FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SNC |
| Lat/Long: | 41-23-02.0570N / 072-30-21.2200W
41-23.034283N / 072-30.353667W
41.3839047 / -72.5058944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 416 ft. / 126.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of CHESTER, CT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 06412 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SNC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-OCT 0800-2000, NOV-MAR 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white (unlighted land airport)
ROTG BCN IS CLEAR STROBE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (860-526-1551) |
| NEW YORK APPROACH: | 124.075 |
| NEW YORK DEPARTURE: | 124.075 |
| WX ASOS at MMK (16 nm NW): | 134.925 (203-639-9405) |
| WX ASOS at HVN (19 nm SW): | PHONE 203-466-6205 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MADr076/9.4 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
| HFDr186/15.5 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
| HVNr080/18.6 | | NEW HAVEN VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 13W |
| GONr293/20.7 | | GROTON VOR/DME | | 110.85 | | 14W |
| ORWr260/25.0 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
| HTOr356/29.2 | | HAMPTON VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 13W |
| CCCr039/30.3 | | CALVERTON VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 13W |
| BDRr076/30.9 | | BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12W |
| BDLr180/34.4 | | BRADLEY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CLERA | | 104/27.3 | | 362 | | 14W | | JWE | .--- .-- . |
| WATERBURY | | 121/30.0 | | 257 | | 14W | | TBY | - -... -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2566 x 50 ft. / 782 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD MIRL. NO THLD LIGHTS. |
| Runway edge markings: | 17/35 UNICOM FREQ MARKED ON RY. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 41-23.234300N | | 41-22.835167N |
| Longitude: | 072-30.444967W | | 072-30.260950W |
| Elevation: | 395.0 ft. | | 408.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 161 true | | 354 magnetic, 341 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 559 ft.
DSPLCD THR MARKED BUT NOT LGTD; DSPLCD THR 5 FT HIGHER THAN END OF RY. | | no |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline
+4 FT FENCE & BRUSH AT RY END. | | 15 ft. trees, 255 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
+3 FT BRUSH 20 FT FROM THR 15 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WHELEN AVIATION
WINTHROP ROAD
CHESTER, CT 06412
Phone 860-526-4321 |
| Manager: | JAMES OLSON
WINTHROP ROAD
CHESTER, CT 06412
Phone 860-526-4321 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 123 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 116 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 48/day * | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 20% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 March 2008 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMMK - Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (16 nm NW)
KHVN - Tweed-New Haven Airport (19 nm SW)
KGON - Groton-New London Airport (21 nm E)
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (22 nm N)
0B8 - Elizabeth Field Airport (23 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 21-Oct-2009
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:15 | | 22:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:44 | | 22:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 04:34:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 23:34:20 |
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| METAR |
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KMMK
17nm NW | 100353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 OVC095 01/M08 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T00061078
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KHVN
18nm SW | 100353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 OVC090 02/M05 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T00171050
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KGON
21nm E | 100356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN085 OVC110 M01/M04 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP099 T10061039
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KHFD
22nm N | 100353Z 00000KT 10SM BKN085 BKN110 01/M08 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T00111078
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KIJD
26nm NE | 100352Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC100 M01/M06 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T10111056
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KOXC
28nm W | 100415Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 OVC075 M01/M07 A2981 RMK AO1
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KHTO
28nm SE | 091550Z 29016KT 10SM SKC M01/M07 A3001
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KBDR
31nm SW | 100352Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 BKN070 OVC090 02/M06 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T00171061
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KWST
32nm E | 100353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN090 M01/M03 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T10061028
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KFOK
32nm S | 100353Z 24005KT 10SM BKN060 OVC085 01/M03 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T00111033
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KGON
21nm E | 100259Z 1003/1024 VRB03KT P6SM OVC080 FM100600 VRB03KT 4SM -SN SCT025 OVC040 FM100700 06007KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR SCT007 OVC015 FM100900 06010KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC005 FM101300 06015G24KT 1/2SM -SNPL FG OVC005 FM101600 05019G31KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC003 FM102100
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