FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | 0B5 |
Lat/Long: | 42-35-29.8000N 072-31-22.8000W 42-35.496667N 072-31.380000W 42.5916111,-72.5230000 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 358.7 ft. / 109.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 15W (1995) |
From city: | 3 miles N of MONTAGUE, MA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 01376 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 02/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1600 |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX ASOS at ORE (10 nm E): | 135.675 (978-544-6774) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 123.75/338.2 (GARDNER RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
GDMr292/20.7 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
CTRr059/26.1 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
BAFr032/27.2 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 42-35.706193N | | 42-35.287208N |
Longitude: | 072-31.596093W | | 072-31.163990W |
Elevation: | 352.7 ft. | | 358.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 158 magnetic, 143 true | | 338 magnetic, 323 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 550 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | TOWN OF MONTAGUE 1 AVENUE A TURNERS FALLS, MA 01376 Phone (413) 863-0044 |
Manager: | BRYAN CAMDEN C/O TOWN OF MONTAGUE, 1 AVENUE A TURNERS FALLS, MA 01376 Phone 413-863-0044 AMGR HRS M-W-F 1200-1700. CTC CELL 978-305-2452. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 58/day * | 71% | local general aviation | 28% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | <1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 14 March 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 16 IS CALM WIND RWY. |
- | WILDLIFE & BIRDS INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD 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 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (210KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (388KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KORE - Orange Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
7B2 - Northampton Airport (16 nm S)
KEEN - Dillant/Hopkins Airport (22 nm NE)
KGDM - Gardner Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (24 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 06-Mar-2006
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-May-2022
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:52 | | 08:52 |
Sunrise | | 05:25 | | 09:25 |
Sunset | | 20:08 | | 00:08 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2022 21:30:30 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-May-2022 17:30:30 |
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METAR |
KORE 11nm E | 192052Z AUTO 18005KT 7SM -RA OVC006 13/11 A2971 RMK AO2 RAE03B46 SLP063 P0001 60001 T01280111 53000
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KEEN 21nm NE | 192056Z AUTO 18005KT 4SM -RA BR FEW007 OVC011 13/12 A2970 RMK AO2 RAE30B47 SLP062 P0001 60009 T01280122 55003 $
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TAF |
KCEF 23nm S | 191800Z 1918/2024 20009KT 6000 BR OVC008 510204 QNH2966INS TEMPO 1918/1922 4800 BR VCSH OVC012 BECMG 1921/1922 22009KT 6000 BR OVC014 510202 QNH2966INS BECMG 2001/2002 VRB06KT 4800 BR SCT020 SCT220 QNH2975INS BECMG 2013/2014 18012KT 9999 NSW FEW050 QNH2995INS BECMG 2021/2022 20010G15KT 9999 OVC080 QNH2996INS TX27/2018Z TN10/2011Z
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KBAF 27nm S | 192023Z 1920/2018 20005KT P6SM OVC012 FM200200 24003KT P6SM BKN035 FM200900 00000KT 3SM BR SCT003 FM201400 17004KT P6SM SCT200
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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