FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TAN |
| Lat/Long: | 41-52-26.6890N 071-00-54.8380W 41-52.444817N 071-00.913967W 41.8740803,-71.0152328 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 41.3 ft. / 12.6 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600 - 1400 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30; LGTD WINDSOCK - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.675 (508-824-5005) |
| PROVIDENCE APPROACH: | 128.7 |
| PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE: | 128.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 1B9 (11 nm NW): | 118.675 (774-372-2047) |
| WX ASOS at EWB (12 nm S): | 126.85 (508-992-0195) |
| WX ASOS at PYM (13 nm E): | 135.625 (508-732-8358) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PVDr078/20.6 | | PROVIDENCE VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 14W |
| BOSr198/29.0 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
| MVYr343/33.9 | | MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 15W |
| PUTr112/37.3 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PROVINCETOWN | | 268/37.2 | | 389 | | 16W | | PVC | .--. ...- -.-. |
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: | 3499 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 73.0 | | Double tandem: | 129.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-52.448128N | | 41-52.273192N |
| Longitude: | 071-01.189010W | | 071-00.454527W |
| Elevation: | 34.9 ft. | | 41.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 108 true | | 304 magnetic, 288 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 1075 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 1034 x 60 ft. / 315 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf/gravel, in fair condition SFC ROUGH & LOOSE STONES. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 41-52.653387N | | 41-52.805720N |
| Longitude: | 071-01.276867W | | 071-01.175053W |
| Elevation: | 23.6 ft. | | 25.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 027 true | | 223 magnetic, 207 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. both sides of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 85 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left 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 ST TAUNTON, MA 02780 Phone 508-821-1000 |
| Manager: | JAY D' ESPINOSA 4 WESTCOAT EAST TAUNTON, MA 02718 Phone 508-821-2973 |
Additional Remarks
| A39-12/30 | PCR VALUE: 150/F/B/X/T |
| - | AVOID FLYING OVR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DER 30. |
| - | HEL AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF DENSELY POPULATED AREAS W & S OF ARPT. |
| - | CAUTION WILDLIFE, DEER & GEESE ON AND INVOF ARPT AND RWYS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC PROVIDENCE APCH AT 401-738-8945, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| WIPOR FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (283KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (249KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (153KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (547KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 12-Jun-2006
as seen approaching from the west
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Times for 23-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 16:16 | | 21:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:48 | | 21:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Dec-2025 15:47:14 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Dec-2025 10:47:14 |
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| METAR |
| KTAN | 231452Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM OVC044 02/M04 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP255 T00221044 56003
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KEWB 12nm S | 231453Z 25003KT 9SM -SN OVC041 02/M04 A3029 RMK AO2 SNB41 SLP257 P0000 60000 T00171039 58004
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KPYM 13nm E | 231452Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW049 OVC065 00/M05 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP257 T00001050 58002 $
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KOWD 20nm N | 231453Z 00000KT 10SM BKN041 OVC048 M01/M04 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP255 T10061039 58004 $
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| NOTAMs |
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