FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RME |
| Lat/Long: | 43-14-01.7000N / 075-24-25.3000W
43-14.028333N / 075-24.421667W
43.2338056 / -75.4070278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 504 ft. / 153.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of ROME, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 13440 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BUFFALO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RME (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 1500 PISTON ACFT, 2000 TURBINE ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, LIGHTED SUPPLEMENTAL WIND CONES LOCATED AT EACH RWY END. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 15/33, SSALS RY 15, ALSF1 RY 33, & TWY LGTS - CTAF. WHEN ATCT CLSD ALSF1 RY 15 OR 33 SET FOR PREVAILING WIND. WHEN WIND CALM ALFSF1 SET FOR RY 33. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 315-736-9404. INDEX "B" ARFF COVERAGE PRVDD. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.1 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.7 |
| GRIFFISS GROUND: | 121.9 291.1 [0700-2100] |
| GRIFFISS TOWER: | 118.1 291.1 [0700-2100] |
| GRIFFISS APPROACH: | 120.925 269.5 |
| GRIFFISS DEPARTURE: | 120.925 269.5 395.0(329-157) |
| CON: | 121.9 291.1 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| RDR: | 134.1X 316.7X 371.85 385.65 |
| STAGE-III IC: | 120.925 269.5 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| UCAr332/16.4 | | UTICA VORTAC | | 111.20 | | 12W |
| GGTr046/32.4 | | GEORGETOWN VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 11W |
| SYRr094/35.2 | | SYRACUSE VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 11W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 11820 x 200 ft. / 3603 x 61 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 240.0 | | Double tandem: | 500.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 43-14.704525N | | 43-13.351413N |
| Longitude: | 075-25.377897W | | 075-23.465688W |
| Elevation: | 503.6 ft. | | 497.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 146 magnetic, 134 true | | 326 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | SSALS: simplified short approach lighting system | | ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF ONEIDA
ONEIDA COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, 800 PARK AVE.
UTICA, NY 13501
Phone 315-798-5800 |
| Manager: | ROGER B. SORRELL
592 HANGAR RD, SUITE 200
ROME, NY 13424
Phone 315-736-4171 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 85 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 54/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 9% | military | | 6% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LAKE EFFECT; CEILING & VISIBILITY RAPIDLY DCRS TO LESS THAN 300/1 IN SNOW SQUALL WTH SFC WINDS 290-310 DEGS BTN NOV-APR. |
| - | RY 15/33 50 FT WIDE PAVED SHOULDERS. |
| - | BIRD HAZARD; OCCASIONAL HEAVY CONCENTRATION OF GULLS; CROWS; STARLINGS & MIGRATORY FLOCKS FM AUG-NOV & APR-MAY. |
| - | PORTIONS OF APRON NOT VISIBLE FROM ATCT. |
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.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
H30 - Hamilton Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
KSYR - Syracuse Hancock International Airport (31 nm W)
KOIC - LT Warren Eaton Airport (40 nm S)
KFZY - Oswego County Airport (43 nm W)
N66 - Oneonta Municipal Airport (45 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 29-Jun-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:07 | | 09:07 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 09:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 16:16:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 12:16:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KRME | 131553Z 21007KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01830028
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| TAF |
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| KRME | 131121Z 131212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 32007KT P6SM FEW250 FM2300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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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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