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 48 ft. hill, lighted, 340 ft. from runway, 270 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
GND RISES GRADUALLY TO +12 FT FM END OF PAVEMENT. | | 70 ft. trees, 1850 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 1600 x 40 ft. / 488 x 12 m |
| Surface: | turf, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-27.621833N | | 42-27.546833N |
| Longitude: | 071-31.152333W | | 071-30.811333W |
| Elevation: | 259.0 ft. | | 254.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 122 magnetic, 106 true | | 302 magnetic, 286 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 125 ft. of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | MINUTE MAN AIRFIELD INC
302 BOXBORO RD
STOW, MA 01775
Phone 978-897-3933 |
| Manager: | DONALD MC PHERSON
302 BOXBORO RD
STOW, MA 01775
Phone 978-897-3933 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 67 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 66 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 70/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 49% | local general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TPA FOR LGT ACFT 1032 FT AGL. |
| - | BFR USING RWY 12/30 CALL AMGR TO DTRM RWY CONDS. |
| - | TREE OBSTN IN APCH; PRIM & TRSN SFCS RWYS 03 & 12/30. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT NTFY AMGR 978-897-3933 OF INTN TO OPR BTN 2300-0600. |
| - | FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5552. |
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 from 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (472KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBED - Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport (10 nm E)
KFIT - Fitchburg Municipal Airport (12 nm NW)
KASH - Boire Field Airport (19 nm N)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (20 nm SW)
1B6 - Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (21 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Karl Swenson
Photo taken 29-Sep-2013
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Minute Man Air Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Jan-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 21:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jan-2023 22:12:46 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Jan-2023 17:12:46 |
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KBED
10nm E | 302151Z 11007KT 10SM BKN047 BKN080 07/01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP198 T00720011
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KFIT
12nm NW | 302152Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM BKN050 07/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP187 T00721011
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KASH
18nm N | 302156Z 00000KT 10SM BKN049 06/M01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00561011
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KORH
19nm SW | 302154Z 25006KT 10SM CLR 06/00 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP185 T00610000
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KBED
10nm E | 301733Z 3018/3118 27004KT P6SM BKN045 FM310400 28003KT P6SM BKN030 FM310700 31004KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM311000 30005KT P6SM OVC050 FM311600 31009KT P6SM BKN140
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KORH
19nm SW | 301733Z 3018/3118 30004KT P6SM BKN040 FM310300 25005KT P6SM BKN030 FM310500 29005KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM310900 30007KT P6SM VCSH OVC035
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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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