FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DDH |
| Lat/Long: | 42-53-28.3000N / 073-14-45.9000W 42-53.471667N / 073-14.765000W 42.8911944 / -73.2460833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 827 ft. / 252.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of BENNINGTON, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 05201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0700-1600 FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE CALL 802-753-5212. CALL 802-753-5229 FOR ON-CALL SVCS ONLY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & REIL RYS 13 & 31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.925 (802-442-6059) |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 132.825 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 132.825 |
| WX ASOS at AQW (12 nm S): | 134.775 (413-664-6658) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CAMr159/7.5 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| ALBr084/26.0 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| GFLr163/31.4 | | GLENS FALLS VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 14W |
| CTRr353/38.3 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 278/16.9 | | 224 | | 15W | | VWD | ...- .-- -.. |
| DALTON | | 007/25.4 | | 370 | | 15W | | DXT | -.. -..- - |
| HUNTER | | 100/30.3 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
| SPRINGFIELD | | 247/36.8 | | 265 | | 15W | | SXD | ... -..- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL SELF-SVC AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3704 x 75 ft. / 1129 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-53.616908N | | 42-53.327075N |
| Longitude: | 073-15.129318W | | 073-14.399812W |
| Elevation: | 794.2 ft. | | 826.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 118 true | | 312 magnetic, 298 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes RY 31 REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 159 ft. hill, 2781 ft. from runway, 549 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 17 ft. gnd, 208 ft. from runway, 203 ft. right of centerline +20 FT GND 250 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT 133 STATE ST MONTPELIER, VT 05633 Phone 802-828-2833 |
| Manager: | TIM MARONEY 1563 WALLOOMSAK ROAD BENNINGTON, VT 05201 Phone 802-753-5212 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 11% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| E94 | SAWRS ONLY. |
| - | RY CONDS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN THE ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. AVOID OVER FLYING HOMES SE OF ARPT. NOISE SENSITIVE AREA APCH END RY 31. PREFERRED USE RY IS 13. IF PRACTICAL ACFT DEP RY 13 USE BEST CLIMB RATE & WHEN ABOVE 400 FT AGL TURN LEFT WITHIN 1 MILE OF DEP END OF RY 13. |
| - | GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU BTV CD & FLT SVCS. |
| - | RY 13 THLD HAZARDOUS BIRD ACTIVITY. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (408KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (454KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4V8 - Mount Snow Airport (17 nm E)
KALB - Albany International Airport (26 nm W)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (29 nm W)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (30 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ervin Deck
Photo taken 23-Jun-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 18:14 | | 22:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:42 | | 22:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 00:35:27 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 20:35:27 |
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| METAR |
| KDDH | 122354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP320 T00890072 10200 20089 51003
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KAQW 12nm S | 122352Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP323 T01000072 10206 20094 53008
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| TAF |
KALB 26nm W | 122324Z 130024 VRB02KT P6SM SCT200 FM0800 00000KT 5SM BR SCT150 BKN200 FM1200 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200
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KGFL 31nm NW | 122324Z 130024 00000KT P6SM FEW200 FM0200 00000KT 5SM BR SCT200 TEMPO 0206 1 1/2SM BR FM0600 00000KT 1SM BR SCT150 BKN200 FM1200 08004KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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