FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DDH |
| Lat/Long: | 42-53-28.7890N 073-14-47.0540W
42-53.479817N 073-14.784233W
42.8913303,-73.2464039
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 826.6 ft. / 251.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of BENNINGTON, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 05201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1937 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DDH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1600
FOR SVC CALL 802-442-5503; AFT HRS 888-649-5296. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 13 & 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.925 (802-442-6059) |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 132.825 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 132.825 |
| WX ASOS at AQW (12 nm S): | 134.775 (413-664-6658) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CAMr159/7.5 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| ALBr084/26.0 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| CTRr353/38.3 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HUNTER | | 100/30.3 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:100LL SELF-SVC AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3704 x 75 ft. / 1129 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-53.624697N | | 42-53.334907N |
| Longitude: | 073-15.149012W | | 073-14.419500W |
| Elevation: | 793.4 ft. | | 826.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 118 true | | 312 magnetic, 298 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 170 ft. hill, 3100 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left and right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear
40 FT TREES, 540 FT, 128 FT L, APCH SLP 8:1. | | 40 ft. gnd, 509 ft. from runway, 178 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
20 FT GND, 250 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT
219 N MAIN ST
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone 802-272-7146 |
| Manager: | CHRISTOPHER BEITZEL
219 N MAIN ST
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone 802-272-7725 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. AVOID FLT OVR HOMES SE OF ARPT. NOISE SENS AREA AER 31. RWY 13 IS PREFERRED USE RWY. IF PRACTICAL, DEP RWY 13 USING BEST ROC & WHEN ABV 400 FT AGL, TURN L WI 1 MI OF DER 13. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | MTS ALL QUADS. |
| - | TFC PAT OPS PROHIBITED S OF RWY 13 & RWY 31. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -12C. |
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 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (246KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAQW - Harriman-and-West Airport (12 nm S)
KALB - Albany International Airport (26 nm W)
KPSF - Pittsfield Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (29 nm W)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (30 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 09-Aug-2009
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 22:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jan-2026 22:51:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Jan-2026 17:51:01 |
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| METAR |
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KAQW
12nm S | 300752Z AUTO 26016KT 10SM CLR M16/M23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP177 T11611228
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KALB
26nm W | 301733Z 3018/3118 29015G26KT P6SM FEW035 FM310100 31009KT P6SM FEW040 FM310900 VRB03KT P6SM FEW035 FM311500 31006KT P6SM FEW040
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KPSF
28nm S | 301733Z 3018/3118 29014G26KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 3020/3022 SCT025 FM310100 29008KT P6SM FEW035
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KGFL
31nm NW | 301733Z 3018/3118 30008G15KT P6SM FEW045 FM310100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040
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| NOTAMs |
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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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