AirNav: JY42 - Mabel's Balloonport

JY42

Mabel's Balloonport
Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	JY42
Lat/Long:	40-28-06.0000N 075-01-25.5000W 40-28.100000N 075-01.425000W 40.4683333,-75.0237500 (estimated)
Elevation:	460 ft. / 140 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles S of FRENCHTOWN, NJ
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	08825

Balloonport Operations

Balloonport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/2004
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	MILLVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Segmented circle:	no

Balloonport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at N40 (6 nm N):	121.725
WX ASOS at DYL (9 nm SW):	118.875 (215-345-0392)
WX AWOS-3 at CKZ (13 nm W):	126.325 (215-257-7291)
WX ASOS at TTN (15 nm SE):	126.775 (609-538-8690)
WX AWOS-3 at UKT (16 nm W):	119.475 (215-538-7610)
WX ASOS at SMQ (19 nm NE):	120.6 (908-722-2139)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ARDr348/13.9	YARDLEY VOR/DME	108.20	10W
SBJr252/14.6	SOLBERG VOR/DME	112.90	10W
BWZr216/21.8	BROADWAY VOR/DME	114.20	11W
FJCr138/25.0	ALLENTOWN VORTAC	117.50	10W
PTWr068/28.6	POTTSTOWN VORTAC	116.50	09W
RBVr313/29.0	ROBBINSVILLE VORTAC	113.80	10W
ETXr112/30.9	EAST TEXAS VOR/DME	110.20	09W
STWr204/32.4	STILLWATER VOR/DME	109.60	11W
GXUr337/33.8	MC GUIRE VORTAC	110.60	12W

Balloonport Services

Runway Information

Runway B1

Dimensions:	300 x 300 ft. / 91 x 91 m TREES 100 FT WEST & 35 FT BLDGS 100 FT EAST OF BALLONPORT.
Surface:	turf
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Balloonport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DON KUGLER P.O. BOX 198 BAPTISTOWN, NJ 08803 Phone 908-303-6578
Manager:	DON KUGLER P.O. BOX 198 BAPTISTOWN, NJ 08803 Phone 908-303-6578

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 800-645-3206.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at JY42.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

N40 - Sky Manor Airport (6 nm N)
N85 - Alexandria Airport (7 nm N)
KDYL - Doylestown Airport (9 nm SW)
KCKZ - Pennridge Airport (13 nm W)
N51 - Solberg/Hunterdon Airport (15 nm NE)
KTTN - Trenton Mercer Airport (15 nm SE)
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (16 nm W)
39N - Princeton Airport (17 nm E)
KSMQ - Somerset Airport (19 nm NE)
N43 - Braden Airpark (19 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	11:51
Sunrise	07:21	12:21
Sunset	17:01	22:01
Evening civil twilight	17:31	22:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jan-2026 01:34:02
Local (UTC-5)	19-Jan-2026 20:34:02

METAR

KDYL 9nm SW	200054Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP179 T10281089
KCKZ 13nm W	200115Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR M02/M12 A3005 RMK AO2
KTTN 15nm SE	ASOS 133.70 609-538-8690 200053Z 23005KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T10281089 $
KUKT 16nm W	200115Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR M03/M12 A3005 RMK AO2
KSMQ 19nm NE	ASOS 120.60 908-722-2139 200053Z AUTO 21003KT 9SM CLR M07/M10 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 I1000 T10721100 $

TAF

KTTN
15nm SE

191720Z 1918/2018 24011G21KT P6SM SCT070 FM200000 27010G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM200600 27009G17KT P6SM SKC FM201500 27013G22KT P6SM SKC

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