FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BID |
| Lat/Long: | 41-10-05.2000N / 071-34-40.2000W
41-10.086667N / 071-34.670000W
41.1681111 / -71.5778333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 108 ft. / 32.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of BLOCK ISLAND, RI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 02807 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BID (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-APR 0800-1600, MAY-OCT SUN-THU 0800-1900, MAY-OCT FRI-SAT 0800-2100, MAY-OCT FRI-SAT 0800-2030 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28; REIL & PAPI RYS 10 & 28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, COMMERCIAL & NON RHODE ISLAND REGISTERED ACFT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 134.775 (401-466-5495) |
| PROVIDENCE APPROACH: | 125.75 |
| PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE: | 125.75 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.1 |
| WX ASOS at WST (15 nm NW): | 132.375 (401-596-9543) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SEY at field | | SANDY POINT VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 15W |
| GONr128/23.5 | | GROTON VOR/DME | | 110.85 | | 14W |
| ORWr155/30.1 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
| PVDr205/34.0 | | PROVIDENCE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 14W |
| HTOr079/36.6 | | HAMPTON VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 13W |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 2502 x 100 ft. / 763 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 41-10.064787N | | 41-10.109410N |
| Longitude: | 071-34.941505W | | 071-34.399467W |
| Elevation: | 107.7 ft. | | 101.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 099 magnetic, 084 true | | 279 magnetic, 264 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 88 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 10 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
RI AIRPORT CORP
WARWICK, RI 02886
Phone 401-737-4000 |
| Manager: | MARK HELMBOLDT
BOX 357
BLOCK ISLAND, RI 02807
Phone 401-466-5511 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 45/day * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 38% | air taxi | | 2% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 August 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OBSTRUCTIONS LGTD TOWERS 1 MILE NE OF ARPT 1/2 MILE APART. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ARPT PARKING & SAFETY BRIEF AVBL ON LANDING 122.85 MHZ OR CALL 401-466-5511. |
| - | RY CONDS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD; CALL AMGR 401-466-5511. |
| - | OVERNIGHT PARKING FEE. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (160KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (209KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 10 | |
download (169KB) |
| VOR RWY 28 | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWST - Westerly State Airport (15 nm NW)
KMTP - Montauk Airport (16 nm W)
0B8 - Elizabeth Field Airport (21 nm W)
KGON - Groton-New London Airport (23 nm NW)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (26 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Paulo Constantino
Photo taken 30-Aug-2012
from 1,000' AGL looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Block Island State Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 18:04 | | 22:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:32 | | 22:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 21:53:17 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 17:53:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KBID | 162035Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM FEW090 17/13 A2997 RMK AO1
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KWST
15nm NW | 161953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01940133
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KMTP
16nm W | 162054Z AUTO 00000KT 17/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01720139 58004 PWINO TSNO
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KGON
23nm NW | 162031Z 1621/1718 17005KT P6SM FEW025 BKN200 FM170200 18004KT 6SM BR BKN015 FM170400 VRB03KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM171400 22008KT P6SM SCT010 BKN120
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