FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MSN |
| Lat/Long: | 43-08-23.4880N / 089-20-15.0490W
43-08.391467N / 089-20.250817W
43.1398578 / -89.3375136
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 887 ft. / 270.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1990) |
| From city: | 5 miles NE of MADISON, WI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 53704 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MSN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RYS 18 & 36, HIRL RYS 03/21 & 14/32, REIL RYS 03, 14 & 32 & PAPI RY 18 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 124.65 278.3 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 608-249-0615 |
| MADISON GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 [0600-2300] |
| MADISON TOWER: | 119.3 257.8 [0600-2300] |
| MADISON APPROACH: | 120.1(EAST) 135.45 WEST 343.7 WEST 350.3(EAST) [0600-2300] |
| MADISON DEPARTURE: | 126.85 318.1 [0600-2300] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.62 |
| ANG OPNS: | 392.2 |
| CLASS C: | 120.1(EAST) 350.3(EAST) |
| CLASS C IC: | 135.45 WEST 343.7 WEST |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| NG OPNS: | 123.4 40.8 |
- ARMY OPERATION CALL 'FIREFLY'. 0730-1600 LCL.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 133.3/380.35 (LONE ROCK RCAG) & 135.45 WHEN MADISON APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MSN at field | | MADISON VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 03E |
| DLLr140/30.9 | | DELLS VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 03E |
| LNRr105/36.0 | | LONE ROCK VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 00E |
| JVLr341/36.4 | | JANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MONAH | | 005/4.6 | | 400 | | 00E | | MS | -- ... |
| ROCK RIVER | | 267/26.9 | | 371 | | 01W | | RYV | .-. -.-- ...- |
| JUNEAU | | 239/32.7 | | 344 | | 01W | | UNU | ..- -. ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
AVFUEL REFUELING AVBL ON EAST OR SOUTH APRON ONLY. |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 9006 x 150 ft. / 2745 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 43-08.948200N | | 43-07.466817N |
| Longitude: | 089-20.461617W | | 089-20.530050W |
| Elevation: | 860.0 ft. | | 859.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 | | 002 |
| Displaced threshold: | 400 ft. | | 989 ft. |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown, rollout | | touchdown, rollout |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. hill, 1634 ft. from runway, 689 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 40:1 FM DSPLCD THR. | | none |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 7200 x 150 ft. / 2195 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 43-07.993967N | | 43-09.031083N |
| Longitude: | 089-20.506450W | | 089-19.722783W |
| Elevation: | 861.0 ft. | | 886.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 029 | | 209 |
| Displaced threshold: | 430 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 2760 ft. from runway, 460 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. road, 2050 ft. from runway |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5846 x 150 ft. / 1782 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 190.0 | | Double tandem: | 400.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-08.874300N | | 43-08.177100N |
| Longitude: | 089-20.494033W | | 089-19.588350W |
| Elevation: | 858.7 ft. | | 861.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 | | 316 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. rr, 674 ft. from runway, 319 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 112 ft. tree, 4047 ft. from runway, 440 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DANE COUNTY
4000 INTERNATIONAL LANE
MADISON, WI 53704
Phone 608-246-3380 |
| Manager: | BRADLEY S. LIVINGSTON, AAE
4000 INTERNATIONAL LANE
MADISON, WI 53704
Phone 608-246-3380 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 247 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 135 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 59 | | Jet airplanes: | | 19 | | Helicopters: | | 15 | | Military aircraft: | | 19 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 317/day * | | 37% | local general aviation | | 23% | air taxi | | 22% | transient general aviation | | 12% | commercial | | 7% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GA SVCS ONLY AVBL ON E RAMP. |
| - | LGTD CONCRETE BARRICADES W EDGE OF W RAMP. |
| - | TWY F, G, G1 AND G2 RESTRICTED TO MILITARY. |
| - | GA ACCESS AND PARKING TO WEST ACR RAMP IS PROHIBITED. |
| - | ANG; PPR ALL ACFT DSN 724-8506,C608-245-4506, HOURS OF OPNS 1300-2230++ MON-FRI. CALL FOR RCR & BASH. |
| - | AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF YAHARA RIVER INVOF ARPT BLO 2000 FT AGL. |
| - | TWY K, J, F, E NOT AVAIL TO AC ACFT W/GREATER THAN 9 SEATS. |
| - | RY 18 & RY 14 APCH ENDS ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED. VERIFY CORRECT RY AND COMPASS HEADING PRIOR TO DEP. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES ARE IN EFFECT CTC ARPT OPNS. |
| - | ACR & TURBO JET TRNG FLGTS PROHIBITED. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 18 ACFT ARRESTING DEVICE BAK 12/14 LCTD 1500 FT FM THR; RY 36 BAK 12/14 LCTD 750 FT FM THR; RY 21 BAK 12/14 LCTD 1620 FT FM THR. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
87Y - Blackhawk Airfield (7 nm E)
C29 - Middleton Municipal - Morey Field Airport (9 nm W)
91C - Sauk-Prairie Airport (21 nm NW)
61C - Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport (25 nm SE)
C47 - Portage Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gary Chambers
Taken in October 2004
looking north
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 02:15:02 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 21:15:02 |
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| METAR |
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| KMSN | 260153Z 21005KT 6SM -RA FEW055 24/21 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB33 SLP133 P0000 T02440206
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| TAF |
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| KMSN | 252335Z 260024 25004KT P6SM SCT025CB BKN120 TEMPO 0002 BKN025 FM0200 24004KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN120 FM0700 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1500 30008KT P6SM SKC
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