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GON
Groton-New London Airport
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Location Information
Coordinates: 41°19'48.20"N / 72°2'42.50"W
Located 03 miles SE of Groton (New London), Connecticut on 489 acres of land.
Surveyed Elevation is 9 feet MSL.
Magnetic Variation from 1980 is 14° West
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:April 1940
Status:Operational
Control Tower:Yes
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:Clear-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RYS 05/23 & 15/33; MALSR RY 05 - CTAF.
A.R.T.C.C.:BOSTON
F.S.S.:BRIDGEPORT
NOTAMs Facility:GON (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:NEW YORK
Landing Fee:Yes
LANDING FEE FOR BUSINESS/CORPORATE & REVENUE PRODUCING ACFT.
ARFF Cert:IV A U 05/1984
CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 48 HR PPR CALL AMGR 860-625-0375.
Customs:Customs Landing Rights
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE AVBL WITH 6 HR PPR CALL MON-FRI 0800-1600 ON 203-773-2040 (OR TOLL FREE IN THE U.S. 1-800-973-2867) & FM CANADA 407- 975-1740. CALL BEFORE 1500 ON FRIDAY FOR WKEND OR HOL SVC REQUESTS.
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
Attendance:ALL/ALL/0600- 2100
Airport Communications
ATIS:127.0
ASOS: Tel. 860-449-8921
GROTON TOWER:125.6 352.8
GROTON GROUND:121.65 352.8
PROVIDENCE APPROACH:125.75 319.2
PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE:125.75 319.2
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:119.85(2200-0000 & 0600-0700)
NG OPNS:126.2
EMERG:121.5
NG OPS:304.6
CTAF:125.600
ASOS at WST (11.0 E):132.375 401-596-9543
AWOS-3 at SNC (21.0 W):118.325 860-526-1551
AWOS-3 at BID (23.2 SE):134.775 401-466-5495
    Remarks:
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD GON GROTON 110.85 107°0.3
VOD ORW NORWICH 110.00 202°13.7
VOD SEY SANDY POINT 117.80 309°23.4
VOT HTO HAMPTON 113.60 039°27.6
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT HF LOMIS NDB 244 139°31.9
VOT FO SQUIR 400 056°34.5
VOT AR ARMIN 356 242°42.4
VOT JWE CLERA 362 107°48.3
Runway 05/23
Dimensions:5000 x 150 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Grooved in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-90, D-113, ST-200
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 05Runway 23
Coordinates:41°19'30.12"N / 72°2'52.90"W41°20'11.09"N / 72°2'16.27"W
Elevation: 5.3 6.4
Gradient: 0.0 0.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 048° Magnetic, 034° True 228° Magnetic, 214° True
Markings:Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)V4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
RVR Equipment Touchdown
Approach Lights:MALSR 1,400 Foot Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System with runway alighment indicator lights.
REIL:Yes
Obstacles: 48 ft Tree 1800 ft from runway
Runway 15/33
Dimensions:4000 x 100 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Grooved in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-90, D-113
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 15Runway 33
Coordinates:41°19'59.22"N / 72°3'10.85"W41°19'31.25"N / 72°2'33.81"W
Elevation: 8.7 5.8
Gradient: 0.1 0.1
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 149° Magnetic, 135° True 329° Magnetic, 315° True
Displaced Threshold: 307 Feet 205 Feet
TREES 34:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD RWY 33.
Declared Distances: TORA:4000 TODA:4000 ASDA:3798 LDA:3491 TORA:4000 TODA:4125 ASDA:3871 LDA:3666
Markings:Basic in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4L (3.75° Glide Path Angle)
REIL:Yes
Obstacles: 12 ft Tree 450 ft from runway
AND RAILROAD.
RWY 15 APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
 44 ft Trees 1600 ft from runway, 150 ft right of center
Services Available
Fuel:100LL (blue), Jet-A
SELF-SVC 100LL AVBL 24 HRS.
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Engine Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:HIGH/LOW
Bulk Oxygen:HIGH/LOW
Other Services:AIR FREIGHT SERVICES,AVIONICS,CARGO HANDLING SERVICES,CHARTER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,AIRCRAFT RENTAL,ANNUAL SURVEYING
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:STATE OF CONNECTICUT DOT
P O BOX 317546
NEWINGTON, CT 06131-7546
860-594-2556
Manager:CATHERINE YOUNG
155 TOWER AVE
GROTON, CT 06340
860-445-8549
Operational Statistics
Single Engine Aircraft Based on Field:25 Statistics collected for 12 month period ending 2009-01-30
Multi-Engine Aircraft Based on Field:7 Annual Commercial Operations:2
Jet Aircraft Based on Field:6 Annual Commuter Operations:none
Helicopters Based on Field:5 Annual Air Taxi Operations:1758
Military Aircraft Based on Field:1 Annual Military Operations:3278
Gliders Based on Field:2 Annual GA Local Operations:24776
Ultralights Based on Field:1 Annual GA Itinerant Operations:12384
Other Remarks
  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • 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 HOURS CALL 24 HRS IN ADVANCE 860-449-1400 OR 860-446-8621.
  • 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.
  • 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 STATE BUREAU OF AVIATION & PORTS.
  • TPA 1000 LGT ACFT; 1500 TBJT & ALL TURBINE POWERED ACFT.
  • SEAPLANE RAMP CLSD INDEFLY.
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