FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AQW |
| Lat/Long: | 42-41-46.5000N / 073-10-14.0000W
42-41.775000N / 073-10.233333W
42.6962500 / -73.1705556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 653.8 ft. / 199.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of NORTH ADAMS, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 01247 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AQW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1653.8 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 134.775 (413-664-6658) |
| WX ASOS at DDH (12 nm N): | 135.925 (802-442-6059) |
| WX ASOS at PSF (17 nm S): | 135.375 (413-499-3273) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CAMr171/19.4 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| CTRr351/26.2 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| ALBr109/28.1 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| BAFr342/37.8 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| EENr275/39.2 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DALTON | | 015/13.5 | | 370 | | 15W | | DXT | -.. -..- - |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 239/19.4 | | 224 | | 15W | | VWD | ...- .-- -.. |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | | 033/32.5 | | 395 | | 14W | | GBR | --. -... .-. |
| HUNTER | | 120/34.9 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
| PHILMONT | | 056/36.1 | | 272 | | 13W | | PFH | .--. ..-. .... |
| ORANGE | | 296/39.8 | | 205 | | 15W | | ORE | --- .-. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 100 ft. / 1311 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 42-41.815700N | | 42-41.734755N |
| Longitude: | 073-10.709877W | | 073-09.756488W |
| Elevation: | 652.0 ft. | | 653.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | 100 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: | 62 ft. trees, 920 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. bldg, 340 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
RY 29 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NORTH ADAMS
CITY HALL
NORTH ADAMS, MA 01247
Phone 413-662-3000 |
| Manager: | BILL GREENWALD
836 STATE ROAD
NORTH ADAMS, MA 01247
Phone 413-207-2020
TEMPORARY ARPT MANAGER |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 87/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 November 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAIN RANGES 9100 FT NORTH AT ELEV 1894 FT; 4300 FT NORTH AT ELEV 2254 FT; 10800 FT SOUTH AT ELEV 2951 FT; 12800 FT SOUTH AT ELEV 2690 FT. |
| - | EXTENSIVE GLIDER OPNS DAWN-DUSK SFC 18000 YEAR ROUND;PRIMARILY WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KAQW.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDDH - William H. Morse State Airport (12 nm N)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
4V8 - Mount Snow Airport (19 nm NE)
KALB - Albany International Airport (28 nm W)
0B5 - Turners Falls Airport (29 nm E)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:56 | | 08:56 |
| Sunrise | | 05:28 | | 09:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 00:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:06:15 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:06:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KAQW | 181152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW075 10/03 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP265 T01000028 10100 20044 51013
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KDDH
12nm N | 181054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN080 07/04 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP256 T00720044
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KPSF
17nm S | 181054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 08/06 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP242 T00830056
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KPSF
17nm S | 181142Z 1812/1912 00000KT P6SM BKN070 BKN250 FM181500 25005KT P6SM SCT070 SCT250 FM182300 23003KT P6SM BKN050 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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