FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DXR |
| Lat/Long: | 41-22-17.5270N / 073-28-55.8860W 41-22.292117N / 073-28.931433W 41.3715353 / -73.4821906 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 458 ft. / 139.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of DANBURY, CT |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 06810 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DXR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1701 ft. MSL TPA FOR JET ACFT 1743 AGL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RWY 08/26 & REILS RWY 08 & 26 WHEN TWR CLSD - 119.4. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN LCTD ONE MILE SOUTH OF ARPT ON TOP OF A HILL. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 203-797-4624. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.4 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 127.75 |
| DANBURY GROUND: | 121.6 [0700-2200] |
| DANBURY TOWER: | 119.4 [0700-2200] |
| NEW YORK APPROACH: | 126.4 |
| NEW YORK DEPARTURE: | 126.4 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.6(WHEN DXR ATCT CLSD) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OXC (17 nm E): | 132.975 (203-262-1190) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CMKr051/7.1 | | CARMEL VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 12W |
| BDRr320/20.5 | | BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12W |
| IGNr151/23.3 | | KINGSTON VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 12W |
| PWLr179/24.5 | | PAWLING VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 12W |
| HVNr297/27.7 | | NEW HAVEN VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 13W |
| DPKr359/35.7 | | DEER PARK VOR/DME | | 117.70 | | 12W |
| MADr289/35.8 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
| LGAr039/39.3 | | LA GUARDIA VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 12W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CLERA | | 282/16.7 | | 362 | | 14W | | JWE | .--- .-- . |
| WATERBURY | | 252/17.9 | | 257 | | 14W | | TBY | - -... -.-- |
| PATERSON | | 062/39.5 | | 347 | | 12W | | PNJ | .--. -. .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4422 x 150 ft. / 1348 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 38.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 41-22.121800N | | 41-22.373733N |
| Longitude: | 073-29.445700W | | 073-28.538800W |
| Elevation: | 457.4 ft. | | 453.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 084 magnetic, 070 true | | 264 magnetic, 250 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 368 ft. | | 734 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 230 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear +9' FENCE 170' FM THR. | | 88 ft. trees, 450 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 26 +6' FENCE 75' FROM THLD. |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3135 x 100 ft. / 956 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| Operational restrictions: | RY 17/35 CLSD NIGHTS. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 41-22.584817N | | 41-22.124450N |
| Longitude: | 073-29.000700W | | 073-28.690600W |
| Elevation: | 452.3 ft. | | 454.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 153 true | | 347 magnetic, 333 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 223 ft. | | 231 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 22 ft. pole, 600 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear 5 FT FENCE 50 FT FROM THR. +15 FT ROAD 94 FT FROM THR. | | 30 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear +8 FT FENCE 150 FT FM THLD; +17 FT ROAD 120 FT FT THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DANBURY CITY HALL DANBURY, CT 06810 Phone 203-797-4500 |
| Manager: | PAUL D. ESTEFAN P.O.BOX 2299 DANBURY, CT 06813 Phone 203-797-4624 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 265 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 210 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 228/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACFT USING RWY 35 ARE NOT VISIBLE FM THE TWR DESCENDING BLO 1300' ON BASE LEG TIL APCHG 1/2MI FINAL DUE TO NATURAL TERRAIN. |
| - | PROHIBITED TO ULTRALIGHT & UNREGISTERED ACFT. |
| - | 24 HR SELF- SERV FUEL AVBL |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | INTXN ECTION TKOFS; STOP & GO TKOFS NOT AUZD. |
| - | PPR FOR FORMATION TKOF/LDG; CTC AMGR. |
| - | LDG DISTANCE AVBL NON-STD; PART 121 & 135 OPNS MUST COMPUTE EFFECTIVE RY LENGTHS. ALL OTHERS BE AWARE REMAINING RY LENGTH AVBL AFTER CLEARING CONTROLLING OBSTN RYS 08 & 26 MAY BE INSUFFICIENT DEPENDING ON TYPE ACFT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT CTC AMGR 203-797-4624. |
| - | ARPT CLSD TO SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER OPNS. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| NOBBI FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (453KB) |
| RICED FOUR | |
download (182KB) |
| VALRE THREE | |
download (315KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 08 | |
download (205KB) |
| LOC RWY 08 | |
download (260KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (212KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N69 - Stormville Airport (17 nm NW)
KOXC - Waterbury-Oxford Airport (17 nm E)
KBDR - Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (20 nm SE)
KHPN - Westchester County Airport (21 nm SW)
44N - Sky Acres Airport (23 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Erik Stephens
Photo taken 31-Dec-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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Times for 03-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 08:53 |
| Sunrise | | 05:26 | | 09:26 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 02:16:18 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 03-Jul-2009 22:16:18 |
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| METAR |
| KDXR | 040153Z 25003KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01780167
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KOXC 17nm E | 040155Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2987 RMK AO1
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KBDR 20nm SE | 040152Z 27005KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T02280161
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KBDR 20nm SE | 032320Z 0400/0424 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100 TEMPO 0400/0401 -SHRA BKN040 FM040100 30009KT P6SM SCT040 FM040400 31004KT P6SM SKC FM041500 30015KT P6SM SCT040
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KHPN 21nm SW | 032320Z 0400/0424 26008KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0400/0401 -SHRA BKN050 FM040400 31005KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM041500 31014KT P6SM SCT040 AMD NOT SKED
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KPOU 24nm NW | 032321Z 0400/0424 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW100 FM040300 00000KT 6SM BR SCT070 FM040800 00000KT 4SM BR SCT050 FM041400 28009KT P6SM SCT060 FM041700 29011G17KT P6SM FEW060 FM042300 30005KT P6SM FEW050 AMD NOT SKED
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| NOTAMs |
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