FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
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. |
Taxiway lights: | NORTH STUB TWY ONLY, GEN AVIATION OPN BASED ON M ASTER PLAN SURVEY. |
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 |
EENr234/15.9 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
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: | 33 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 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: | | 28 | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 46/day * | 72% | local general aviation | 27% | transient general aviation | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 16 IS CALM WIND RWY. |
- | WILDLIFE AND 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 25 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (222KB) |
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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 18-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 09:36 |
Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
Sunset | | 19:34 | | 23:34 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:03 | | 00:03 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 18-Apr-2021 20:38:16 |
Local (UTC-4) | 18-Apr-2021 16:38:16 |
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METAR |
KORE 11nm E | 181952Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM BKN075 OVC090 14/02 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP078 T01440017
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KEEN 21nm NE | 181956Z AUTO 13/03 RMK AO2 SLPNO T01330033 PWINO $
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TAF |
KCEF 23nm S | 181805Z 1818/1924 29012KT 9999 BKN060 BKN100 620602 QNH2972INS TEMPO 1819/1823 31010G15KT -SHRA 610606 BECMG 1902/1903 VRB06KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2979INS BECMG 1914/1915 24009KT 9999 SCT100 BKN200 QNH2978INS BECMG 1918/1920 24012KT 9999 -SHRA BKN050 BKN120 OVC190 610609 QNH2977INS TX16/1918Z TN04/1911Z
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KBAF 27nm S | 181721Z 1818/1918 32012G19KT P6SM BKN070 FM182100 28005KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM190200 27003KT P6SM BKN080 FM191200 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM191400 24003KT P6SM SCT120 FM191700 24005KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
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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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