Groton-new London Airport (GON) Information

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:	GON
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	072-02-42.5000W/41-19-48.2000N -72.045139/41.330056 (Estimated)
Elevation:	9 ft / 2.74 m (Surveyed)
Land:	489 acres
From nearest city:	3 nautical miles SE of Groton (new London), CT
Location:	New London County, CT
Magnetic Variation:	14W (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	Connecticut Airport Authority
Address:	Bradley International Airport, Admin Offices Terminal A 3rd Floor Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Phone number:	860-292-2083
Manager:	Catherine Young
Address:	155 Tower Ave Groton, CT 06340
Phone number:	860-445-8549

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	Yes
Control Tower:	Yes
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RYS 05/23 & 15/33; MALSR RY 05 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	Yes LANDING FEE FOR BUSINESS/CORPORATE & REVENUE PRODUCING ACFT.
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:	GON (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Certification type/date:	IV A U 05/1984 CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS EXCP 48 HR PPR CALL AMGR 860-625-0375.
Federal Agreements:	NGPY3

Airport Communications

CTAF:	125.600

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LLA
Airframe Repair:	MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:	MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:	HIGH/LOW
Bulk Oxygen:	HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimension:	5000 x 150 ft / 1524.0 x 45.7 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Weight Limit:	Single wheel: 90000 lbs. Dual wheel: 113000 lbs. Dual tandem wheel: 200000 lbs.
Edge Lights:	High

	Runway 05	Runway 23
Longitude:	072-02-52.8935W	072-02-16.2705W
Latitude:	41-19-30.1161N	41-20-11.0876N
Elevation:	5.00 ft	6.00 ft
Alignment:	34	127
ILS Type:	ILS/DME
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Precision instrument, Good Condition	Non-precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	40.00 ft	49.00 ft
VASI:	4-light PAPI on left side	4-box on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	3.00°	3.00°
RVR Equipment:	touchdown
Approach lights:	MALSR
Runway End Identifier:		Yes
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Obstruction:	, 50:1 slope to clear	48 ft tree, 1800.0 ft from runway, 34:1 slope to clear
Decleard distances:	Take off run available 5000.00 ft Take off distance available 5000.00 ft Actual stop distance available 5000.00 ft Landing distance available 5000.00 ft	Take off run available 5000.00 ft Take off distance available 5000.00 ft Actual stop distance available 5000.00 ft Landing distance available 5000.00 ft

Runway 15/33

Dimension:	4000 x 96 ft / 1219.2 x 29.3 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Weight Limit:	Single wheel: 90000 lbs. Dual wheel: 113000 lbs.
Edge Lights:	High

	Runway 15	Runway 33
Longitude:	072-03-10.8512W	072-02-33.8138W
Latitude:	41-19-59.2181N	41-19-31.2484N
Elevation:	9.00 ft	6.00 ft
Alignment:	127	127
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Basic, Good Condition	Non-precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	0.00 ft	34.00 ft
Displaced threshold:	307.00 ft	205.00 ft TREES 34:1 TO DSPLCD THLD RY 33.
VASI:		4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	0.00°	3.75°
Runway End Identifier:	No	Yes
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Obstruction:	12 ft tree, 450.0 ft from runway, 20:1 slope to clear RY 15 APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.	44 ft trees, 1600.0 ft from runway, 150 ft right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear
Decleard distances:	Take off run available 4000.00 ft Take off distance available 4000.00 ft Actual stop distance available 3798.00 ft Landing distance available 3491.00 ft	Take off run available 4000.00 ft Take off distance available 4125.00 ft Actual stop distance available 3871.00 ft Landing distance available 3666.00 ft

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
HF	NDB	Lomis		244.00	15W	31.9 nm
MMK	NDB	Meriden		238.00	14W	36.9 nm
SFZ	NDB	Central		241.00	15W	43.3 nm
FOK	TACAN	Suffolk Co	047X		13W	39.8 nm
GON	VOR/DME	Groton	45Y	110.85	14W	0.3 nm
ORW	VOR/DME	Norwich	037X	110.00	14W	13.8 nm
SEY	VOR/DME	Sandy Point	125X	117.80	15W	23.3 nm
MAD	VOR/DME	Madison	041X	110.40	13W	29.2 nm
HFD	VOR/DME	Hartford	096X	114.90	13W	29.3 nm
HVN	VOR/DME	New Haven	035X	109.80	13W	38.2 nm
PUT	VOR/DME	Putnam	121X	117.40	14W	38.7 nm
CCC	VOR/DME	Calverton	119X	117.20	13W	41.8 nm
BDR	VOR/DME	Bridgeport	25X	108.80	12W	49.8 nm
HTO	VORTAC	Hampton	083X	113.60	13W	27.6 nm
PVD	VORTAC	Providence	103X	115.60	14W	36.5 nm
BDL	VORTAC	Bradley	027X	109.00	14W	46.7 nm
GON	VOT	Groton		110.25		0.4 nm
PVD	VOT	Providence		108.20		36.5 nm
HFD	VOT	Hartford		108.20		36.6 nm
BDL	VOT	Bradley Intl		111.40		46.5 nm
BDR	VOT	Bridgeport		109.25		49.9 nm

Remarks

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT ARE AS FOLLOWS: RY 05: TURN LEFT HEADING 020 UNTIL REACHING 1,000 FT, THEN ON COURSE; RY 23: TURN LEFT HEADING 210 UNTIL REACHING 1,000 FT, THEN ON COURSE; RY 33: FLY RY HEADING UNTIL REACHING 1,000 FT, THEN ON COURSE.
NO TOUCH & GO OPNS ARE PERMITTED BTWN 2200-0600.
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST SVC AVBL.
NO ACFT PARKING IN ARPT SECURITY ZONE ON MAIN RAMP W/O PRIOR AUTHORIZATION.
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL BEFORE 2100 LOCAL DAY OF ARRIVAL 860-715-8800.
TRANSIENT PILOTS AT GA RAMP EXIT & RE-ENTER ARPT VIA PILOT PEDESTRIAN GATE ADJACENT TO MAIN TERMINAL WITH POSTED GATE LOCK COMBINATION. THIS GATE IS LGTD WITH ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE 24 HRS A DAY.
ARNG: PPR REQUIRED FOR PARKING AT THE ARNG FACILITY, 860-441-2918, DSN 636-0918 0630-1600L WEEKDAYS. ACFT INBD TO ARNG RAMP CTC BLACKJACK OPS (304.6) 10 MIN PRIOR TO LDG FOR STATUS OF PARKING.
DEER, BIRDS & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
PRACTICE APCHS/FULL-STOP/TOUCH & GO LNDGS PROHIBITED BY PURE JET ACFT & ACFT WEIGHING 12500 LBS & OVR EXCP BY WRITTEN APVL FM THE CONNECTICUT AIRPORT AUTHORITY.
TPA 1000 LGT ACFT; 1500 TBJT & ALL TURBINE POWERED ACFT.
EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.