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 06-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
Sunset | | 17:09 | | 22:09 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Feb-2023 12:21:31 |
Local (UTC-5) | 06-Feb-2023 07:21:31 |
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METAR |
KORE 11nm E | 061152Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M06/M08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP161 I6001 T10611078 11039 21072 53019
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KEEN 21nm NE | 061156Z AUTO 00000KT CLR M07/M08 RMK AO2 SLPNO T10721078 11017 21072 PWINO FZRANO $
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TAF |
KCEF 23nm S | 052045Z 0520/0701 20010G15KT 9999 FEW140 SCT200 BKN240 520054 QNH2995INS BECMG 0521/0522 19009KT 9999 FEW140 BKN200 520054 QNH2996INS BECMG 0603/0604 21005KT 9999 SCT050 BKN130 BKN200 510054 QNH2994INS BECMG 0607/0608 VRB03KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2994INS BECMG 0612/0613 VRB03KT 9999 FEW020 SCT050 BKN080 620802 QNH2995INS BECMG 0615/0616 35010G16KT 9999 SCT050 510054 QNH2993INS TEMPO 0618/0622 36015G25KT 520005 BECMG 0621/0622 01010G16KT 9999 SCT020 510054 QNH3001INS TX08/0618Z TNM03/0612Z LAST NO AMDS
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KBAF 27nm S | 061121Z 0612/0712 35003KT P6SM BKN250 FM061600 35008KT P6SM BKN250 FM062000 36013G21KT P6SM BKN060 FM070500 36008KT P6SM SKC FM071100 01004KT P6SM FEW250
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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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