FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EWB |
| Lat/Long: | 41-40-35.6000N / 070-57-28.1000W 41-40.593333N / 070-57.468333W 41.6765556 / -70.9578056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 79 ft. / 24.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of NEW BEDFORD, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 02745 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EWB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2300 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; MIRL RY 14/32; MALSR RYS 05 & 23; REIL RY 32 - CTAF. PAPI RY 14 & VASI RYS 23 & 32 OPER 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.1 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 126.85(508)994-6277 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 508-992-0195 |
| NEW BEDFORD GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-2200] |
| NEW BEDFORD TOWER: | 118.1 239.0 [0700-2200] |
| PROVIDENCE APPROACH: | 128.7 |
| PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE: | 128.7 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| WX ASOS at TAN (12 nm N): | 132.675 (508-824-5005) |
| WX ASOS at UUU (17 nm SW): | 132.075 (401-846-5910) |
| WX ASOS at PYM (17 nm NE): | 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.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PVDr112/21.3 | | PROVIDENCE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 14W |
| MVYr332/22.9 | | MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 15W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| TAUNTON | | 184/12.3 | | 227 | | 16W | | TAN | - .- -. |
| PLYMOUTH | | 230/12.4 | | 257 | | 16W | | FFF | ..-. ..-. ..-. |
| MANSFIELD | | 167/22.3 | | 220 | | 16W | | IHM | .. .... -- |
| MARSHFIELD | | 222/28.3 | | 368 | | 16W | | IMR | .. -- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 33.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 | | Double tandem: | 95.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-40.817915N | | 41-40.305555N |
| Longitude: | 070-57.836095W | | 070-56.976453W |
| Elevation: | 76.0 ft. | | 66.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 144 magnetic, 128 true | | 324 magnetic, 308 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. tree, 400 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4997 x 150 ft. / 1523 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 108.0 | | Double tandem: | 195.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 41-40.301433N | | 41-40.945915N |
| Longitude: | 070-57.870793W | | 070-57.188372W |
| Elevation: | 65.0 ft. | | 78.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 054 magnetic, 038 true | | 234 magnetic, 218 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 414 ft. |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.10 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway | | 35 ft. tree, 1400 ft. from runway, 125 ft. both sides of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear RWY 23 APCH SLOPE 50:1 AT DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NEW BEDFORD WILLIAMS ST NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740 Phone 508-979-1410 |
| Manager: | THOMAS M. VICK 1569 AIRPORT ROAD NEW BEDFORD, MA 02746 Phone 508-991-6160 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 121 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 101 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 157/day * | | 47% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 June 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF 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 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| TEDDY THREE | |
download (241KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (318KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (230KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 23 | |
download (286KB) |
| NDB RWY 05 | |
download (265KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTAN - Taunton Municipal Airport - King Field (12 nm N)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (17 nm SW)
KPYM - Plymouth Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KFMH - Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (20 nm E)
KOQU - Quonset State Airport (21 nm W)
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 22:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 22:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2012 06:25:39 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Feb-2012 01:25:39 |
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| METAR |
| KEWB | 040553Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM OVC055 02/M07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00171072 10017 21033 57015
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KTAN 13nm N | 040552Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM OVC055 02/M08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00171078 10017 21044 58014
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KUUU 17nm SW | 040553Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM OVC050 02/M07 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP254 T00171072 10022 20011 58016
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KPYM 18nm NE | 040552Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM OVC060 02/M08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00171083 10017 21039 58015
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KFMH 20nm E | 040555Z 26004KT 10SM CLR A3026
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KFMH 20nm E | 040537Z 0406/0506 26006KT P6SM OVC050 FM041100 27007KT P6SM BKN050 FM041400 29008KT P6SM SCT050 FM041900 29010KT P6SM FEW200 FM050000 32006KT P6SM FEW200 AMD NOT SKED
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KPVD 21nm W | 040537Z 0406/0506 26007KT P6SM OVC050 FM041000 30006KT P6SM BKN050 FM041300 30007KT P6SM SCT050 FM041800 32009KT P6SM FEW250 FM050000 33005KT P6SM FEW150
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| NOTAMs |
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