FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTD |
| Lat/Long: | 44-40-36.0090N / 074-56-54.4070W
44-40.600150N / 074-56.906783W
44.6766692 / -74.9484464
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 474 ft. / 144 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14W (1970) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of POTSDAM, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 13676 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | MONTREAL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1274 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24; REIL RYS 06 & 24; PAPI RYS 06 & 24 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (315-265-6106) |
| WX ASOS at MSS (16 nm N): | 128.075 (315-764-0481) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 135.25/377.1 (TURIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MSSr228/17.2 | | MASSENA VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 14W |
| SLKr313/36.3 | | SARANAC LAKE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| POTSDAM | | 239/4.0 | | 400 | | 14W | | PTD | .--. - -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
24 HR SELF-SERVE |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3705 x 60 ft. / 1129 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 44-40.381250N | | 44-40.818867N |
| Longitude: | 074-57.203550W | | 074-56.609100W |
| Elevation: | 471.2 ft. | | 468.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 044 true | | 238 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. tree, 1302 ft. from runway, 310 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 64 ft. tree, 1260 ft. from runway, 157 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF POTSDAM
CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168
POTSDAM, NY 13676
Phone 315-265-7480 |
| Manager: | BRAD CLEMENTS
CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168
POTSDAM, NY 13676
Phone 315-268-1000
HOME 315-268-8839. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 5% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 06 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NDB LCTD 3 MILES OUT ON RWY 24 C/L XTDD. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | EXPECT FLIGHT TRAINING OPS INV OF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CALL AMGR FOR FOR DETAILS AT 315-268-1000. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download |
| NDB RWY 24 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (72KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSS - Massena International Airport-Richards Field (16 nm N)
KOGS - Ogdensburg International Airport (22 nm W)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (28 nm E)
KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (36 nm SE)
KLKP - Lake Placid Airport (49 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in August 2008
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 05:52:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 00:52:23 |
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| METAR |
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KMSS
16nm N | 100453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 M06/M10 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP108 T10611100 410281117
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| TAF |
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KMSS
16nm N | 092344Z 1000/1024 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM101200 05008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 FM101500 05012KT 5SM -SHSN BR SCT018 OVC028 FM102100 04012KT P6SM OVC028
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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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