1B5
Franconia Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-08-06 0901Z
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Location Information for 1B5
Coordinates: N44°11.76' / W71°45.04'
Located 02 miles S of Franconia, New Hampshire on 18 acres of land. View all Airports in New Hampshire.
Estimated Elevation is 975 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:May 1947
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:BOSTON
F.S.S.:BANGOR
NOTAMs Facility:BGR (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:MONTREAL
AirspaceAnalysis:CONDITIONAL
VFR OPNS ONLY.
Attendance:MAY-OCT/SAT-SUN/0900-1800
ALSO ATNDD ON WKDAY HOLS. CTC AMGR FOR NON-HOL WKDAY ATNDNC.
Airport Communications
UNICOM:122.800
CTAF:122.800
ASOS at HIE (13.6 NE):118.525 603-837-2769
AWOS-3 at CDA (25.1 NW):119.275 802-626-4532
AWOS-3 at 1P1 (25.1 S):118.45 603-536-1698
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD MPV MONTPELIER 116.90 093°30.9
VOD BML BERLIN 116.55 237°35.8
VOD LEB LEBANON 113.70 046°37.0
VOD CON CONCORD 112.90 007°59.1
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD GMA MAHN 386 015°10.4
VOD LAH HANOVER 276 212°34.9
VOD CNH CLAREMONT 233 208°56.5
VOD DYO SMUTO 221 241°60.0
Runway 18/36
FST 200 FT OF RWY 18 ROUGH.
Dimensions:2300 x 150 feet / 701 x 46 meters
Surface:Turf in Good Condition
Runway 18Runway 36
Coordinates:N44°11.94' / W71°45.08'N44°11.57' / W71°45.01'
Elevation: 955.0 975.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Right
L PAT FOR GLDRS.
Runway Heading: 172° True 352° True
Markings:None in fair condition.None in fair condition.
Obstacles: 61 ft Trees 226 ft from runway, 147 ft left of center 56 ft Trees 504 ft from runway, 135 ft left of center
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Other Services:GLIDER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,AIRCRAFT RENTAL,GLIDER TOWING SERVICES
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:FRANCONIA SOARING FOUNDATION, INC
P.O. BOX 30
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
603-823-5530
FRANCONIASOARING@GMAIL.COM.
Manager:JAMES R DAVID
P.O. BOX 898
FRANCONIA, NH 03580
603-921-1588
Other Remarks
  • RWY SOFT IN SPRING.
  • GLDR OPNS INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
  • 4 FT TALL FENCE 92 FT FM RWY 36 L TO R OF CNTRLN.
  • RENTAL BICYCLES AVBL AT FRANCONIA INN.
  • TKOFS & LDGS NOT ADZD FM DUSK TO 0900 FOR VOLUNTARY NOISE BATEMENT.
  • FOR ARPT CONDS CALL 603-823-5034.
  • AVOID FLYING OVR RESL AREA AT DER 18 DURG BOTH TKOF AND LDG; AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH PWR SETTINGS IN THIS AREA.
  • WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • IN CASE OF EMERG CTC NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE 800-525-5555.
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