FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
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| CEFr095/9.7 | | WESTOVER VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 14W |
| BAFr092/18.4 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| GDMr224/22.4 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
| BDLr059/23.9 | | BRADLEY VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 14W |
| PUTr322/26.3 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
| CTRr111/28.6 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| EENr195/34.3 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| HFDr030/36.5 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ORANGE | | 198/20.8 | | 205 | | 15W | | ORE | --- .-. . |
| FITCHBURG | | 246/31.5 | | 365 | | 15W | | FIT | ..-. .. - |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity
RWY 22 LGTD THR RELCTD 120'. 2355' OF RWY 04/22 USABLE AT NIGHT. |
| Runway edge markings: | MKGS FADED & UNREADABLE.
1 NUMERALS PAINTED ON STOPWAY 70 FT FROM THR.
RWY MKG FADED, FLAKING & UNREADABLE |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 42-13.220567N | | 42-13.580567N |
| Longitude: | 072-18.811550W | | 072-18.554883W |
| Elevation: | 403.0 ft. | | 414.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 028 true | | 223 magnetic, 208 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 325 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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 |
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| 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 09:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 10:24 |
| Sunset | | 19:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 17:40:07 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Sep-2008 13:40:07 |
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| METAR |
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KCEF
9nm W | 081655Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM FEW045 23/13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02330128
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KBAF
18nm W | 081653Z 00000KT 10SM SCT050 24/12 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T02390122
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KORH
20nm E | 081654Z 28007KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP210 T02220117
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KCEF
9nm W | 081111 18006KT 9999 SKC QNH3011INS BECMG 1415 22012G18KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3008INS BECMG 2223 23010KT 9999 SCT040 BKN100 QNH3005INS BECMG 0809 15008KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC100 QNH3002INS T26/20Z T12/12Z
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KBAF
18nm W | 081120Z 081212 23004KT P6SM SKC FM1700 29007KT P6SM FEW050 FM0000 00000KT P6SM SKC
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KORH
20nm E | 081120Z 081212 27007KT P6SM SKC FM1500 27010KT P6SM FEW040 FM0000 25006KT P6SM SKC
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