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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 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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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 24-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:00 | | 09:00 |
| Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 09:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:09 | | 00:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 19:28:02 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 15:28:02 |
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| METAR |
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| KTAN | 241859Z AUTO 17008KT 130V190 10SM -RA FEW014 23/21 A3003 RMK AO2 P0000
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KEWB
12nm S | 241853Z 16012KT 6SM -RA BR FEW009 SCT016 BKN065 23/21 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 P0002 T02330211
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KPYM
13nm E | 241852Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM BKN011 BKN080 23/21 A3006 RMK AO2 RAE41 SLP178 P0000 T02330211
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KOWD
20nm N | 241853Z 19013KT 10SM FEW014 23/22 A3001 RMK AO2 RAE33 SLP160 P0001 T02330217
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KPVD
21nm SW | 241736Z 241818 18013KT P6SM BKN010 OVC040 WS020/18045KT FM2200 19014G26KT 2SM SHRA BR OVC010 WS020/18045KT FM0000 19015G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC030 FM0400 21008KT 4SM -DZ BR OVC012 FM1100 26008KT P6SM SCT015 SCT250
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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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