FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 2019
Location
FAA Identifier: | BID |
Lat/Long: | 41-10-05.2000N 071-34-40.2000W 41-10.086667N 071-34.670000W 41.1681111,-71.5778333 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 107.9 ft. / 32.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 15W (1985) |
From city: | 1 mile W of BLOCK ISLAND, RI |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 02807 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1950 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BID (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | OCT-APR TUE-SAT 0800-1600, MAY-SEP 0700-1900 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes, COML & NON RHODE ISLAND REGISTERED ACFT. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 134.775 (401-466-5495) |
PROVIDENCE APPROACH: | 125.75 |
PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE: | 125.75 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.1 |
WX ASOS at WST (15 nm NW): | 132.375 (401-596-9543) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SEY at field | | SANDY POINT VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 15W |
GONr128/23.5 | | GROTON VOR/DME | | 110.85 | | 14W |
ORWr155/30.1 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
PVDr205/34.0 | | PROVIDENCE VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 14W |
HTOr079/36.6 | | HAMPTON VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 13W |
Airport Services
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 2502 x 100 ft. / 763 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 41-10.064787N | | 41-10.109410N |
Longitude: | 071-34.941505W | | 071-34.399467W |
Elevation: | 107.7 ft. | | 101.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 099 magnetic, 084 true | | 279 magnetic, 264 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 88 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 40 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | STATE OF RHODE ISLAND RI AIRPORT CORPORATION WARWICK, RI 02886 Phone 401-737-4000 |
Manager: | IFTIKHAR AHMAD RHODE ISLAND AIRPORT CORP, 2000 POST RD WARWICK, RI 02886 Phone (401) 691-2000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 40/day * | 55% | air taxi | 41% | transient general aviation | 4% | local general aviation | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | OBSTNS: LGTD TWRS 1 MI NE OF ARPT, 1/2 MI APART. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | ARPT PRKG & SAFETY BRIEF AVBL ON LDG 122.85 MHZ OR CALL 401-466-5511. |
- | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD. CTC AMGR 401-691-2265. |
- | OVNGT PRKG FEE. |
- | FOR CD WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
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 from 05 December 2019 at 0900Z to 02 January 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (164KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (213KB) |
VOR/DME RWY 10 | |
download (176KB) |
VOR RWY 28 | |
download (155KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWST - Westerly State Airport (15 nm NW)
KMTP - Montauk Airport (16 nm W)
0B8 - Elizabeth Field Airport (21 nm W)
KGON - Groton-New London Airport (23 nm NW)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (26 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Vicki Eifert
Photo taken 05-Sep-2014
looking west.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Block Island State Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 13-Dec-2019
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
Sunset | | 16:17 | | 21:17 |
Evening civil twilight | | 16:48 | | 21:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 14-Dec-2019 01:18:14 |
Local (UTC-5) | 13-Dec-2019 20:18:14 |
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METAR |
KBID | 140056Z AUTO 09007KT 9SM BKN013 OVC046 09/09 A3019 RMK AO2 RAE05 SLP225 P0000 T00940089
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KWST 15nm NW | 140053Z AUTO 01006KT 4SM BR OVC013 08/06 A3020 RMK AO2 RAB31E49 SLP228 P0000 T00780056
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KMTP 16nm W | 140054Z AUTO 10005KT 11/09 A3018 RMK AO1 SLP221 P0002 T01110094
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TAF |
KGON 23nm NW | 132041Z 1321/1418 08009KT P6SM OVC015 FM132200 08010KT 5SM -RA BR OVC010 FM140300 10014G21KT 2SM RA BR SCT003 OVC006 FM140500 11018G25KT 1SM RA BR OVC003 FM140800 13020G28KT 1SM RA BR OVC002 FM141200 14015G22KT 3/4SM RA BR OVC002 FM141700 18012G19KT 1SM -RA BR OVC002
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NOTAMs |
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