FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RME |
| Lat/Long: | 43-14-01.7000N / 075-24-25.3000W
43-14.028333N / 075-24.421667W
43.2338056 / -75.4070278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 504 ft. / 153.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of ROME, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 13440 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BUFFALO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RME (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 1500 PISTON ACFT, 2000 TURBINE ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, LIGHTED SUPPLEMENTAL WIND CONES LOCATED AT EACH RWY END. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 15/33, SSALS RY 15, ALSF1 RY 33, & TWY LGTS - CTAF. WHEN ATCT CLSD ALSF1 RY 15 OR 33 SET FOR PREVAILING WIND. WHEN WIND CALM ALFSF1 SET FOR RY 33. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 315-736-9404. INDEX "B" ARFF COVERAGE PRVDD. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.1 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.7 |
| GRIFFISS GROUND: | 121.9 291.1 [0700-2100] |
| GRIFFISS TOWER: | 118.1 291.1 [0700-2100] |
| GRIFFISS APPROACH: | 120.925 269.5 |
| GRIFFISS DEPARTURE: | 120.925 269.5 395.0(329-157) |
| CON: | 121.9 291.1 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| RDR: | 134.1X 316.7X 371.85 385.65 |
| STAGE-III IC: | 120.925 269.5 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| UCAr332/16.4 | | UTICA VORTAC | | 111.20 | | 12W |
| GGTr046/32.4 | | GEORGETOWN VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 11W |
| SYRr094/35.2 | | SYRACUSE VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 11W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PLEIN | | 090/3.4 | | 329 | | 12W | | BK | -... -.- |
| CLAY | | 342/12.5 | | 275 | | 12W | | CJY | -.-. .--- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 11820 x 200 ft. / 3603 x 61 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 240.0 | | Double tandem: | 500.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 43-14.704525N | | 43-13.351413N |
| Longitude: | 075-25.377897W | | 075-23.465688W |
| Elevation: | 503.6 ft. | | 497.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 146 magnetic, 134 true | | 326 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | SSALS: simplified short approach lighting system | | ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF ONEIDA
ONEIDA COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, 800 PARK AVE.
UTICA, NY 13501
Phone 315-798-5800 |
| Manager: | ROGER B. SORRELL
592 HANGAR RD, SUITE 200
ROME, NY 13424
Phone 315-736-4171 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 63 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 158/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 8% | military | | 5% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LAKE EFFECT; CEILING & VISIBILITY RAPIDLY DCRS TO LESS THAN 300/1 IN SNOW SQUALL WTH SFC WINDS 290-310 DEGS BTN NOV-APR. |
| - | RY 15/33 50 FT WIDE PAVED SHOULDERS. |
| - | BIRD HAZARD; OCCASIONAL HEAVY CONCENTRATION OF GULLS; CROWS; STARLINGS & MIGRATORY FLOCKS FM AUG-NOV & APR-MAY. |
| - | PORTIONS OF APRON NOT VISIBLE FROM ATCT. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 15 **CHANGED** | |
download (276KB) |
| ILS RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (228KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 15 **CHANGED** | |
download (222KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (53KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVGC - Hamilton Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
KSYR - Syracuse Hancock International Airport (31 nm W)
KOIC - LT Warren Eaton Airport (40 nm S)
KFZY - Oswego County Airport (43 nm W)
N66 - Oneonta Municipal Airport (45 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 29-Jun-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 19:28 | | 23:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:57 | | 23:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 16:40:00 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Sep-2008 12:40:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KRME | 051553Z 18013KT 10SM CLR 30/17 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03000172
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| TAF |
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| KRME | 051311Z 051312 12008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 FM1500 16010KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 FM1800 19012KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM0000 14006KT P6SM BKN200
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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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