FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
| 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 |
| MERIDEN | | 132/16.4 | | 238 | | 14W | | MMK | -- -- -.- |
| 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 | | no, 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 17 **CHANGED** | |
download (227KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 35 **CHANGED** | |
download (213KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (207KB) |
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 14-Jun-2006
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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 10-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunset | | 18:15 | | 22:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 22:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Oct-2008 23:46:04 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 10-Oct-2008 19:46:04 |
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| METAR |
KMMK 17nm NW | 102253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01330100
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KHVN 18nm SW | 102253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01670117
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KGON 21nm E | 102256Z 28003KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01440094
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KHFD 22nm N | 102253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP233 T01780056
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KIJD 26nm NE | 102252Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01440067
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KOXC 28nm W | 102245Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A3026
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KHTO 28nm SE | 102150Z 24006KT 10SM SKC 21/ A3023
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KBDR 31nm SW | 102252Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/07 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01560072 TSNO
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KWST 32nm E | 102253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP233 T01560089
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KFOK 32nm S | 102253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP242 T01110072 TSNO
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| TAF |
KGON 21nm E | 101721Z 101818 29007KT P6SM SKC FM0100 36003KT P6SM SKC FM1300 03007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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