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Chester, Connecticut

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FAA Identifier: SNC
Latitude/Longitude: 41-23-01.3540N / 072-30-20.8340W
41.3836 / -72.5056
Elevation: 416 feet MSL (Estimated)
Magnetic Variation: 13W (1980)
Land Area Covered: 146 acres
From City: 3 nautical miles SW of Chester, CT
County/Parish: Middlesex, CT
Airport Operations:
Airport Use: Public
Activiation Date: 6/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
Sectional Chart: New York
Control Tower: No
ARTCC: Boston Center (ZBW)
FSS: Bridgeport Flight Service Station ()
Attendance: APR-OCT/ALL/0900-2000, NOV-MAR/ALL/0900-1800
Wind Indicator: Yes - Lighted
Segmented Circle: No
Lights:
Beacon: White-Green (lighted land airport)
International Operations: No
Communications:
Unicom: 122.725
CTAF: 122.725
Services:
Fuel available: 100LL
Airframe Repair: Major
Power Plant Repair: Major
Bottled oxygen: None
Bulk oxygen: None
Runway Information:
Runway: 17/35
Dimensions: 2722 x 50 ft.
Surface: Asphalt - in good condition
Weight Bearing Capacity:
Single wheel: 8.5 K lbs.
Runway Edge Lights: Medium intensity
Airport Ownership and Management:
Ownership: Privately Owned
Owner: Whelen Aviation
Winthrop Road
Chester, CT 06412
860-526-4321
Manager: James Olson
Winthrop Road
Chester, CT 06412
860-526-4321
Sectional Map:
Remarks:
  • FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 516-683-2963.
  • RY 17/35 NSTD MIRL.
  • 17/35 UNICOM FREQ MARKED ON RY.
  • DSPLCD THR MARKED BUT NOT LGTD; DSPLCD THR 5 FT HIGHER THAN END OF RY.
  • +38 FT TREE, DIST 609 FT, 180 FT L, 15:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD.
  • +4 FT FENCE & BRUSH AT RY END.
  • +3 FT BRUSH 20 FT FROM THR 15 FT L.
  • SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • NO ROPES PRVDD.
  • ROTG BCN OPERATES 24/7.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
Nearby Public Airports: (50 mile radius)
IDNameCity/State/UseChartDistance
42B Goodspeed East Haddam, CT - Public New York 5 miles
9B8 Salmon River Airfield Marlborough, CT - Public New York 15 miles
MMK Meriden Markham Muni Meriden, CT - Public New York 19 miles
HVN Tweed-New Haven New Haven, CT - Public New York 21 miles
GON Groton-New London Groton (new London), CT - Public New York 24 miles
HFD Hartford-Brainard Hartford, CT - Public New York 26 miles
0B8 Elizabeth Field Fishers Island, NY - Public New York 26 miles
21N Mattituck Mattituck, NY - Public New York 27 miles
4B8 Robertson Field Plainville, CT - Public New York 28 miles
IJD Windham Willimantic, CT - Public New York 30 miles
HTO East Hampton East Hampton, NY - Public New York 32 miles
N41 Waterbury Waterbury, CT - Public New York 33 miles
OXC Waterbury-Oxford Oxford, CT - Public New York 33 miles
BDR Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Bridgeport, CT - Public New York 36 miles
WST Westerly State Westerly, RI - Public New York 36 miles
MTP Montauk Montauk, NY - Public New York 37 miles
7B9 Ellington Ellington, CT - Public New York 38 miles
7B6 Skylark Airpark Warehouse Point, CT - Public New York 38 miles
FOK Francis S Gabreski Westhampton Beach, NY - Public New York 38 miles
4B9 Simsbury Simsbury, CT - Public New York 39 miles
BDL Bradley Intl Windsor Locks, CT - Public New York 39 miles
1N2 Spadaro East Moriches, NY - Public New York 40 miles
49N Lufker East Moriches, NY - Public New York 41 miles
HWV Brookhaven Shirley, NY - Public New York 43 miles
LZD Danielson Danielson, CT - Public New York 43 miles
C44 Toutant Putnam, CT - Public New York 46 miles
08R Richmond West Kingston, RI - Public New York 46 miles
Nearby Private Airports: (20 mile radius)
IDNameCity/State/UseChartDistance
CT11 Devils Hopyard Field East Haddam, CT - Private New York 10 miles
CT39 Maplewood Farm Durham, CT - Private New York 12 miles
5CT7 Mile Creek Old Lyme, CT - Private New York 12 miles
CT20 Rankl Field Marlborough, CT - Private New York 15 miles
CT07 Skis Landing Area Colchester, CT - Private New York 17 miles
2NK3 Rose Field Orient, NY - Private New York 20 miles
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