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7B9 Ellington Airport
Ellington, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 7B9
Lat/Long: 41-55-31.5000N / 072-27-25.6000W
41-55.525000N / 072-27.426667W
41.9254167 / -72.4571111
(estimated)
Elevation: 253 ft. / 77 m (estimated)
Variation: 15W (1985)
From city: 2 miles N of ELLINGTON, CT
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 06029

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1968
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BDR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
Pattern altitude: 1253 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-2400. NSTD LIRL RY 01/19 OPERATES DUSK - 0000; AFTER 0000 FOR NSTD LIRL RY 01/19 CALL 860-871-2054.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS at BDL (10 nm W): PHONE 860-627-9732
WX ASOS at HFD (14 nm SW): PHONE 860-527-5837
WX ASOS at IJD (16 nm SE): 133.675 (860-456-8839)
WX ASOS at BAF (18 nm NW): PHONE 413-568-2267

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BDLr109/10.4BRADLEY VORTAC109.0014W
CEFr183/16.6WESTOVER VORTAC114.0014W
HFDr026/17.5HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W
BAFr155/18.3BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
PUTr280/27.4PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W
ORWr331/30.2NORWICH VOR/DME110.0014W
CTRr148/31.0CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
MADr029/38.2MADISON VOR/DME110.4013W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WATERBURY066/38.925714WTBY - -... -.--
ORANGE206/39.320515WORE --- .-. .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 1800 x 50 ft. / 549 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 9.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING AND COLOR VARIATION.
Runway edge markings: RY 01/19 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 41-55.377868N41-55.673293N
Longitude: 072-27.409568W072-27.442492W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 010 magnetic, 355 true190 magnetic, 175 true
Markings: numbers only, in poor conditionnumbers only, in poor condition
Obstructions: 33 ft. trees, 440 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RY 01 HAS +25 FT BRUSH 25 FT FM THLD; 93 FT LEFT; 8 FT SEASONAL CORN CROP 150 FT FM THLD ACROSS RY;+6FT BRUSH 52 FT FM THLD.
67 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: J.L.M. ASSOC
73 SERGEANT ST
HOLYOKE, MA 01040
Phone 413-539-9861
Manager: LARRY DUROCHER
P.O. BOX 13
SOUTHWICK, MA 01077
Phone 413-569-3928

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 20
Helicopters: 8
Ultralights: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 74/day *
99% local general aviation
1% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 November 2012

Additional Remarks

A23 RWY 01/19 RIGHT TRAFFIC FOR HELICOPTERS ONLY.
EXTENSIVE HELICOPTER TRNG OPS.
NON-STD THR LGTS.
EXTENSIVE PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTVTY FRI/SAT/SUN AND OCCASIONAL WEEKDAYS.
HANGARS EAST OF RUNWAY PENETRATE PART 77 SURFACES (7:1 SIDE SLOPES) RWY 19 APPROACH END

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7B9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBDL - Bradley International Airport (10 nm W)
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (14 nm SW)
KIJD - Windham Airport (16 nm SE)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (16 nm N)
KBAF - Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (18 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5508:55
Sunrise05:2809:28
Sunset20:0500:05
Evening civil twilight20:3700:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 08:44:20
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 04:44:20
 
METAR
KBDL 
10nm W 
180751Z 00000KT 10SM FEW080 SCT250 07/04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00670039
KHFD 
14nm SW 
180753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP242 T00890078
KIJD 
16nm SE 
180752Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00670056
KCEF 
17nm N 
180758Z AUTO 06002KT 10SM FEW090 04/04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00440041
KBAF 
19nm NW 
180753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP242 T00560039
TAF
KBDL 
10nm W 
180819Z 1808/1912 00000KT P6SM FEW080 FM181600 19004KT P6SM SCT070 FM181800 20008KT P6SM BKN060
KCEF 
17nm N 
1802/1908 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3005INS BECMG 1814/1815 21012KT 9999 SCT055 BKN250 QNH3022INS BECMG 1823/1824 VRB06KT 9999 BKN055 QNH2981INS T19/1817Z T04/1808Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1803 NEXT 1810
KBAF 
19nm NW 
180522Z 1806/1906 00000KT P6SM FEW090 FM181700 19004KT P6SM SCT070 FM181900 20005KT P6SM BKN060
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Hotels in other cities near Ellington Airport

3 in East Windsor
5 in Enfield
12 in Windsor Locks
9 in Manchester
5 in East Hartford
1 in Ashford
5 in Springfield, MA
14 in West Springfield, MA
13 in Hartford
1 in Ludlow, MA
5 in Chicopee, MA
2 in Wethersfield
1 in Chaplin
 

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