Chester Airport (SNC) in Chester, Connecticut

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Chester Airport (SNC)
General	Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 06/01/1959, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 146 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 02798.3A, Location ID:* SNC, Region: New England, Unicom Frequency: 122.725 Hz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.725 Hz, Aeronautical sectional chart: New York, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: BDR, Tie-In FSS Name: Bridgeport, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 416 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCB, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZBW, Boundary ARTCC Name: Boston, Responsible ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCN, Responsible ARTCC ID: ZNY, Responsible ARTCC Name: New York, Airspace Determination: Not Analyzed, Federal Agreements: No, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: SNC, Last Inspection Date: 12/16/2009, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
Location	State: Connecticut, County: Middlesex, City: Chester, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 23' 02.057'', Lng: -72° 30' 21.220'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.383905, Lng: -72.505894, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: ADAM, Distance from central business district: 3 mi (SW), Find on map >>
Owner	Whelen Aviation, Winthrop Road, Chester, Ct 06412, 860-526-4321	Manager	James Olson, Winthrop Road, Chester, Ct 06412, 860-526-4321
Schedule
Operations	Period: 11/30/2008 - 11/30/2009, Air Taxi Operations: 3,137, Itinerant Operations: 6,480, Local Operations: 6,210
Aircraft	Single Engine Aircraft: 116, Multi Engine Aircraft: 6, Helicopters: 1
Additional	Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 13W (Year 1980), Beacon Color: Clear (unlighted), Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: No, Other services: AFRT,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Remarks	Airspace Determination: EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
Runway 1
General	ID: '17/35, Length: 2566 ft, Width: 50 ft, Runway Surface Type Condition: Asphalt or bituminous concrete, Good condition, Runway Weight Bearing Capacity: Single Wheel: 8,500 lbs, Edge Lights Intensity: Non-Standard
Base End	Base End ID: '17, True Alignment: 161, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Nonstandard (other than numbers only), Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 23' 14.058'', Lng: -72° 30' 26.698'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.387238, Lng: -72.507416, Physical Elevation: 395 ft, Displaced GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 23' 08.840'', Lng: -72° 30' 24.300'', Displaced GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.385789, Lng: -72.506750, Elevation At Displaced Threshold: 400 ft, Length At Displaced Threshold: 559 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 416.0 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 0, Object Height: 33 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 200.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 60R ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (05/30/2009)
Reciprocal End	Reciprocal End ID: '35, True Alignment: 341, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Nonstandard (other than numbers only), Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 22' 50.110'', Lng: -72° 30' 15.657'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.380586, Lng: -72.504349, Physical Elevation: 408 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 416.0 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 3, Object Height: 15 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 255.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (05/30/2009)

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