FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | 4B8 |
Lat/Long: | 41-41-21.6000N 072-51-52.9000W 41-41.360000N 072-51.881667W 41.6893333,-72.8646944 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 201.8 ft. / 61.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14W (2000) |
From city: | 2 miles N of PLAINVILLE, CT |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 06062 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1947 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BDR (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1800 |
Pattern altitude: | 1001.8 ft. MSL TPA: 800 FT FOR ACFT LESS THAN 12500 LBS, 1300 FT FOR ACFT 12500 LBS & ABV. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. REIL RWYS 02 & 20 OPR WHEN RWY LGTS ON HIGH INTST. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | no, LDG FEE FOR COML AND CORPORATE ACFT ONLY. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
YANKEE APPROACH: | 123.95 |
YANKEE DEPARTURE: | 123.95 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 134.5 |
WX AWOS-AV at CT71 (3 nm NE): | 129.825 |
WX ASOS at HFD (10 nm E): | PHONE 860-527-5837 |
WX ASOS at MMK (11 nm S): | 134.925 (203-639-9405) |
WX ASOS at BDL (17 nm NE): | 118.15 (860-386-3480) |
WX AWOS-3PT at OXC (18 nm SW): | 132.975 (203-262-1190) |
- VFR ARPT. PVT OWNED/OPERD RTR FREQ 124.55 CTLD BY BRADLEY APCH CTL TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE DELIVERY.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BDL (BRADLEY INTL, WINDSOR LOCKS, CT) APCH CNTL ON 123.95/290.55.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
HFDr295/14.5 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
MADr354/23.8 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
BAFr207/29.1 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
PWLr110/33.3 | | PAWLING VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 12W |
BDRr032/33.8 | | BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12W |
CTRr187/36.3 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
ORWr296/39.6 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
Dimensions: | 3665 x 75 ft. / 1117 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
Latitude: | 41-41.060177N | | 41-41.660968N |
Longitude: | 072-51.919320W | | 072-51.844238W |
Elevation: | 188.6 ft. | | 201.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 019 magnetic, 005 true | | 199 magnetic, 185 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 17 ft. trees, 250 ft. from runway, 67 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear 10 FT BRUSH, 15 FT DSTC, 90 FT L. | | 50 ft. trees, 240 ft. from runway, 105 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 30 x 30 ft. / 9 x 9 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Latitude: | 41-41.422600N | | |
Longitude: | 072-51.889350W | | |
Elevation: | 200.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | TOWN OF PLAINVILLE 1 CENTRAL SQUARE PLAINVILLE, CT 06062 Phone 860-793-0221 |
Manager: | NICHOLAS SCATA 62 JOHNSON AVE PLAINVILLE, CT 06062 Phone 860-747-5519 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 49 | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 62/day * | 49% | transient general aviation | 49% | local general aviation | 2% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 17 August 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. CTC 1-800-573-5519 OR 860-747-5519 FOR DTLS. |
- | FOR CD CTC YANKEE APCH AT 860-386-3597. |
- | CTN DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (223KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (510KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (10 nm E)
KMMK - Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (11 nm S)
KBDL - Bradley International Airport (17 nm NE)
KOXC - Waterbury-Oxford Airport (18 nm SW)
KSNC - Chester Airport (24 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 25-Mar-2015
looking east.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 25-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
Sunset | | 19:08 | | 23:08 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:36 | | 23:36 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Mar-2023 09:12:43 |
Local (UTC-4) | 25-Mar-2023 05:12:43 |
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METAR |
KHFD 10nm E | 250853Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T00171028 53008
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KMMK 10nm S | 250853Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T00281039 50005
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KBDL 17nm NE | 250851Z 02006KT 10SM BKN240 00/M04 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP207 T00001044 53007
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KOXC 18nm SW | 250851Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP206 T00221039 50007 FZRANO
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TAF |
KBDL 17nm NE | 250535Z 2506/2612 01004KT P6SM BKN250 FM251600 10009KT 6SM -RA OVC035 FM251700 10009KT 3SM -RA BR OVC015 FM252200 07009KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC008 FM260400 02004KT 2SM BR OVC008 FM260900 20004KT P6SM SCT080
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NOTAMs |
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