FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ASH |
| Lat/Long: | 42-46-54.3000N / 071-30-53.2000W 42-46.905000N / 071-30.886667W 42.7817500 / -71.5147778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 199 ft. / 60.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of NASHUA, NH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 03063 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ASH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT IS 1000 AGL & FOR JET AND HEAVY ACFT IS 1500 AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 14/32, REIL RY 32 & MALSR RY 14 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 133.2 |
| ATIS: | 125.1 |
| WX ASOS: | 125.1 (603-578-0473) |
| NASHUA GROUND: | 121.8 WHEN ASH ATCT CLSD 121.8 [0700-2100] |
| NASHUA TOWER: | 133.2 [0700-2100] |
| BOSTON APPROACH: | 124.9 |
| BOSTON DEPARTURE: | 124.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.8 WHEN ASH ATCT CLSD 121.8 |
| WX ASOS at MHT (10 nm N): | PHONE 603-668-8992 |
| WX ASOS at FIT (17 nm SW): | 135.175 (978-343-9121) |
| WX ASOS at LWM (18 nm E): | 126.75 (978-687-8017) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MHTr246/8.2 | | MANCHESTER VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 15W |
| LWMr293/18.7 | | LAWRENCE VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 15W |
| CONr189/26.4 | | CONCORD VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15W |
| GDMr073/27.8 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
| EENr105/34.2 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| BOSr334/34.4 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
| PSMr255/35.1 | | PEASE VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 16W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CHERN | | 139/4.6 | | 359 | | 16W | | AS | .- ... |
| FITCHBURG | | 053/17.5 | | 365 | | 15W | | FIT | ..-. .. - |
| SHAKER HILL | | 339/24.6 | | 251 | | 16W | | SKR | ... -.- .-. |
| TOPSFIELD | | 308/26.5 | | 269 | | 16W | | TOF | - --- ..-. |
| ORANGE | | 084/36.3 | | 205 | | 15W | | ORE | --- .-. . |
| ROLLINS | | 245/40.0 | | 260 | | 16W | | ESG | . ... --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 62.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 133.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-47.150128N | | 42-46.660903N |
| Longitude: | 071-31.403650W | | 071-30.369198W |
| Elevation: | 199.1 ft. | | 185.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 123 true | | 319 magnetic, 303 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) VGSI AND DESCENT ANGLES NOT COINCIDENT. |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 1966 ft. from runway, 639 ft. left of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear | | 43 ft. tree, 531 ft. from runway, 295 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NASHUA AIRPORT AUTHORITY 93 PERIMETER ROAD NASHUA, NH 03063 Phone 603-882-0661 |
| Manager: | ROY RANKIN 93 PERIMETER RD NASHUA, NH 03063 Phone 603-882-0661 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 317 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 258 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Jet airplanes: | | 15 | | Helicopters: | | 11 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 4 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 202/day * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 47% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT HAS NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CONTACT AMGR 603-882-0661. |
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 14 | |
download (324KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (250KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (214KB) |
| VOR RWY 32 | |
download (261KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 14 | |
download (241KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMHT - Manchester Airport (10 nm N)
KFIT - Fitchburg Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KLWM - Lawrence Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
6B6 - Minute Man Air Field (19 nm S)
KBED - Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport (21 nm SE)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Horizons Aerial Photography
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Boire Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 04-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 22:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 22:31 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2012 06:08:39 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Feb-2012 01:08:39 |
|
| METAR |
| KASH | 040551Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM FEW045 00/M06 A3023 RMK AO2 56015 T00001061 10016 21016 SLP242
|
KMHT 10nm N | 040553Z 17003KT 10SM FEW070 M02/M08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP246 T10171078 10000 21017 56017
|
KLWM 17nm E | 040554Z 22005KT 10SM OVC070 01/M08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00061078 10006 21011 56014
|
KFIT 17nm SW | 040552Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP244 T10061067 10017 21006 56015
|
|
| TAF |
KMHT 10nm N | 040537Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT P6SM OVC045 FM041400 32008KT P6SM SCT050 FM041900 32009KT P6SM FEW250 FM050000 34005KT P6SM FEW200
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|