FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CDW |
| Lat/Long: | 40-52-30.8020N / 074-16-52.8840W 40-52.513367N / 074-16.881400W 40.8752228 / -74.2813567 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 173 ft. / 52.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of CALDWELL, NJ |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 07004 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN 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 |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.8 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 135.5 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 973-575-4417 |
| CALDWELL GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-2300] |
| NEW YORK APPROACH: | 127.6 |
| NEW YORK DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.1 |
| LC/P: | 119.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MMU (8 nm SW): | PHONE 973-290-0135 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LDJ (16 nm S): | 124.025 (908-862-7383) |
| WX AWOS-3 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 |
| PATERSON | | 246/7.3 | | 347 | | 12W | | PNJ | .--. -. .--- |
| CHATHAM | | 051/10.5 | | 254 | | 11W | | CAT | -.-. .- - |
| BRIDGE | | 327/25.8 | | 414 | | 12W | | OGY | --- --. -.-- |
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: | 4553 x 80 ft. / 1388 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 40-52.065350N | | 40-52.717317N |
| Longitude: | 074-17.180517W | | 074-16.692750W |
| Elevation: | 172.9 ft. | | 172.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 030 true | | 223 magnetic, 210 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 371 ft. | | 135 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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: | 43 ft. tree, 220 ft. from runway, 137 ft. left of centerline APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 89 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: | 3721 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: | 40-52.626350N | | 40-52.699317N |
| Longitude: | 074-17.213900W | | 074-16.412850W |
| Elevation: | 169.6 ft. | | 172.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 083 true | | 276 magnetic, 263 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 166 ft. | | 825 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: | 37 ft. tree, 264 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear RY 10 APCH SLOPE 11:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 44 ft. tree, 423 ft. from runway, 123 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 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 155 PASSAIC AVENUE FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 Phone 973-575-0952 |
| Manager: | TOM GOMEZ 155 PASSAIC AVENUE FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 Phone 973-227-4567 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 208 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 152 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 245/day * | | 61% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 November 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TURBO JET ACFT LNDG & TKOFS RESTRICTED TO RY 04/22; LNDG RY 10/28 RESTRICTED TO 12500 LBS & BELOW. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | LCL OPNS SUSPENDED FROM 2300-0700 MON THRU SAT 2300 SAT UNTIL 1000 SUN. |
| - | FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RY 4 - FROM DEP END RY HEADING FOR 1 MI THEN IF REMAINING IN THE PAT TURN TO CROSSWIND; IF DEP PAT CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OR EXIT WITH 45 DEG LEFT TURN AFTER REACHING PAT ALT. |
| - | FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RY 10 - FROM DEP END TURN LEFT HEADING 080 UNTIL 900 FT MSL THEN IF REMAINING IN THE PATTERN TURN TO CROSSWIND; IF DEPARTING PATTERN CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OR EXIT WITH A 45 DEG LEFT TURN AFTER REACHING PAT ALT. |
| - | FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RY 22 - FROM DEP END TURN RIGHT HEADING 230 UNTIL 900 FT MSL THEN IF REMAINING IN THE PATTERN TURN TO CROSSWIND; IF DEPARTING PATTERN CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OR EXIT WITH A 45 DEG RIGHT TURN AFTER REACHING PAT ALT. |
| - | FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RY 28 - FROM DEP END RY HEADING FOR 1 MI THEN IF REMAINING IN THE PAT TURN TO CROSSWIND; IF DEPARTING PAT CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OR EXIT WITH A 45 DEG RIGHT TURN AFTER REACHING PAT ALT. |
| - | PILOTS BE ALERT -- THE TETERBORO VOR/DME OR GPS-A; THE PASSAIC RIVER VISUAL RY 06 & CEDAR GROVE VISUAL RY 01 APCHS TRANSIT ESSEX COUNTY ARPT CLASS D AIRSPACE. TRAFFIC PASSES NORTH OF THE ARPT DESCENDING FROM 3000 FT MSL TO 2000 FT MSL. |
| - | PILOTS BE ALERT -- THE MORRISTOWN ILS & NDB OR GPS RY 23 APCHS TRANSIT ESSEX COUNTY ARPT CLASS D AIRSPACE. TRAFFIC PASSES TWO MILES WEST OF THE ARPT DESCENDING THROUGH 2000 FT MSL. |
| - | 7 DEG APCH SLOPE RQRD TO CLEAR TREES TO LNDG THR RY 22. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| JAIKE TWO (RNAV) | |
download (228KB) |
| WILKES BARRE THREE **CHANGED** | |
download (222KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download |
| LOC RWY 22 | |
download (325KB) |
| NDB OR GPS-A | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
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)
4N1 - Greenwood Lake Airport (15 nm N)
KLDJ - Linden Airport (16 nm S)
KLGA - La Guardia Airport (19 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by John Accardi
Photo taken 14-Aug-2009
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 17:24 | | 22:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:36:58 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 02:36:58 |
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| METAR |
| KCDW | 100713Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR BKN009 BKN014 OVC020 00/M02 A2967 RMK AO2 P0000 TSNO
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KMMU 8nm SW | 100700Z AUTO 03003KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN005 OVC011 00/M01 A2967 RMK AO2 T10051015
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KTEB 11nm E | 100659Z 00000KT 4SM -SN BR BKN011 OVC017 01/M02 A2968 RMK AO2 P0001
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KEWR 13nm SE | 100718Z 06004KT 1SM R04R/P6000FT -SN BR BKN005 OVC012 00/M02 A2967 RMK AO2 P0002
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KNYC 15nm E | 100651Z AUTO VRB04KT 4SM -SN BR OVC012 01/M01 A2971 RMK AO2 SNB05 SLP053 P0001 T00061006 TSNO
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KLDJ 16nm S | 100725Z AUTO 08004KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC005 00/00 A2966 RMK AO2 P0002 T00011002
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KLGA 19nm E | 100651Z 10004KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR SCT008 OVC015 01/M01 A2970 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 3 CIG 008 R22 SW SLP056 P0000 T00061006
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KTEB 11nm E | 100525Z 1006/1106 VRB05KT 3SM -SN BR SCT008 BKN015 TEMPO 1006/1008 2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM100800 07007KT 1SM -SN BR OVC005 FM101200 05009G15KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC003 FM101500 03012G22KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC003 FM102100 36017G29KT 1SM -SN BR OVC005 FM110200 35017
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KEWR 13nm SE | 100525Z 1006/1112 VRB05KT 1SM -SN BR OVC005 FM100800 07008KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC005 FM101200 05013G23KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC003 FM101500 03016G28KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC003 FM102100 36022G32KT 1SM -SN BR OVC005 FM110200 34022G34KT 2SM -SN BR SCT007 BKN014 FM110600
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KLGA 19nm E | 100525Z 1006/1106 VRB06KT 3SM -SN SCT008 BKN015 TEMPO 1006/1008 2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM100800 08010KT 1SM -SN BR OVC005 FM101200 06015G25KT 1/2SM SNPL FG OVC003 FM101500 04018G32KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC003 FM102100 36022G32KT 1SM -SN BR OVC005 FM110200 34024G
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