Essex County Airport (CDW) Information

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:	CDW
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	074-16-52.9000W/40-52-30.8000N -74.281361/40.875222 (Estimated)
Elevation:	172 ft / 52.43 m (Surveyed)
Land:	275 acres
From nearest city:	2 nautical miles N of Caldwell, NJ
Location:	Essex County, NJ
Magnetic Variation:	13W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	Essex County Improvement Authority
Address:	27 Wright Way Fairfield, NJ 07004
Phone number:	973-575-0952
Manager:	Tom Gomez
Address:	27 Wright Way Fairfield, NJ 07004
Phone number:	973-227-4567

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	Yes
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK WHEN ATCT CLSD, MIRL RY 10/28 AND HIRL RY 04/22 PRESET MEDIUM INTST. REIL RY 22 AVBL HIGH INTST ONLY. ACTVT HIRL RY 04/22 & REIL RY 22 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport) AIRPORT BEACON LOCATED ON TOP OF CONTROL TOWER
Landing fee charge:	Yes
Sectional chart:	New York
Region:	AEA - Eastern
Boundary ARTCC:	ZNY - New York
Tie-in FSS:	MIV - Millville
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	CDW (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:	NGY

Airport Communications

CTAF:	119.800
Unicom:	122.950

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LLA
Airframe Repair:	MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:	MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:	LOW
Bulk Oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimension:	4552 x 80 ft / 1387.4 x 24.4 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Weight Limit:	Single wheel: 30000 lbs.
Edge Lights:	High

	Runway 04	Runway 22
Longitude:	074-17-10.8170W	074-16-41.5437W
Latitude:	40-52-03.9352N	40-52-43.0377N
Elevation:	172.00 ft	172.00 ft
Alignment:	30	127
ILS Type:		LOCALIZER
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Right
Markings:	Basic, Good Condition	Non-precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	0.00 ft	42.00 ft
Displaced threshold:	375.00 ft	134.00 ft
VASI:		4-light PAPI on right side RY 22 PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 5 DEGREES RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION.
Visual Glide Angle:	0.00°	3.00°
Runway End Identifier:	No	Yes
Obstruction:	45 ft tree, 220.0 ft from runway, 137 ft left of centerline APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.	90 ft trees, 400.0 ft from runway, 245 ft right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. 6 FT FENCE, 200 FT FM RY END, ACROSS CNTRLN.

Runway 10/28

Dimension:	3719 x 75 ft / 1133.6 x 22.9 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Weight Limit:	Single wheel: 12500 lbs.
Edge Lights:	Medium

	Runway 10	Runway 28
Longitude:	074-17-12.8333W	074-16-24.7665W
Latitude:	40-52-37.5789N	40-52-41.9578N
Elevation:	168.00 ft	172.00 ft
Alignment:	83	127
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Right
Markings:	Basic, Good Condition	Basic, Good Condition
Displaced threshold:	180.00 ft	822.00 ft
Runway End Identifier:	No	No
Obstruction:	39 ft tree, 264.0 ft from runway, 1:1 slope to clear RY 10 APCH SLOPE 11:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.	46 ft tree, 423.0 ft from runway, 123 ft left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RY 28 APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. 6 FT FENCE, 195 FT FM RY END, 120 FT LT OF CNTRLN.

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EWR	FAN MARKER	Maryann			11W	11.2 nm
SKU	FAN MARKER	Stanwyck			12W	40.7 nm
PNJ	NDB	Paterson		347.00	12W	7.3 nm
CAT	NDB	Chatham		254.00	11W	10.5 nm
OGY	NDB	Bridge		414.00	12W	25.9 nm
SW	NDB	Neely		335.00	14W	36.8 nm
SKU	NDB	Stanwyck		261.00	12W	40.7 nm
BBN	NDB	Babylon		275.00	14W	42.6 nm
PO	NDB	Meier		403.00	12W	44.4 nm
NEL	NDB	Lakehurst		396.00	13W	50.0 nm
NEL	UHF/NDB	Lakehurst		274.80	13W	50.0 nm
TEB	VOR/DME	Teterboro	021X	108.40	11W	10.1 nm
LGA	VOR/DME	La Guardia	078X	113.10	12W	19.1 nm
CRI	VOR/DME	Canarsie	070X	112.30	11W	23.7 nm
BWZ	VOR/DME	Broadway	089X	114.20	11W	25.0 nm
SBJ	VOR/DME	Solberg	076X	112.90	10W	27.4 nm
JFK	VOR/DME	Kennedy	106X	115.90	12W	27.4 nm
STW	VOR/DME	Stillwater	033X	109.60	11W	27.7 nm
COL	VOR/DME	Colts Neck	101X	115.40	11W	34.3 nm
HUO	VOR/DME	Huguenot	108X	116.10	11W	35.1 nm
CMK	VOR/DME	Carmel	113X	116.60	12W	40.0 nm
DPK	VOR/DME	Deer Park	124X	117.70	12W	44.7 nm
ARD	VOR/DME	Yardley	019X	108.20	10W	47.1 nm
SAX	VORTAC	Sparta	104X	115.70	11W	16.4 nm
RBV	VORTAC	Robbinsville	085X	113.80	10W	41.6 nm
JFK	VOT	Kennedy		115.10		27.1 nm

Remarks

TURBO JET ACFT LNDG & TKOFS RESTRICTED TO RY 04/22; LNDG RY 10/28 RESTRICTED TO 12500 LBS & BELOW.
DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
LCL OPNS SUSPENDED FROM 2300-0700 MON THRU SAT 2300 SAT UNTIL 1000 SUN.
FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RY 4 - FROM DEP END RY HEADING FOR 1 MI THEN IF REMAINING IN THE PAT TURN TO CROSSWIND; IF DEP PAT CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OR EXIT WITH 45 DEG LEFT TURN AFTER REACHING PAT ALT.
FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RY 10 - FROM DEP END TURN LEFT HEADING 080 UNTIL 900 FT MSL THEN IF REMAINING IN THE PATTERN TURN TO CROSSWIND; IF DEPARTING PATTERN CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OR EXIT WITH A 45 DEG LEFT TURN AFTER REACHING PAT ALT.
FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RY 22 - FROM DEP END TURN RIGHT HEADING 230 UNTIL 900 FT MSL THEN IF REMAINING IN THE PATTERN TURN TO CROSSWIND; IF DEPARTING PATTERN CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OR EXIT WITH A 45 DEG RIGHT TURN AFTER REACHING PAT ALT.
FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RY 28 - FROM DEP END RY HEADING FOR 1 MI THEN IF REMAINING IN THE PAT TURN TO CROSSWIND; IF DEPARTING PAT CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OR EXIT WITH A 45 DEG RIGHT TURN AFTER REACHING PAT ALT.
PILOTS BE ALERT -- THE TETERBORO VOR/DME OR GPS-A; THE PASSAIC RIVER VISUAL RY 06 & CEDAR GROVE VISUAL RY 01 APCHS TRANSIT ESSEX COUNTY ARPT CLASS D AIRSPACE. TRAFFIC PASSES NORTH OF THE ARPT DESCENDING FROM 3000 FT MSL TO 2000 FT MSL.
PILOTS BE ALERT -- THE MORRISTOWN ILS & NDB OR GPS RY 23 APCHS TRANSIT ESSEX COUNTY ARPT CLASS D AIRSPACE. TRAFFIC PASSES TWO MILES WEST OF THE ARPT DESCENDING THROUGH 2000 FT MSL.