FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DXR |
| Lat/Long: | 41-22-17.5000N / 073-28-55.9000W 41-22.291667N / 073-28.931667W 41.3715278 / -73.4821944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 456.8 ft. / 139.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of DANBURY, CT |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 06810 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DXR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1699.8 ft. MSL TPA FOR JET ACFT 1743 AGL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN LCTD ONE MILE SOUTH OF ARPT ON TOP OF A HILL. DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RWY 08/26 & REILS RWY 08 & 26 WHEN TWR CLSD - 119.4. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.4 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 127.75 |
| WX ASOS: | 127.75 (203-791-8227) |
| DANBURY GROUND: | 121.6 [0700-2200] |
| DANBURY TOWER: | 119.4 [0700-2200] |
| NEW YORK APPROACH: | 126.4 |
| NEW YORK DEPARTURE: | 126.4 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.6(WHEN DXR ATCT CLSD) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OXC (17 nm E): | 132.975 (203-262-1190) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CMKr051/7.1 | | CARMEL VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 12W |
| BDRr320/20.5 | | BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12W |
| IGNr151/23.3 | | KINGSTON VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 12W |
| PWLr179/24.5 | | PAWLING VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 12W |
| HVNr297/27.7 | | NEW HAVEN VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 13W |
| DPKr359/35.7 | | DEER PARK VOR/DME | | 117.70 | | 12W |
| MADr289/35.8 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
| LGAr038/39.4 | | LA GUARDIA VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 12W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CLERA | | 282/16.7 | | 362 | | 14W | | JWE | .--- .-- . |
| WATERBURY | | 252/17.9 | | 257 | | 14W | | TBY | - -... -.-- |
| STANWYCK | | 122/27.0 | | 261 | | 12W | | SKU | ... -.- ..- |
| PATERSON | | 062/39.5 | | 347 | | 12W | | PNJ | .--. -. .--- |
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 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4421 x 150 ft. / 1348 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 38.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 41-22.121747N | | 41-22.373622N |
| Longitude: | 073-29.445558W | | 073-28.538777W |
| Elevation: | 456.4 ft. | | 453.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 084 magnetic, 070 true | | 264 magnetic, 250 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 367 ft. | | 734 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 230 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear +9' FENCE 170' FM THR. | | 88 ft. trees, 450 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 26 +6' FENCE 75' FROM THLD. |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3135 x 100 ft. / 956 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| Operational restrictions: | RY 17/35 CLSD NIGHTS. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 41-22.584747N | | 41-22.124308N |
| Longitude: | 073-29.000607W | | 073-28.690625W |
| Elevation: | 451.4 ft. | | 453.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 153 true | | 347 magnetic, 333 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 223 ft. | | 232 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: | 22 ft. pole, 600 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear 5 FT FENCE 50 FT FROM THR. +15 FT ROAD 94 FT FROM THR. | | 30 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear +8 FT FENCE 150 FT FM THLD; +17 FT ROAD 120 FT FT THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DANBURY CITY HALL DANBURY, CT 06810 Phone 203-797-4500 |
| Manager: | PAUL D. ESTEFAN P.O.BOX 2299 DANBURY, CT 06813 Phone 203-797-4624 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 265 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 210 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 228/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACFT USING RWY 35 ARE NOT VISIBLE FM THE TWR DESCENDING BLO 1300' ON BASE LEG TIL APCHG 1/2MI FINAL DUE TO NATURAL TERRAIN. |
| - | PROHIBITED TO ULTRALIGHT & UNREGISTERED ACFT. |
| - | 24 HR SELF- SERV FUEL AVBL |
| - | OBST CRANE 577 FT .5 NM S ARPT FLAGGED. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | INTXN ECTION TKOFS; STOP & GO TKOFS NOT AUZD. |
| - | PPR FOR FORMATION TKOF/LDG; CTC AMGR. |
| - | LDG DISTANCE AVBL NON-STD; PART 121 & 135 OPNS MUST COMPUTE EFFECTIVE RY LENGTHS. ALL OTHERS BE AWARE REMAINING RY LENGTH AVBL AFTER CLEARING CONTROLLING OBSTN RYS 08 & 26 MAY BE INSUFFICIENT DEPENDING ON TYPE ACFT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT CTC AMGR 203-797-4624. |
| - | ARPT CLSD TO SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER OPNS. |
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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| NOBBI FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (357KB) |
| RICED FOUR | |
download (154KB) |
| VALRE FOUR | |
download (252KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 08 | |
download (174KB) |
| LOC RWY 08 | |
download (237KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N69 - Stormville Airport (17 nm NW)
KOXC - Waterbury-Oxford Airport (17 nm E)
KBDR - Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (20 nm SE)
KHPN - Westchester County Airport (21 nm SW)
44N - Sky Acres Airport (23 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Erik Stephens
Photo taken 31-Dec-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 09:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 23:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 05:18:54 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 01:18:54 |
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| METAR |
| KDXR | 130453Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW085 BKN110 18/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01780161 402670156
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KOXC 17nm E | 130355Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2998 RMK AO1
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KBDR 20nm SE | 130452Z AUTO 21003KT 5SM BR CLR 23/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02280211 402610206
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KBDR 20nm SE | 130231Z 1303/1324 VRB04KT P6SM FEW090 BKN250 FM131100 19005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC060 FM131500 16008KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC025 PROB30 1315/1320 3SM -TSRA SCT009 OVC020CB FM132000 21005KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC030
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KHPN 21nm SW | 122031Z 1221/1318 17005KT P6SM SCT080 FM130100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM130900 VRB04KT 4SM BR VCSH SCT050 BKN100 FM131500 21007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN050 AMD NOT SKED
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KPOU 24nm NW | 121747Z 1218/1318 20005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM130100 00000KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM130600 00000KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM131200 19005KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC040
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