Simsbury Airport (4B9)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	4B9
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	072-46-37.0000W/41-54-58.3000N -72.776944/41.916194 (Estimated)
Elevation	195 ft / 59.44 m (Estimated)
Land	103 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NE of Simsbury, CT
Location	Hartford County, CT
Magnetic Variation	14W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Airport Realty Assoc. Llc
Address	37 Sunset Farms Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone number	860-236-3301
Manager	Bill Thomas
Address	94 Wolcott Rd Simsbury, CT 06070
Phone number	860-693-4550

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	No
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
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 available)
Federal Agreements	N

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.700 MHz
UNICOM	122.700 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	TIE
Other services	INSTR

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

Dimensions	2205 x 50 ft (672 x 15 m)
Surface	ASPH-G

	03	21
Coordinates	41.913264N / 72.778025W	41.919100N / 72.775872W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Fair Condition	Basic , Fair Condition
REIL	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
GBR	FAN MARKER	Sheffield		0.00	13W	29.1 nm
PSF	FAN MARKER	Abyss		0.00	13W	37.8 nm
HF	NDB	Lomis		244.00	15W	18.2 nm
MMK	NDB	Meriden		238.00	14W	24.5 nm
TBY	NDB	Waterbury		257.00	14W	28.5 nm
GBR	NDB	Great Barrington		395.00	14W	32.3 nm
DXT	NDB	Dalton		370.00	15W	37.7 nm
ORE	NDB	Orange		205.00	15W	44.9 nm
PFH	NDB	Philmont		272.00	13W	46.8 nm
HFD	VOR/DME	Hartford	096X	114.90	13W	19.5 nm
CTR	VOR/DME	Chester	098X	115.10	13W	23.8 nm
MAD	VOR/DME	Madison	041X	110.40	13W	36.4 nm
PWL	VOR/DME	Pawling	090X	114.30	12W	37.9 nm
HVN	VOR/DME	New Haven	035X	109.80	13W	39.6 nm
ORW	VOR/DME	Norwich	037X	110.00	14W	41.0 nm
PUT	VOR/DME	Putnam	121X	117.40	14W	41.8 nm
GON	VOR/DME	Groton	45Y	110.85	14W	48.0 nm
BDR	VOR/DME	Bridgeport	25X	108.80	12W	48.0 nm
IGN	VOR/DME	Kingston	123X	117.60	12W	49.2 nm
BDL	VORTAC	Bradley	027X	109.00	14W	4.2 nm
BAF	VORTAC	Barnes	077X	113.00	14W	15.0 nm
CEF	VORTAC	Westover	87X	114.00	14W	20.3 nm
GDM	VORTAC	Gardner	043X	110.60	14W	49.6 nm
BDL	VOT	Bradley Intl		111.40		4.4 nm
HFD	VOT	Hartford		108.20		12.3 nm
ORH	VOT	Worcester		108.20		45.7 nm
BDR	VOT	Bridgeport		109.25		48.0 nm
GON	VOT	Groton		110.25		48.3 nm

Remarks

• CAUTION DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT - BIRDS PARTICULARLY IN APCH TO RY 03.
• RY 03 HAS AN UP-HILL GRADE.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.