FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PSF |
| Lat/Long: | 42-25-36.6480N / 073-17-34.5410W 42-25.610800N / 073-17.575683W 42.4268467 / -73.2929281 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1194 ft. / 363.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of PITTSFIELD, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 01201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PSF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2000, ALL SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 08/26 & 14/32 & MALSF RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport LANDING & PARKING FEES. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.375 (413-499-3273) |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 132.825 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 132.825 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.6 |
| WX ASOS at AQW (17 nm N): | 134.775 (413-664-6658) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CTRr311/17.3 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| ALBr143/29.6 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| BAFr316/30.1 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| CAMr190/34.1 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| CEFr306/36.7 | | WESTOVER VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 14W |
| BDLr331/39.6 | | BRADLEY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 14W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 413-499-6017. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 44.0 | | Double wheel: | 54.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 42-25.427267N | | 42-25.784733N |
| Longitude: | 073-18.145350W | | 073-17.144433W |
| Elevation: | 1193.8 ft. | | 1143.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 064 true | | 259 magnetic, 244 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3496 x 100 ft. / 1066 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-25.773483N | | 42-25.461800N |
| Longitude: | 073-17.803133W | | 073-17.150133W |
| Elevation: | 1170.7 ft. | | 1142.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 123 true | | 318 magnetic, 303 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 48 ft. trees, 344 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PITTSFIELD 70 ALLEN ST PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 Phone 413-499-9322 |
| Manager: | MARK GERMANOWSKI PITTSFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 832 TAMARACK ROAD PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 Phone 413-448-9790 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 139/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OBSTN LGTD POLES 5600' SE AT 1960'; 10200' SW AT 2171'; 14100' NW AT 1890'; 7600' NE AT 1330'; 6600' SE AT 1470'. |
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ALL ACFT UTILIZE TWY SYSTEMS "A" & "C" FOR RY 08/26.TWY "A" USE RSTD TO A/C W/ WINGSPAN LESS THAN 79 FT. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 08 | |
download (206KB) |
| GPS RWY 26 | |
download (233KB) |
| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (281KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGBR - Walter J. Koladza Airport (15 nm S)
1B1 - Columbia County Airport (20 nm SW)
4B0 - South Albany Airport (25 nm W)
KDDH - William H. Morse State Airport (28 nm N)
KALB - Albany International Airport (30 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in May 2004
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:01 | | 09:01 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 20:40:01 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 16:40:01 |
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| METAR |
| KPSF | 131954Z AUTO 29005G14KT 10SM CLR 20/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02001006
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KAQW 17nm N | 131952Z AUTO 32008KT 270V350 10SM CLR 21/02 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02110017
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| TAF |
KALB 30nm NW | 131721Z 131818 34012G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1400 16006KT P6SM SKC
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KBAF 30nm SE | 131720Z 131818 04013G22KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM2100 04010G16KT P6SM FEW250 FM0000 02005KT P6SM FEW250 FM0600 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM1400 08005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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