FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | DDH |
Lat/Long: | 42-53-28.7890N 073-14-47.0550W 42-53.479817N 073-14.784250W 42.8913303,-73.2464042 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 826.8 ft. / 252.0 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14W (1980) |
From city: | 3 miles W of BENNINGTON, VT |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 ARPT ATNDNC CALL 1-802-442-5503 OR 1-802-595-5830 FOR ON-CALL SVCS ONLY. |
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: | buoy, 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: | 42-53.624727N | | 42-53.334893N |
Longitude: | 073-15.149015W | | 073-14.419507W |
Elevation: | 793.5 ft. | | 826.8 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: | 159 ft. hill, 2781 ft. from runway, 549 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. gnd, 509 ft. from runway, 178 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear +20 FT GND, 250 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT RUTLAND SVR AIRPORT, 1002 AIRPORT RD NORTH CLARENDON, VT 05759-5001 Phone 802-786-8881 |
Manager: | ROB LUTHER 1563 WALLOOMSACK RD BENNINGTON, VT 05201 Phone 802-442-5503 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 39/day * | 60% | transient general aviation | 39% | local general aviation | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 28 August 2017 | |
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 OVER FLYING HOMES SE OF ARPT. NOISE SENSITIVE AREA AER 31. PREFERRED USE RWY IS RWY 13. IF PRACTICAL ACFT DEP RWY 13 USE BEST CLIMB RATE & WHEN ABOVE 400 FT AGL TURN LEFT WITHIN 1 MILE OF DER 13. |
- | GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU BTV CD & FLT SVCS. OTS INDEFLY. |
- | RWY 13 THR HAZUS BIRD ACTVTY. |
- | MTS ALL QUADS. |
- | TFC PAT OPS PROHIBITED S OF RWY 13 & RWY 31. |
- | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -14C. |
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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (334KB) |
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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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-May-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:47 | | 08:47 |
Sunrise | | 05:21 | | 09:21 |
Sunset | | 20:19 | | 00:19 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-May-2023 00:30:54 |
Local (UTC-4) | 27-May-2023 20:30:54 |
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METAR |
KDDH | 272354Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 21/ A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T0211 10261 20211 56008 $
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KAQW 12nm S | 272352Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T02060106 10272 20206 55003
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TAF |
KALB 26nm W | 271720Z 2718/2818 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM280000 18002KT P6SM SKC FM280900 18002KT P6SM VCFG FEW003 FM281400 23005KT P6SM SKC
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KPSF 28nm S | 271720Z 2718/2818 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM280000 00000KT P6SM SKC FM280900 00000KT 6SM BR VCFG FEW003 FM281300 27005KT P6SM SKC
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KGFL 31nm NW | 271720Z 2718/2818 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM280100 00000KT P6SM SKC FM280900 00000KT 6SM BR VCFG FEW003 FM281300 20005KT P6SM SKC
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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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