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13MA Metropolitan Airport
Palmer, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 13MA
Lat/Long: 42-13-23.8340N / 072-18-40.9930W
42-13.397233N / 072-18.683217W
42.2232872 / -72.3113869
(estimated)
Elevation: 418 ft. / 127.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 15W (1985)
From city: 4 miles N of PALMER, MA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 01069

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 04/22 - 122.8.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
BRADLEY APPROACH: 119.0
BRADLEY DEPARTURE: 119.0
WX ASOS at BAF (18 nm W): PHONE 413-568-2267
WX ASOS at ORH (20 nm E): PHONE 508-795-7546

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CEFr095/9.7WESTOVER VORTAC114.0014W
BAFr092/18.4BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
GDMr224/22.4GARDNER VOR/DME110.6014W
BDLr059/23.9BRADLEY VORTAC109.0014W
PUTr322/26.3PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W
CTRr111/28.6CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
EENr195/34.3KEENE VORTAC109.4014W
HFDr030/36.5HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ORANGE198/20.820515WORE --- .-. .
FITCHBURG246/31.536515WFIT ..-. .. -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 2475 x 55 ft. / 754 x 17 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
ALLIGATOR CRACKS W/ POTHOLES & DEBRIS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.5
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RWY 22 LGTD THR RELCTD 120'. 2355' OF RWY 04/22 USABLE AT NIGHT.
Runway edge markings: RWY MKG FADED, FLAKING & UNREADABLE
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 42-13.220567N42-13.580567N
Longitude: 072-18.811550W072-18.554883W
Elevation: 403.0 ft.414.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.7%0.7%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 043 magnetic, 028 true223 magnetic, 208 true
Displaced threshold: 325 ft.no
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 42 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RWY 04 APCH RATIO 19:1 AT DSPLCD THR.
50 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 47 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
RWY 22 +06 FT BRUSH 40 FT FROM THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JENJILL LLC
2341 BOSTON ROAD
WILBRAHAM, MA 01095
Phone 413-596-6161
Manager: STEPHEN LAJZER
METROPOLITAN AIRPORT
PALMER, MA 01069
Phone 413-596-6161

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 24
Single engine airplanes: 17
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
74% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 01 September 2003

Additional Remarks

MAEW AER 4.
OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 13MA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (10 nm W)
3B0 - Southbridge Municipal Airport (14 nm SE)
7B2 - Northampton Airport (15 nm NW)
KBAF - Barnes Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (20 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3511:35
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset16:1621:16
Evening civil twilight16:4821:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Dec-2009 21:10:25
Local (UTC-5)  08-Dec-2009 16:10:25
 
METAR
KCEF 
9nm W 
082055Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 03/M05 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP267 T00261051 53015 $
KBAF 
18nm W 
082053Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP269 T00281067 53012
KORH 
20nm E 
082054Z 30009KT 10SM FEW032 01/M05 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP265 T00061050
TAF
KBAF 
18nm W 
081739Z 0818/0918 33007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 FM082300 00000KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250 FM090800 04005KT P6SM -SN OVC050 FM090900 04006KT 3SM -SN BR BKN025 OVC050 FM091000 05008KT 2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM091200 05012G20KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC007 FM091400 08011KT 3/4
KORH 
20nm E 
081739Z 0818/0918 29010G17KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 FM082100 28005KT P6SM SCT250 FM090300 00000KT P6SM SCT090 BKN250 FM090500 04004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM090800 07006KT P6SM -SN OVC050 FM090900 08006KT 6SM -SN BR BKN025 OVC050 FM091000 08007KT 3SM -SN B

 
 

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