FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 APRIL 2021
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
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| 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 603-594-5552. |
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 22 April 2021 at 0901Z to 20 May 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (221KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Karl Swenson
Photo taken 29-Sep-2013
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Minute Man Air Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:00 | | 09:00 |
| Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 09:32 |
| Sunset | | 19:53 | | 23:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2021 20:48:46 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2021 16:48:46 |
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| METAR |
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KBED
10nm E | 091951Z 27011G18KT 10SM SCT080 18/M01 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01831011
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KFIT
12nm NW | 091952Z AUTO 30013G17KT 10SM CLR 18/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01781011
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KASH
18nm N | 091956Z 30013KT 10SM BKN075 18/01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01830006
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KORH
19nm SW | 091954Z 27010G16KT 10SM CLR 16/M02 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01561022 $
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KBED
10nm E | 091734Z 0918/1018 25010G17KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM100200 22006KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 FM100500 20004KT 5SM -RA BR OVC050 FM100600 17003KT 3SM -RA BR OVC015 FM100700 15003KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008 FM101200 02004KT P6SM OVC008 FM101600 01005KT P6SM BKN020 FM101700 34004KT P6SM BKN035
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KORH
19nm SW | 091734Z 0918/1018 27011G19KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM100100 23008KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM100300 22006KT P6SM -RA OVC030 FM100500 19004KT 3SM -RA BR OVC010 FM100600 17004KT 2SM -RA BR OVC008 FM101100 01006KT 2SM BR OVC003 FM101300 36006KT P6SM BKN008 FM101600 36005KT P6SM BKN020
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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