CDW
Essex County Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-09-03 0901Z
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Location Information for KCDW
Coordinates: N40°52.51' / W74°16.88'
Located 02 miles N of Caldwell, New Jersey on 275 acres of land. View all Airports in New Jersey.
Surveyed Elevation is 172 feet MSL.
TPA FOR LARGE & TURBOJET ACFT 1527 FT AGL; TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1027 FT AGL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:February 1938
Status:Operational
Control Tower:Yes
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:White-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
AIRPORT BEACON LOCATED ON TOP OF CONTROL TOWER
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
A.R.T.C.C.:NEW YORK
F.S.S.:MILLVILLE
NOTAMs Facility:CDW (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:NEW YORK
Landing Fee:Yes
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
Attendance:ALL/ALL/0700-2300
Airport Communications
ATIS:135.5 (631-594-4523)
ASOS:135.5 Tel. 631-594-4523
CALDWELL TOWER:119.8
CALDWELL GROUND:121.9
NEWARK APPROACH:127.6 379.9
NEWARK DEPARTURE:119.2 379.9
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:121.1
CTAF:119.800
JAIKE STAR:132.8 379.9
UNICOM:122.950
WILKES-BARRE STAR:127.6 379.9
MAZIE STAR:379.9
AWOS-3 at MMU (7.2 SW): 973-290-0135
ATIS at MMU (7.6 SW):124.25
D-ATIS at TEB (10.1 E):114.2
Remarks:
  • FREQ 121.5 NOT AVAILABLE.
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD TEB TETERBORO 108.40 290°10.1
VOD EWR NEWARK 113.75 351°12.9
VOT SAX SPARTA 115.70 145°16.4
VOD LGA LA GUARDIA 113.10 298°19.6
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD SW NEELY 335 003°36.7
VOD FR FRIKK 407 098°36.9
VOD SKU STANWYCK 261 015°40.6
VOD NEL LAKEHURST 396 182°49.8
Runway 04/22
Dimensions:4552 x 80 feet / 1387 x 24 meters
Surface:Asphalt / Grooved in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-30
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 04Runway 22
Coordinates:N40°52.07' / W74°17.18'N40°52.72' / W74°16.69'
Elevation: 172.0 172.1
Traffic Pattern: Left Right
Runway Heading: 30° True 210° True
Displaced Threshold: 375 Feet 135 Feet
Declared Distances: TORA:4552 TODA:4552 ASDA:4351 LDA:3977 TORA:4552 TODA:4552 ASDA:4436 LDA:4042
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4R (3.10° Glide Path Angle)
RY 22 PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 5 DEGREES RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION.
REIL:YesYes
Obstacles: 45 ft Tree 220 ft from runway, 137 ft left of center
APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
90 ft Trees 400 ft from runway
APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
6 FT FENCE, 200 FT FM RY END, ACROSS CNTRLN.
Runway 10/28
Dimensions:3719 x 75 feet / 1134 x 23 meters
Surface:Asphalt in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-30
Edge Lighting:Medium Intensity
Runway 10Runway 28
Coordinates:N40°52.63' / W74°17.21'N40°52.70' / W74°16.41'
Elevation: 168.4 172.1
Traffic Pattern: Left Right
Runway Heading: 83° True 263° True
Displaced Threshold: 344 Feet 550 Feet
Declared Distances: TORA:3719 TODA:3719 ASDA:3519 LDA:2822 TORA:3719 TODA:3719 ASDA:3438 LDA:2822
Markings:Basic in good condition.Basic in good condition.
Obstacles: 39 ft Tree 264 ft from runway
RY 10 APCH SLOPE 11:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
46 ft Tree 423 ft from runway, 123 ft left of center
RY 28 APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
6 FT FENCE, 195 FT FM RY END, 120 FT LT OF CNTRLN.
Services Available
Fuel:100LL (blue), Jet-A
Transient Storage:Hangars,Tiedowns
LANDING FEE FOR ALL TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Engine Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:LOW
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Other Services:AVIONICS,CHARTER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,AIRCRAFT RENTAL,AIRCRAFT SALES
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:ESSEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
27 WRIGHT WAY
FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004
973-575-0952
Manager:JOE CALI
27 WRIGHT WAY
FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004
973-227-4567
Other 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.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD, PAPI RWY 22; HIRL RWY 04/22; MIRL RWY 10/28 OPR CONSLY. HIRL RWY 04/22; MIRL RWY 10/28 PRESET TO LOW INTST. TO INCRS INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22 - CTAF.
  • TPA FOR LARGE & TURBOJET ACFT 1527 FT AGL; TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1027 FT AGL.
Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts
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