William H Morse State Airport (DDH)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	DDH
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	73°14'47.0540" W / 42°53'28.7890" N -73.246404 / 42.891330 (Estimated)
Elevation	826.60 ft / 251.95 m (Surveyed)
Land	102 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles W of Bennington, VT
Location	Bennington County, VT
Magnetic Variation	14W (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	STATE OF VERMONT
Address	219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641
Phone number	802-272-7146
Manager	CHRIS BEITZEL
Address	219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641
Phone number	802-272-7725

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	NEW YORK
Region	ANE - New England
Responsible ARTCC	ZBW - BOSTON
Tie-in FSS	BTV - BURLINGTON
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	DDH (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz
ASOS	DDH (802-442-6059)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Buoy, Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AVNCS

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions	3704 x 75 ft (1129 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	13	31
Alignment	118°	298°
Physical elevation	793.40 ft	826.60 ft
Coordinates	42.893745 / -73.252483	42.888915 / -73.240325
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition	Basic , Fair Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on right
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
RUT	DME	RUTLAND	47X	111.00		40.3 nm
EEN	DME	KEENE	90Y	114.35		42.5 nm
GF	NDB	GANSE		209.00	14W	26.9 nm
HEU	NDB	HUNTER		356.00	14W	30.3 nm
CNH	NDB	CLAREMONT		233.00	16W	47.9 nm
JJH	NDB	JOHNSTOWN		523.00	14W	48.2 nm
CAM	VOR/DME	CAMBRIDGE	97X	115.00	14W	7.5 nm
CTR	VOR/DME	CHESTER	98X	115.10	13W	38.4 nm
ALB	VORTAC	ALBANY	100X	115.30	13W	26.0 nm
BAF	VORTAC	BARNES	77X	113.00	14W	49.7 nm
ALB	VOT	ALBANY		108.20		26.9 nm

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 FLT OVR HOMES SE OF ARPT. NOISE SENS AREA AER 31. RWY 13 IS PREFERRED USE RWY. IF PRACTICAL, DEP RWY 13 USING BEST ROC & WHEN ABV 400 FT AGL, TURN L WI 1 MI OF DER 13.
• BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
• MTS ALL QUADS.
• TFC PAT OPS PROHIBITED S OF RWY 13 & RWY 31.
• COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -12C.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.