FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DDH |
| Lat/Long: | 42-53-28.7890N 073-14-47.0540W
42-53.479817N 073-14.784233W
42.8913303,-73.2464039
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 826.6 ft. / 251.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of BENNINGTON, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 05201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1937 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DDH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1600
FOR SVC CALL 802-442-5503; AFT HRS 888-649-5296. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 13 & 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
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| CAMr159/7.5 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| ALBr084/26.0 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| CTRr353/38.3 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HUNTER | | 100/30.3 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:100LL SELF-SVC AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| 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: | 42-53.624697N | | 42-53.334907N |
| Longitude: | 073-15.149012W | | 073-14.419500W |
| Elevation: | 793.4 ft. | | 826.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 118 true | | 312 magnetic, 298 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 170 ft. hill, 3100 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left and right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear
40 FT TREES, 540 FT, 128 FT L, APCH SLP 8:1. | | 40 ft. gnd, 509 ft. from runway, 178 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
20 FT GND, 250 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT
219 N MAIN ST
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone 802-272-7146 |
| Manager: | CHRISTOPHER BEITZEL
219 N MAIN ST
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone 802-272-7725 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. AVOID FLT OVR HOMES SE OF ARPT. NOISE SENS AREA AER 31. RWY 13 IS PREFERRED USE RWY. IF PRACTICAL, DEP RWY 13 USING BEST ROC & WHEN ABV 400 FT AGL, TURN L WI 1 MI OF DER 13. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | MTS ALL QUADS. |
| - | TFC PAT OPS PROHIBITED S OF RWY 13 & RWY 31. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -12C. |
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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (246KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAQW - Harriman-and-West Airport (12 nm S)
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 09-Aug-2009
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Jan-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 16:51 | | 21:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:22 | | 22:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Jan-2026 00:45:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Jan-2026 19:45:03 |
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| METAR |
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KAQW
12nm S | 222352Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM BKN070 M04/M11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP158 60000 T10441106 10022 21044 53006
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KALB
26nm W | 221720Z 2218/2318 18007KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN040 OVC060 TEMPO 2218/2220 2SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM222000 26013G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM222300 28012G21KT P6SM SCT050 FM231400 26012G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
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KPSF
28nm S | 221720Z 2218/2318 25008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC070 PROB30 2218/2220 2SM -SN BR OVC025 FM222000 26015G25KT P6SM BKN050 FM222300 27014G22KT P6SM SCT050 FM230500 25011G18KT P6SM BKN050 FM231400 28014G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
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KGFL
31nm NW | 221720Z 2218/2318 23008KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 OVC060 TEMPO 2218/2220 2SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM222000 25013G21KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM230000 24008G16KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM230600 24007KT P6SM BKN040 FM231500 26010G18KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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