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KTAN Taunton Municipal Airport - King Field
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: TAN
Lat/Long: 41-52-27.8460N / 071-00-59.9230W
41-52.464100N / 071-00.998717W
41.8744017 / -71.0166453
(estimated)
Elevation: 43 ft. / 13.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 16W (1985)
From city: 3 miles E of TAUNTON, MA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 02718

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BDR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SEP-MAY 0800 - 1700, JUN - AUG 0800 - 1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30; VASI RY 30 & LIGHTED WINDSOCK - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS: 132.675 (508-824-5005)
PROVIDENCE APPROACH: 128.7
PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE: 128.7
WX ASOS at EWB (12 nm S): PHONE 508-992-0195
WX ASOS at PYM (13 nm E): 135.625 (508-746-8003)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
  • CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT RADIO (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PVDr078/20.6PROVIDENCE VORTAC115.6014W
BOSr198/29.0BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
MVYr343/33.9MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME114.5015W
PUTr111/37.3PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TAUNTONat field22716WTAN - .- -.
PLYMOUTH296/9.725716WFFF ..-. ..-. ..-.
MANSFIELD150/11.122016WIHM .. .... --
MARSHFIELD245/20.336816WIMR .. -- .-.
SHAKER HILL184/35.625116WSKR ... -.- .-.
PROVINCETOWN268/37.338916WPVC .--. ...- -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 41-52.447950N41-52.273133N
Longitude: 071-01.188167W071-00.454433W
Elevation: 36.0 ft.43.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 124 magnetic, 108 true304 magnetic, 288 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.60 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear80 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 1900 x 60 ft. / 579 x 18 m
Surface: turf/gravel, in fair condition
SFC ROUGH & LOOSE STONES.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 41-52.525950N41-52.805733N
Longitude: 071-01.362067W071-01.175067W
Elevation: 27.0 ft.27.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 043 magnetic, 027 true223 magnetic, 207 true
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear83 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 125 ft. both sides of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF TAUNTON
CITY HALL, 15 SUMMER STREET
TAUNTON, MA 02780
Phone 508-821-1000
Manager: DANIEL RAPOSA
PO BOX 441
EAST TAUNTON, MA 02718
Phone 508-821-2973

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 127
Single engine airplanes: 121
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 92/day *
89% local general aviation
10% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 01 April 2009

Additional Remarks

AVOID FLYING OVER THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RY 30.
HELS AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF DENSELY POPULATED AREAS W & S OF ARPT.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 30   download (197KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (65KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

1B9 - Mansfield Municipal Airport (11 nm NW)
KEWB - New Bedford Regional Airport (12 nm S)
KPYM - Plymouth Municipal Airport (13 nm E)
KOWD - Norwood Memorial Airport (20 nm N)
KGHG - Marshfield Municipal Airport - George Harlow Field (20 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KTAN (Taunton Municipal Airport - King Field)
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From to KTAN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5210:52
Sunrise06:2111:21
Sunset16:3421:34
Evening civil twilight17:0322:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Nov-2009 21:18:34
Local (UTC-5)  04-Nov-2009 16:18:34
 
METAR
KTAN 042052Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/M04 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T00941039 56006
KEWB 
12nm S 
042053Z 25004KT 10SM CLR 09/M03 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP234 T00891033 56007
KPYM 
13nm E 
042052Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00781006 58006
KOWD 
20nm N 
042053Z 29003KT 10SM CLR 09/M06 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00941061 56007
TAF
KPVD 
21nm SW 
041743Z 0418/0518 28005KT P6SM FEW250 FM050000 00000KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM050200 00000KT P6SM SCT090 OVC120 FM050400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 OVC090 FM051200 04003KT P6SM OVC050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Taunton Municipal Airport Commission 508-821-2973
no information available

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100LL 
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 Updated 03-Nov-2009
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Hotels near Taunton Municipal Airport - King Field

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT RAYNHAM 2.3 99-189
HAMPTON INN RAYNHAM TAUNTON 2.7 119-140
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES MIDDLEBORO RAYNHAM 2.9 117-143
QUALITY INN RAYNHAM 3.0 95-100
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT MIDDLEBORO 3.1 119-139
DAYS INN MIDDLEBORO MA 5.1 76-100

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Taunton Municipal Airport - King Field

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3 in Raynham
1 in Swansea
5 in Brockton
1 in Attleboro
2 in Mansfield
3 in North Dartmouth
1 in New Bedford
7 in Seekonk
1 in Kingston
4 in Foxboro
3 in Rockland
1 in East Providence, RI
1 in Pawtucket, RI
2 in Sharon
 

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