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KAQW Harriman-and-West Airport
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AQW
Lat/Long: 42-41-46.3800N / 073-10-12.7600W
42-41.773000N / 073-10.212667W
42.6962167 / -73.1702111
(estimated)
Elevation: 654 ft. / 199.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14W (1985)
From city: 3 miles W of NORTH ADAMS, MA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 01247

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1944
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AQW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAWN-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1654 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 134.775 (413-664-6658)
WX ASOS at DDH (12 nm N): 135.925 (802-442-6059)
WX ASOS at PSF (17 nm S): 135.375 (413-499-3273)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CAMr171/19.5CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME115.0014W
CTRr351/26.2CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
ALBr109/28.1ALBANY VORTAC115.3013W
BAFr342/37.8BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
EENr275/39.2KEENE VORTAC109.4014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DALTON015/13.537015WDXT -.. -..- -
MOUNT SNOW239/19.322415WVWD ...- .-- -..
GREAT BARRINGTON033/32.539514WGBR --. -... .-.
HUNTER120/34.935614WHEU .... . ..-
PHILMONT056/36.127213WPFH .--. ..-. ....
ORANGE296/39.820515WORE --- .-. .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 4300 x 100 ft. / 1311 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 42-41.813667N42-41.732333N
Longitude: 073-10.689333W073-09.735833W
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 1180 ft.800 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
RY 11 APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.		30 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
+8 FT BLAST FENCE 75 FT OUT FROM PAVEMENT END .

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF NORTH ADAMS
CITY HALL
NORTH ADAMS, MA 01247
Phone 413-662-3000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 23
Single engine airplanes: 13
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Gliders airplanes: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 119/day *
67% local general aviation
28% transient general aviation
5% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 01 August 2009

Additional Remarks

- MOUNTAIN RANGES 9100 FT NORTH AT ELEV 1894 FT; 4300 FT NORTH AT ELEV 2254 FT; 10800 FT SOUTH AT ELEV 2951 FT; 12800 FT SOUTH AT ELEV 2690 FT.
- EXTENSIVE GLIDER OPNS DAWN-DUSK SFC 18000 YEAR ROUND;PRIMARILY WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS.
- DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KAQW.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDDH - William H. Morse State Airport (12 nm N)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
4V8 - Mount Snow Airport (19 nm NE)
KALB - Albany International Airport (28 nm W)
0B5 - Turners Falls Airport (29 nm E)
  
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From to KAQW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0911:09
Sunrise06:3911:39
Sunset16:3421:34
Evening civil twilight17:0422:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 06:18:27
Local (UTC-5)  10-Nov-2009 01:18:27
 
METAR
KAQW 100552Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM SCT050 12/07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T01220072 10183 20122 57004
KDDH 
12nm N 		100554Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN055 09/06 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00940061 10178 20094 56003
KPSF 
17nm S 		100554Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01060061 10156 20100 57006
TAF
KALB 
28nm W 		100531Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 OVC200 FM100900 29003KT P6SM BKN045 OVC200 FM101300 33006KT P6SM SCT035 OVC150 FM110200 35004KT P6SM OVC150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Turboprop East 413-664-4585
[web site]
[email]
 Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, ...

More info about Turboprop East
Air BP
Jet A
FS $4.02 
 Updated 19-Oct-2009
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 Shamrock Aviation
 413-663-3330
[email]
 Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aerial photography, ...

More info about Shamrock Aviation
Shell
100LL
SS $4.89 
 Updated 19-Oct-2009
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Berkshire Pilots Association 413-652-1274
[web site]
[email]
 Organization with aviation interests

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KAQW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
THE PORCHES INN AT MASS MOCA 2.9 240-375
 

Other hotels near Harriman-and-West Airport

Miles Price ($)
REDWOOD MOTEL 0.4 113-132
WILLIAMSTOWN MOTEL 0.9 81-125
THE ORCHARDS HOTEL 1.0 189-190
HOWARD JOHNSON WILLIAMSTOWN 1.1 72-180
NORTHSIDE MOTEL AT WILLIAMS COL 2.3 98-129
HOLIDAY INN BERKSHIRES 2.9 108-123
VILLAGER MOTEL 3.5 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Harriman-and-West Airport

3 in North Adams
9 in Bennington, VT
7 in Pittsfield
 

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