FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTD |
| Lat/Long: | 44-40-36.0000N / 074-56-54.4000W
44-40.600000N / 074-56.906667W
44.6766667 / -74.9484444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 473.9 ft. / 144.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1970) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of POTSDAM, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 13676 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | MONTREAL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1273.9 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24; REIL RYS 06 & 24; PAPI RYS 06 & 24 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (315-265-6106) |
| WX ASOS at MSS (16 nm N): | 128.075 (315-764-0481) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 135.25/377.1 (TURIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MSSr228/17.2 | | MASSENA VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 14W |
| SLKr313/36.3 | | SARANAC LAKE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| POTSDAM | | 239/4.0 | | 400 | | 14W | | PTD | .--. - -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
24 HR SELF-SERVE |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3703 x 59 ft. / 1129 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 44-40.381225N | | 44-40.818767N |
| Longitude: | 074-57.203210W | | 074-56.608813W |
| Elevation: | 470.9 ft. | | 468.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 044 true | | 238 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. tree, 1293 ft. from runway, 47 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. tree, 1142 ft. from runway, 390 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
2 FT HIGH TERRAIN, PARALLEL TO RY, 145 FT LT; 4 FT UTILITY BOX, 25 FT FM RY, 155 FT LT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF POTSDAM
CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168
POTSDAM, NY 13676
Phone 315-265-7480 |
| Manager: | BRAD CLEMENTS
CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168
POTSDAM, NY 13676
Phone 315-268-1000
HOME 315-268-8839. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 5% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 14 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NDB LCTD 3 MILES OUT ON RWY 24 C/L XTDD. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | EXPECT FLIGHT TRAINING OPS INV OF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT - LEFT TURN WHEN ABLE DEPARTING RWY 24. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (182KB) |
| NDB RWY 24 | |
download (178KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (150KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSS - Massena International Airport-Richards Field (16 nm N)
KOGS - Ogdensburg International Airport (22 nm W)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (28 nm E)
KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (36 nm SE)
KLKP - Lake Placid Airport (49 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in August 2008
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunset | | 18:13 | | 22:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 22:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 19:36:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 15:36:59 |
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| METAR |
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KMSS
16nm N | 161653Z AUTO 19014G19KT 10SM BKN033 OVC100 19/11 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01890111
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KMSS
16nm N | 161324Z 1613/1712 18008KT P6SM VCSH OVC120 FM161500 19011KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN040 OVC080 FM161700 20010G16KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN030 FM170000 23010KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN025 FM170400 23005KT 5SM BR BKN025
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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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