FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 FSS (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PVDr078/20.6 | | PROVIDENCE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 14W |
| BOSr198/29.0 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
| MVYr343/33.9 | | MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 15W |
| PUTr111/37.3 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-52.447950N | | 41-52.273133N |
| Longitude: | 071-01.188167W | | 071-00.454433W |
| Elevation: | 36.0 ft. | | 43.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| 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-box VASI on left (3.60 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 80 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: | 41-52.525950N | | 41-52.805733N |
| Longitude: | 071-01.362067W | | 071-01.175067W |
| Elevation: | 27.0 ft. | | 27.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 027 true | | 223 magnetic, 207 true |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 83 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: | | 147 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 144 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 302/day * | | 54% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 March 2008 | |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 30 | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 12-Jun-2006
as seen approaching from the west
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:43 | | 08:43 |
| Sunrise | | 05:17 | | 09:17 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 21:32:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 17:32:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KTAN | 062052Z AUTO 21007KT 8SM FEW030 26/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02560189 58005 $
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KEWB
12nm S | 062053Z 19008KT 8SM SCT022 25/19 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02500194 58007
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KPYM
13nm E | 062052Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM FEW028 SCT035 27/19 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02670189 57007
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KOWD
20nm N | 062053Z 24007KT 8SM CLR 27/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02720189 58007 $
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KPVD
21nm SW | 061720Z 061818 16010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM0100 22005KT P6SM BKN015 FM0300 22005KT P6SM OVC008 FM0400 23005KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM0700 24005KT 3SM BR OVC006 FM1200 24006KT 5SM HZ BKN008 FM1400 22010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
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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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