Sterling Airport (3B3) Information

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:	3B3
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	071-47-34.3000W/42-25-33.3000N -71.792861/42.425917 (Estimated)
Elevation:	459 ft / 139.90 m (Estimated)
Land:	100 acres
From nearest city:	2 nautical miles SW of Sterling, MA
Location:	Worcester County, MA
Magnetic Variation:	15W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Privately owned
Owner:	Monadnock Realty Corp
Address:	Lafayette Rd Rye, NH 03870
Phone number:	508-756-4605
Manager:	Thomas Duffy
Address:	121 Greenland Rd Sterling, MA 01564
Phone number:	978-422-8860

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	No
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	No
Sectional chart:	New York
Region:	ANE - New England
Boundary ARTCC:	ZBW - Boston
Tie-in FSS:	BDR - Bridgeport
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	BDR (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.900

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Airframe Repair:	MINOR
Power Plant Repair:	MINOR
Bottled Oxygen:	NONE
Bulk Oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimension:	3086 x 40 ft / 940.6 x 12.2 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Weight Limit:	Single wheel: 8000 lbs.
Edge Lights:	Non-standard lighting system NSTD LIRL; FIRST 190 FT RY 16 UNLGTD; FIRST 240 FT RY 34 UNLGTD.

	Runway 16	Runway 34
Longitude:	071-47-47.5912W	071-47-20.9349W
Latitude:	42-25-44.8581N	42-25-21.6396N
Elevation:	459.00 ft	449.00 ft
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Basic, Fair Condition	Basic, Fair Condition
Displaced threshold:	150.00 ft	500.00 ft
Obstruction:	50 ft trees, 400.0 ft from runway, 125 ft right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RY 16 APCH RATIO 11:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.	100 ft tree, 600.0 ft from runway, 53 ft right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RY 34 APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Helipad H1

Dimension:	50 x 50 ft / 15.2 x 15.2 m
Surface:	ASPH, Fair Condition

	Runway H1	Runway
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Basic,	,

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
ORW	FAN MARKER	Canton			15W	32.7 nm
BVY	FAN MARKER	Beverly				39.2 nm
FIT	NDB	Fitchburg		365.00	15W	7.7 nm
ORE	NDB	Orange		205.00	15W	23.5 nm
AS	NDB	Chern		359.00	16W	25.3 nm
SKR	NDB	Shaker Hill		251.00	16W	27.3 nm
DRY	NDB	Derry		338.00	16W	31.9 nm
SFZ	NDB	Central		241.00	15W	33.3 nm
IHM	NDB	Mansfield		220.00	16W	36.7 nm
LQ	NDB	Lyndy		382.00	16W	36.8 nm
TOF	NDB	Topsfield		269.00	16W	38.8 nm
CO	NDB	Epsom		216.00	16W	44.3 nm
TAN	NDB	Taunton		227.00	16W	47.8 nm
NZW	TACAN	South Weymouth	061X		15W	41.5 nm
PUT	VOR/DME	Putnam	121X	117.40	14W	28.4 nm
MHT	VOR/DME	Manchester	091X	114.40	15W	32.5 nm
LWM	VOR/DME	Lawrence	072X	112.50	15W	36.2 nm
GDM	VORTAC	Gardner	043X	110.60	14W	13.8 nm
EEN	VORTAC	Keene	031X	109.40	14W	31.3 nm
CEF	VORTAC	Westover	87X	114.00	14W	35.4 nm
BOS	VORTAC	Boston	074X	112.70	16W	35.9 nm
BAF	VORTAC	Barnes	077X	113.00	14W	44.0 nm
PVD	VORTAC	Providence	103X	115.60	14W	45.2 nm
CON	VORTAC	Concord	076X	112.90	15W	48.7 nm
BDL	VORTAC	Bradley	027X	109.00	14W	49.4 nm
ORH	VOT	Worcester		108.20		10.1 nm
BED	VOT	Laurence G Hanscom Fld		110.00		22.5 nm
BOS	VOT	Boston Logan Intl		111.00		34.4 nm
PVD	VOT	Providence		108.20		45.3 nm
BDL	VOT	Bradley Intl		111.40		49.3 nm

Remarks

GLIDER OPS INVOF ARPT SR-SS DAILY.
ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.