FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 JET-A1 A1:FUEL CART CTC AMGR. |
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 CTC 24 HRS 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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download |
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 29-Jan-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
Sunset | | 16:58 | | 21:58 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 22:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Jan-2023 05:39:32 |
Local (UTC-5) | 29-Jan-2023 00:39:32 |
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METAR |
KORE 11nm E | 290519Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR CLR M04/M06 A3030 RMK AO2 T10441061
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KEEN 21nm NE | 290507Z AUTO 00000KT SCT002 M07/M07 A3031 RMK AO2 PWINO FZRANO $
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TAF |
KCEF 23nm S | 282130Z 2821/3001 29009KT 9999 FEW050 BKN200 QNH3013INS BECMG 2916/2917 20010G15KT 9999 BKN060 BKN100 620603 520103 QNH3005INS TEMPO 2919/2923 21012G22KT 520004 BECMG 2922/2923 22010G15KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 OVC060 610259 520103 QNH3004INS TX09/2919Z TNM02/2912Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2822 NEXT 2913
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KBAF 27nm S | 282113Z 2821/2918 23008KT P6SM SKC FM290300 00000KT P6SM BKN200 FM291300 08003KT P6SM OVC080 FM291600 19009KT P6SM OVC090
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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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