FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | PTD |
Lat/Long: | 44-40-36.0000N 074-56-54.4000W 44-40.600000N 074-56.906667W 44.6766667,-74.9484444 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 473.9 ft. / 144.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14W (1970) |
From city: | 2 miles E of POTSDAM, NY |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 13676 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 11/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | PTD (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Pattern altitude: | 1273.9 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24; PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24; TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 118.325 (315-265-6106) |
WX ASOS at MSS (16 nm N): | 128.075 (315-764-0481) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 135.25/377.1 (TURIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
POTSDAM | | 239/4.0 | | 400 | | 14W | | PTD | .--. - -.. |
MISSE | | 201/10.7 | | 278 | | 14W | | MS | -- ... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:24 HR SELF-SERVE |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
Dimensions: | 3703 x 75 ft. / 1129 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
Latitude: | 44-40.381225N | | 44-40.818767N |
Longitude: | 074-57.203210W | | 074-56.608813W |
Elevation: | 470.9 ft. | | 468.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 044 true | | 238 magnetic, 224 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 44 ft. tree, 1298 ft. from runway, 45 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 42 ft. tree, 865 ft. from runway, 339 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | VILLAGE OF POTSDAM CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168 POTSDAM, NY 13676 Phone 315-265-7480 |
Manager: | BRAD CLEMENTS CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168 POTSDAM, NY 13676 Phone 315-268-1000 HOME 315-268-8839. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | 58% | local general aviation | 33% | transient general aviation | 5% | military | 3% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 10 November 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY COND NOT MNTD; RCMD VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USE. |
- | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | EXPC FLT TRNG OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT - LEFT TURN WHEN ABLE DEPARTING RWY 24. |
- | FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (184KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (122KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (442KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSS - Massena International Airport-Richards Field (16 nm N)
KOGS - Ogdensburg International Airport (22 nm W)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (28 nm E)
KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (36 nm SE)
KLKP - Lake Placid Airport (49 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in August 2008
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 10:24 |
Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 10:53 |
Sunset | | 19:18 | | 23:18 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:48 | | 23:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-Mar-2023 02:15:54 |
Local (UTC-4) | 26-Mar-2023 22:15:54 |
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METAR |
KPTD | 270155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 03/M03 A3001 RMK AO2
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KMSS 16nm N | 270153Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM FEW070 03/M03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00281028
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TAF |
KMSS 16nm N | 261724Z 2618/2718 25016G26KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM262200 25010G16KT P6SM OVC050 FM270200 25007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN045 FM271200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025
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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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