FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | 6B6 |
Lat/Long: | 42-27-37.3875N 071-31-04.8428W 42-27.623125N 071-31.080713W 42.4603854,-71.5180119 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 280 ft. / 85 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 16W (1985) |
From city: | 2 miles N of STOW, MA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 01775 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BDR (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0900-1600 |
Pattern altitude: | 1312 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 21 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
BOSTON APPROACH: | 124.4 |
BOSTON DEPARTURE: | 124.4 |
WX ASOS at BED (10 nm E): | 124.6 (781-274-9733) |
WX ASOS at FIT (12 nm NW): | 135.175 (978-343-9121) |
WX AWOS-3PT at ASH (19 nm N): | 125.1 (603-578-0473) |
WX ASOS at ORH (20 nm SW): | PHONE 508-795-7546 |
- CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT RADIO (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
BOSr301/24.2 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
GDMr116/24.4 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
LWMr243/25.1 | | LAWRENCE VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 15W |
MHTr210/25.3 | | MANCHESTER VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 15W |
PUTr040/33.6 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
EENr134/39.6 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 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 3/21
Dimensions: | 3110 x 48 ft. / 948 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 42-27.398000N | | 42-27.888167N |
Longitude: | 071-31.230833W | | 071-31.032333W |
Elevation: | 280.0 ft. | | 268.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 017 true | | 213 magnetic, 197 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 48 ft. hill, lighted, 340 ft. from runway, 270 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear GND RISES GRADUALLY TO +12 FT FM END OF PAVEMENT. | | 70 ft. trees, 1850 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 1600 x 40 ft. / 488 x 12 m |
Surface: | turf, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 42-27.621833N | | 42-27.546833N |
Longitude: | 071-31.152333W | | 071-30.811333W |
Elevation: | 259.0 ft. | | 254.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 122 magnetic, 106 true | | 302 magnetic, 286 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 125 ft. of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Privately-owned |
Owner: | MINUTE MAN AIRFIELD INC 302 BOXBORO RD STOW, MA 01775 Phone 978-897-3933 |
Manager: | DONALD MC PHERSON 302 BOXBORO RD STOW, MA 01775 Phone 978-897-3933 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 67 | Single engine airplanes: | | 66 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 70/day * | 51% | transient general aviation | 49% | local general aviation | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | TPA FOR LGT ACFT 1032 FT AGL. |
- | BFR USING RWY 12/30 CALL AMGR TO DTRM RWY CONDS. |
- | TREE OBSTN IN APCH; PRIM & TRSN SFCS RWYS 03 & 12/30. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT NTFY AMGR 978-897-3933 OF INTN TO OPR BTN 2300-0600. |
- | FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5551. |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (221KB) |
VOR/DME RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (227KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (512KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBED - Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport (10 nm E)
KFIT - Fitchburg Municipal Airport (12 nm NW)
KASH - Boire Field Airport (19 nm N)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (20 nm SW)
1B6 - Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (21 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Karl Swenson
Photo taken 29-Sep-2013
looking northwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
Sunset | | 16:38 | | 21:38 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:09 | | 22:09 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Jan-2021 01:38:51 |
Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jan-2021 20:38:51 |
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METAR |
KBED 10nm E | 170051Z 24011G17KT 10SM SCT022 BKN029 05/01 A2925 RMK AO2 SLP918 T00500011
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KFIT 12nm NW | 170052Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A2926 RMK AO2 SLP911 T00330011
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KASH 18nm N | 170056Z 00000KT 10SM BKN020 OVC035 04/02 A2925 RMK AO2 SLP909 T00440022
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KORH 19nm SW | 170054Z 26010KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A2926 RMK AO2 SLP914 T00171011
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TAF |
KBED 10nm E | 161724Z 1618/1718 17010KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM161900 21009KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM162000 23009KT P6SM BKN010 FM162100 24008KT P6SM BKN015 FM162200 24008KT P6SM BKN020 FM170000 24009KT P6SM BKN060 FM171400 25018G35KT P6SM BKN040
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KORH 19nm SW | 161724Z 1618/1718 22009KT 1/2SM -SHRA FG OVC003 FM161830 24010G20KT 4SM BR VCSH BKN003 FM162100 25009KT P6SM BKN010 FM170000 25012G24KT P6SM BKN025 FM170100 25012G25KT P6SM BKN050 FM171600 25020G35KT P6SM BKN035
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NOTAMs |
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