FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
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 |
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 08-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 16:36 | | 21:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:06 | | 22:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2025 15:32:41 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2025 10:32:41 |
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| METAR |
| KDDH | 081501Z AUTO 29011G21KT 10SM SCT028 OVC035 11/04 A2972 RMK AO2 T01060039
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KAQW 12nm S | 081452Z AUTO 30008G22KT 270V330 10SM BKN030 OVC036 11/04 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP063 T01060044 51028
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| TAF |
KALB 26nm W | 081422Z 0814/0912 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 BKN035 WS020/27025KT FM081500 28012G20KT P6SM BKN040 FM081800 30010KT P6SM SCT040 FM082300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM090500 36004KT P6SM SCT050 OVC080 PROB30 0908/0912 6SM -RA BR BKN050
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KPSF 28nm S | 081120Z 0812/0912 22005KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 0812/0813 2SM BR FM081400 28012G19KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 FM082000 30009KT P6SM SCT035 FM090000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM090300 00000KT P6SM BKN200 FM090700 02004KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 PROB30 0908/0912 6SM -RA BR BKN030
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KGFL 31nm NW | 081358Z 0814/0912 27011G17KT P6SM SCT040 FM082000 30009KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM082300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM090300 00000KT P6SM BKN200 FM090600 01004KT P6SM OVC060 PROB30 0908/0912 5SM -SNPL BR BKN030
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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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