FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DDH |
| Lat/Long: | 42-53-28.3000N / 073-14-45.9000W 42-53.471667N / 073-14.765000W 42.8911944 / -73.2460833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 827 ft. / 252.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of BENNINGTON, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 05201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0700-1700 FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE CALL 802-753-5212. CALL 802-753-5229 FOR ON-CALL SVCS ONLY. CALL 802-379-7175 FOR ON-CALL SVCS ONLY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & REIL RYS 13 & 31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.925 (802-442-6059) |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 132.825 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 132.825 |
| WX ASOS at AQW (12 nm S): | 134.775 (413-664-6658) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CAMr159/7.5 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| ALBr084/26.0 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| GFLr163/31.4 | | GLENS FALLS VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 14W |
| CTRr353/38.3 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 278/16.9 | | 224 | | 15W | | VWD | ...- .-- -.. |
| DALTON | | 007/25.4 | | 370 | | 15W | | DXT | -.. -..- - |
| HUNTER | | 100/30.3 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
| SPRINGFIELD | | 247/36.8 | | 265 | | 15W | | SXD | ... -..- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL SELF-SVC AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3704 x 75 ft. / 1129 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-53.616908N | | 42-53.327075N |
| Longitude: | 073-15.129318W | | 073-14.399812W |
| Elevation: | 794.2 ft. | | 826.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 118 true | | 312 magnetic, 298 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 159 ft. hill, 2781 ft. from runway, 549 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 17 ft. gnd, 208 ft. from runway, 203 ft. right of centerline +20 FT GND 250 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT 133 STATE ST MONTPELIER, VT 05633 Phone 802-828-2833 |
| Manager: | ROBERT HAMILTON 1563 WALLOOMSAK ROAD BENNINGTON, VT 05201 Phone 802-753-5212 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 63% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 10 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY CONDS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN THE ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. AVOID OVER FLYING HOMES SE OF ARPT. NOISE SENSITIVE AREA APCH END RY 31. PREFERRED USE RY IS 13. IF PRACTICAL ACFT DEP RY 13 USE BEST CLIMB RATE & WHEN ABOVE 400 FT AGL TURN LEFT WITHIN 1 MILE OF DEP END OF RY 13. |
| - | GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU BTV CD & FLT SVCS. |
| - | RY 13 THLD HAZARDOUS BIRD ACTIVITY. |
| - | MOUNTAINS ON ALL QUADRANTS. |
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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (408KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (454KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4V8 - Mount Snow Airport (17 nm E)
KALB - Albany International Airport (26 nm W)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (29 nm W)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (30 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 09-Aug-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunset | | 16:35 | | 21:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:05 | | 22:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 00:59:34 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2009 19:59:34 |
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| METAR |
| KDDH | 100054Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP233 T01500067
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KAQW 12nm S | 100052Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP234 T01720078
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| TAF |
KALB 26nm W | 092326Z 1000/1024 19006KT P6SM OVC250 FM100300 20004KT P6SM SCT035 OVC250 FM100600 30005KT P6SM BKN035 OVC250 FM101200 33006KT P6SM SCT035 OVC250
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KGFL 31nm NW | 092326Z 1000/1024 VRB03KT P6SM OVC250 FM100300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035 OVC250 FM101200 08007KT P6SM SCT035 OVC250 FM102100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW035 OVC250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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