FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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: | 39 ft. tree, 1293 ft. from runway, 47 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. tree, 1142 ft. from runway, 390 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
2 FT HIGH TERRAIN, PARALLEL TO RY, 145 FT LT; 4 FT UTILITY BOX, 25 FT FM RY, 155 FT LT. |
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: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | 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 14 September 2011 | |
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 - LEFT TURN WHEN ABLE DEPARTING RWY 24. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (211KB) |
| NDB RWY 24 | |
download (215KB) |
| 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 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:24 | | 22:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 22:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 10:03:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 05:03:34 |
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| METAR |
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KMSS
16nm N | 130853Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM SCT075 OVC095 M07/M12 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP096 T10671117 55004
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KMSS
16nm N | 130536Z 1306/1406 23010KT P6SM OVC080 FM140000 23010KT P6SM VCSH OVC030
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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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