FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JANUARY 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SNC |
| Lat/Long: | 41-23-01.3540N 072-30-20.8340W
41-23.022567N 072-30.347233W
41.3837094,-72.5057872
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 416 ft. / 127 m (estimated) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SNC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-OCT 0900-2000, NOV-MAR 0900-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN OPRS 24/7. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| HFDr186/15.6 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 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 |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2722 x 50 ft. / 830 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
NON-STD MIRL. |
| Runway edge markings: | UNICOM FREQ MARKED ON RWY. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 41-23.234300N | | 41-22.810833N |
| Longitude: | 072-30.444967W | | 072-30.249500W |
| Elevation: | 395.0 ft. | | 408.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 161 true | | 354 magnetic, 341 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 559 ft.
DSPLCD THR MARKED BUT NOT LGTD. | | 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 RWY 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: | CHARLES F. GREENEY, JR.
WHELEN ENGINEERING, 51 WINTHROP ROAD
CHESTER, CT 06412
Phone 860-718-2109
CELL: 860-853-0993 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 63 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 59 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/day * | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 516-683-2449. |
| - | (DSPLCD THR APCH RATIO, RWY 17) DSPLCD THR 5 FT HYR THAN AER. |
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 from 02 January 2020 at 0901Z to 30 January 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (178KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (167KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 21-Oct-2009
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jan-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 21:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jan-2020 23:43:39 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jan-2020 18:43:39 |
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| METAR |
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| KSNC | 252255Z AUTO 10013G22KT 070V130 2SM RA OVC002 09/09 A2975 RMK AO2
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KMMK
17nm NW | 252316Z AUTO VRB03G16KT 2 1/2SM +RA BR BKN012 OVC018 11/09 A2976 RMK AO2 PRESRR P0010 T01060089
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KHVN
18nm SW | 252305Z 22012G26KT 3SM -RA BR OVC005 08/08 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 09026/2257 WSHFT 2251 PRESRR P0005 T00830078
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KGON
21nm E | 252044Z 2521/2618 08018G24KT P6SM OVC010 TEMPO 2521/2524 4SM -RA BR OVC005 FM260000 10014G25KT 3SM RA BR OVC008 WS020/12050KT TEMPO 2600/2602 1SM +RA BR BKN005 FM260200 14015KT 3SM -RA BR BKN005 FM260300 23011KT P6SM -RA OVC010 FM260600 27009KT P6SM BKN050 FM261300 27010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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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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