FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
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 | | 114.55 | | 13W |
BDRr076/30.9 | | BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 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 fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity NON-STD MIRL FIXTURES/CONES. |
| 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: | 50 ft. tree, 207 ft. from runway, 66 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +5 FT TREE 56 FT DSTC, 60 FT L. | | none +3 FT BRUSH, 0 FT FM THR, 103 FT R. |
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: | | 59 | Single engine airplanes: | | 56 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (201KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (193KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (134KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 21-Oct-2009
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 20-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 09:33 |
Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
Sunset | | 19:35 | | 23:35 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2024 11:24:56 |
Local (UTC-4) | 20-Apr-2024 07:24:56 |
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METAR |
KSNC | 201055Z AUTO 20004KT M1/4SM FG OVC001 08/08 A2997 RMK AO2
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KMMK 17nm NW | 201053Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM RA BR BKN003 BKN019 OVC055 08/07 A2996 RMK AO2 RAB06 SLP146 P0014 T00830067
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KHVN 18nm SW | 201053Z 18004KT 1/4SM R02/3000V4000FT -RA FG VV003 09/09 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB38 SLP150 P0001 T00940089
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TAF |
KGON 21nm E | 200832Z 2009/2106 VRB04KT 2SM BR OVC004 FM201200 VRB04KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC005 FM201400 23006KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM201800 24008KT P6SM SCT015 OVC070 FM202100 25008KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250 FM210000 31010G19KT P6SM SCT060
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NOTAMs |
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