FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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: | DDH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0700-1700 FOR AIRPORT ATTENDANCE CALL 1-802-442-5503 OR 1-518-763-1247 FOR ON-CALL SVCS ONLY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & REIL RYS 13 & 31 & PAPI RYS 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 |
| 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: | nonprecision, 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 |
| 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: | PAUL VINCENT 1563 WALLOOMSACK ROAD BENNINGTON, VT 05201 Phone 802-442-5503 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 36 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 39/day * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 November 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 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. |
| - | MOUNTAINS ON ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | AIR TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS PROHIBITED SOUTH OF RY 13 & RY 31. |
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 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (289KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (358KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (178KB) |
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 taken 09-Aug-2009
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 09:58 |
| Sunset | | 19:58 | | 23:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 16:19:19 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 12:19:19 |
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| METAR |
| KDDH | 131554Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM -RA FEW075 OVC110 19/17 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP087 P0008 T01890167
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KAQW 12nm S | 131552Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM -RA BR BKN075 OVC095 18/17 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 P0010 T01830172
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| TAF |
KALB 26nm W | 131136Z 1312/1412 30004KT P6SM -RA SCT012 BKN060 OVC090 TEMPO 1312/1314 4SM -SHRA BR SCT025 OVC050 FM131400 18007KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN025 OVC040 TEMPO 1314/1318 2SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM132000 19007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050 FM140000 26006KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 FM140400 24004KT 4SM BR BKN025 OVC050
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KPSF 28nm S | 131406Z 1314/1412 26008KT 2SM -RA BR SCT011 BKN029 OVC100 FM131600 18005KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN025 OVC040 TEMPO 1316/1319 2SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM132200 21005KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050 FM140100 26004KT 5SM BR BKN025 OVC050 FM140800 28004KT 2SM BR OVC007
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KGFL 31nm NW | 131405Z 1314/1412 20004KT 1 1/2SM RA BR BKN004 BKN050 OVC100 TEMPO 1314/1318 2SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM132100 19007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050 FM140000 23004KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 FM140400 24004KT 4SM BR BKN025 OVC050 FM140800 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC007
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| NOTAMs |
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