FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 AUGUST 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | CDW |
Lat/Long: | 40-52-30.8090N 074-16-52.8610W 40-52.513483N 074-16.881017W 40.8752247,-74.2813503 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 172.3 ft. / 52.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 13W (1985) |
From city: | 2 miles N of CALDWELL, NJ |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 07004 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 02/1938 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
FSS: | MILLVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | CDW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-2300 |
Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LARGE & TURBOJET ACFT 1527 FT AGL; TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1027 FT AGL. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, MIRL RY 10/28 AND HIRL RY 04/22 PRESET MEDIUM INTST. REIL RY 22 AVBL HIGH INTST ONLY. ACTVT HIRL RY 04/22 & REIL RY 22 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) AIRPORT BEACON LOCATED ON TOP OF CONTROL TOWER. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.8 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 135.5 |
WX ASOS: | 135.5 (973-575-4417) |
CALDWELL GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-2300] |
CALDWELL TOWER: | 119.8 [0700-2300] |
NEW YORK APPROACH: | 127.6 |
NEW YORK DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.1 |
WX AWOS-3 at MMU (8 nm SW): | PHONE 973-290-0135 |
WX ASOS at TEB (10 nm E): | PHONE 201-393-0855 |
WX ASOS at EWR (12 nm SE): | PHONE 973-621-2892 |
WX AWOS-3 at LDJ (16 nm S): | 124.025 (908-862-7383) |
WX AWOS-3PT at JRB (16 nm SE): | 128.175 (212-425-1534) |
WX ASOS at LGA (19 nm E): | PHONE 718-672-6317 |
- FREQ 121.5 NOT AVAILABLE.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TEBr290/10.1 | | TETERBORO VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 11W |
SAXr146/16.4 | | SPARTA VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 11W |
LGAr298/19.5 | | LA GUARDIA VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 12W |
CRIr323/23.6 | | CANARSIE VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 11W |
BWZr090/25.0 | | BROADWAY VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 11W |
SBJr060/27.3 | | SOLBERG VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 10W |
JFKr314/27.4 | | KENNEDY VOR/DME | | 115.90 | | 12W |
STWr116/27.6 | | STILLWATER VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 11W |
COLr002/34.3 | | COLTS NECK VOR/DME | | 115.40 | | 11W |
HUOr167/35.0 | | HUGUENOT VOR/DME | | 116.10 | | 11W |
CMKr245/39.9 | | CARMEL VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 12W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
TORBY | | 314/8.0 | | 214 | | 12W | | TE | - . |
CHATHAM | | 053/10.5 | | 254 | | 13W | | CAT | -.-. .- - |
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 4/22
Dimensions: | 4552 x 80 ft. / 1387 x 24 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 40-52.065605N | | 40-52.717402N |
Longitude: | 074-17.180260W | | 074-16.692303W |
Elevation: | 172.0 ft. | | 172.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 030 true | | 223 magnetic, 210 true |
Displaced threshold: | 375 ft. | | 135 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) RY 22 PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 5 DEGREES RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION. |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
Obstructions: | 45 ft. tree, 220 ft. from runway, 137 ft. left of centerline APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 90 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 245 ft. both sides of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear 6 FT FENCE, 200 FT FM RY END, ACROSS CNTRLN. |
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 3719 x 75 ft. / 1134 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 40-52.626308N | | 40-52.699297N |
Longitude: | 074-17.213872W | | 074-16.412762W |
Elevation: | 168.4 ft. | | 172.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 083 true | | 276 magnetic, 263 true |
Displaced threshold: | 344 ft. | | 550 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: | 39 ft. tree, 264 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear RY 10 APCH SLOPE 11:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 46 ft. tree, 423 ft. from runway, 123 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear 6 FT FENCE, 195 FT FM RY END, 120 FT LT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ESSEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY 27 WRIGHT WAY FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 Phone 973-575-0952 |
Manager: | JOE CALI 27 WRIGHT WAY FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 Phone 973-227-4567 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 205 | Single engine airplanes: | | 164 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 24 | Jet airplanes: | | 8 | Helicopters: | | 9 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 233/day * | 51% | transient general aviation | 45% | local general aviation | 3% | air taxi | 1% | military | <1% | commercial | * for 12-month period ending 31 October 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | TURBO JET ACFT LNDG & TKOFS RESTRICTED TO RWY 04/22. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | NON-STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERNS FOR RWY 04 PROHIBITED DUE TO NOISE SENSITIVE AREA SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 800-645-3206 |
- | ROTOCRAFT: IF PSBL, CROSS THE ARPT BDRY AT OR ABV 700 FT MSL. |
- | ENG RUN-UPS ON TWY N AT AER 28 SHD BE CONDUCTED TO LMT EFCT TO ACFT PARKED ON RN RAMP. |
- | LCL OPNS SUSPENDED FROM 2300-0700 MON THRU SAT 2300 SAT UNTIL 1000 SUN. |
- | FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 4 - FLY RWY HDG FOR 1 MI, THEN TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT. IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON RWY HDG TIL REACHING TFC PAT ALT. |
- | FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 10 - FLY HDG 080 DEG AT RWY DEP END. UPON REACHING 900 FT MSL, TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT; IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON HDG 080 DEG TIL REACHING TFC PAT ALT. |
- | FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 22 - FLY RWY HDG TIL REACHING 900 FT MSL, THEN TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT. IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON RWY HDG TIL REACHING TFC PAT ALT. |
- | FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 28 - FLY RWY HDG FOR 1 MI THEN TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT. IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON RWY HDG TIL READHING TFC PAT ALT. |
- | PILOTS BE ALERT -- THE MORRISTOWN ILS & GPS RWY 23 APPROACHES TRANSIT ESSEX CO ARPT CLASS D ASP. TFC PASSES TWO MI WEST OF THE ARPT DESCENDING THRU 2000 FT MSL. |
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 from 11 August 2022 at 0901Z to 08 September 2022 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
JAIKE THREE (RNAV) | |
download (230KB) |
MAZIE THREE (RNAV) | |
download (201KB) |
WILKES-BARRE FOUR **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (231KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (248KB) |
LOC RWY 22 | |
download (308KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (125KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (150KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N07 - Lincoln Park Airport (5 nm N)
KMMU - Morristown Municipal Airport (8 nm SW)
KTEB - Teterboro Airport (10 nm E)
KEWR - Newark Liberty International Airport (12 nm SE)
KJRA - West 30th St Heliport (14 nm SE)
4N1 - Greenwood Lake Airport (15 nm N)
KLDJ - Linden Airport (16 nm S)
6N5 - East 34th Street Heliport (16 nm SE)
KJRB - Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport (16 nm SE)
KLGA - LaGuardia Airport (19 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo by Joshua Weinstein
Photo taken 14-Oct-2018
looking east.
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 13-Aug-2022
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 09:36 |
Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 10:06 |
Sunset | | 19:58 | | 23:58 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:27 | | 00:27 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2022 14:03:43 |
Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2022 10:03:43 |
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METAR |
KCDW | 131353Z 01007KT 10SM FEW050 22/08 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP205 T02170078
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KMMU 8nm SW | 131345Z 03008KT 10SM SCT250 21/11 A3012
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KTEB 11nm E | 131351Z 01006KT 10SM FEW050 22/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02220089
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KEWR 13nm SE | 131351Z 33012KT 10SM FEW060 23/08 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02330078
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KNYC 15nm E | 131351Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02170089 $
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KLDJ 16nm S | 131355Z AUTO 04008KT 360V060 10SM CLR 23/06 A3012 RMK AO2 T02270064
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KJRB 16nm SE | 131356Z AUTO 06008KT 030V100 10SM CLR A3012 RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $
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KLGA 19nm E | 131351Z 35011G17KT 10SM FEW060 FEW250 22/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02170083
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TAF |
KTEB 11nm E | 131122Z 1312/1418 35006KT P6SM SCT080 FM132100 VRB05KT P6SM SCT060 FM141200 01005KT P6SM SKC
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KEWR 13nm SE | 131122Z 1312/1418 36010KT P6SM SKC FM132100 15009KT P6SM SCT060 FM140100 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM140400 21008KT P6SM SKC
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KLGA 19nm E | 131122Z 1312/1418 36009KT P6SM SKC FM131700 05007KT P6SM SCT060 SCT250 FM132200 17008KT P6SM SCT060 FM140600 24004KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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