Essex County Airport (CDW)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	CDW
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	74°16'52.8610" W / 40°52'30.8090" N -74.281350 / 40.875225 (Estimated)
Elevation	172.30 ft / 52.52 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	JOE CALI
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	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	NEW YORK
Region	AEA - Eastern
Responsible 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 available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	119.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.95 MHz
ASOS	CDW (631-594-4523)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	LOW
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimensions	4552 x 80 ft (1387 x 24 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	04	22
Alignment	30°	210°
Physical elevation	172.00 ft	172.10 ft
Coordinates	40.867760 / -74.286338	40.878623 / -74.278205
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		LOCALIZER
VGSI		4-light PAPI on right *RY 22 PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 5 DEGREES RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION.
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 10/28

Dimensions	3719 x 75 ft (1134 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	10	28
Alignment	83°	263°
Physical elevation	168.40 ft	172.10 ft
Coordinates	40.877105 / -74.286898	40.878322 / -74.273546
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition
Runway end lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EWR	DME	NEWARK	84Y	113.75		13.0 nm
EWR	FAN MARKER	MARYANN		0.00	11W	11.2 nm
SKU	FAN MARKER	STANWYCK		0.00	12W	40.7 nm
SW	NDB	NEELY		335.00	14W	36.8 nm
FR	NDB	FRIKK		407.00	14W	36.8 nm
SKU	NDB	STANWYCK		261.00	12W	40.7 nm
NEL	NDB	LAKEHURST		396.00	11W	50.0 nm
TEB	VOR/DME	TETERBORO	21X	108.40	11W	10.1 nm
LGA	VOR/DME	LA GUARDIA	78X	113.10	12W	19.6 nm
CRI	VOR/DME	CANARSIE	70X	112.30	11W	23.7 nm
BWZ	VOR/DME	BROADWAY	89X	114.20	11W	25.0 nm
SBJ	VOR/DME	SOLBERG	76X	112.90	10W	27.4 nm
JFK	VOR/DME	KENNEDY	106X	115.90	12W	27.4 nm
STW	VOR/DME	STILLWATER	33X	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	19X	108.20	10W	47.1 nm
SAX	VORTAC	SPARTA	104X	115.70	11W	16.4 nm
RBV	VORTAC	ROBBINSVILLE	85X	113.80	10W	41.6 nm

Remarks

• DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
• NON-STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERNS FOR RWY 04 PROHIBITED DUE TO NOISE SENSITIVE AREA SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.
• FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC NEWARK APCH AT 800-645-3206.
• ROTOCRAFT: IF PSBL, CROSS THE ARPT BDRY AT OR ABV 700 FT MSL.
• ENG RUN-UPS ON TWY N AT AER 28 SHD BE CONDUCTED TO LMT EFCT TO ACFT PARKED ON RN RAMP.
• LCL OPNS SUSPENDED FROM 2300-0700 MON THRU SAT 2300 SAT UNTIL 1000 SUN.
• FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 4 - FLY RWY HDG FOR 1 MI, THEN TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT. IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON RWY HDG TIL REACHING TFC PAT ALT.
• FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 10 - FLY HDG 080 DEG AT RWY DEP END. UPON REACHING 900 FT MSL, TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT; IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON HDG 080 DEG TIL REACHING TFC PAT ALT.
• FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 22 - FLY RWY HDG TIL REACHING 900 FT MSL, THEN TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT. IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON RWY HDG TIL REACHING TFC PAT ALT.
• FIXED WING VFR ACFT DEP: RWY 28 - FLY RWY HDG FOR 1 MI THEN TURN CROSSWIND IF REMAINING IN THE TFC PAT. IF DEPARTING THE TFC PAT, CONT ON RWY HDG TIL READHING TFC PAT ALT.
• PILOTS BE ALERT -- THE MORRISTOWN ILS & GPS RWY 23 APPROACHES TRANSIT ESSEX CO ARPT CLASS D ASP. TFC PASSES TWO MI WEST OF THE ARPT DESCENDING THRU 2000 FT MSL.