FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 JULY 2020
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN OTS 2300-0700. DUSK-2300 |
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 |
| LWMr243/25.1 | | LAWRENCE VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 15W |
| MHTr210/25.3 | | MANCHESTER VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 15W |
| PUTr040/33.6 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
| EENr134/39.6 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 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
RWY 03 GND RISES GRADULY 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/gravel, in fair 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. |
| - | HEL USE RP. |
| - | UPWIND AND CROSSWIND APCHS NOT RCMDD. |
| - | 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 603-594-5551. |
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 16 July 2020 at 0901Z to 13 August 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (227KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 21 | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (243KB) |
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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Times for 11-Aug-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 09:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:51 | | 23:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Aug-2020 01:38:14 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Aug-2020 21:38:14 |
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| METAR |
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KBED
10nm E | 120051Z 20011KT 10SM CLR 28/19 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02780189
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KFIT
12nm NW | 120052Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 28/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02780194
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KASH
18nm N | 120056Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02890228
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KORH
19nm SW | 120054Z 21013KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02500189
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KBED
10nm E | 112027Z 1120/1218 21008KT P6SM SCT050 FM121300 24005KT P6SM VCSH BKN035
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KORH
19nm SW | 112027Z 1120/1218 20012KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM112300 21009KT P6SM FEW050 FM120900 24006KT P6SM BKN060 FM121300 26005KT P6SM VCSH 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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