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Class G

Franconia Airport

ID 1B5 Elev 970 ft Lat 44° 11.74' N Lon 71° 45.06' W Zulu …

Live conditions at 1B5

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Aerial view · 1B5

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 1B5 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 1B5

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,305 ft. Max gradient: 0.87%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 2,305 ft 150 ft TURF-F No 0.87%
36 — 2,305 ft 150 ft TURF-F No 0.87%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 1B5, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

1 matched · 10 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·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.
  • ·IN CASE OF EMERG CTC NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE 800-525-5555.
  • ·[email protected].
  • ·ALSO ATNDD ON WKDAY HOLS.
  • ·CTC AMGR FOR NON-HOL WKDAY ATNDNC.
  • ·FST 200 FT OF RWY 18 ROUGH.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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Franconia Airport is a public airport located in Franconia, New Hampshire, two miles south of the central business district of Franconia, in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The airport is the home of the Franconia Soaring Association. There are no commercial flights available.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 1B5

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=9

  • Other 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-09-25 Cessna 172S · Weather · VMC · day →
2007-05-13 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 · Other · day →
1996-08-24 PZL-BIELSKO SZD-59 · Under/overshoot · day →
1990-09-23 Piper PA-12 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1988-06-05 Burkhart Grob G-103A · Other · VMC · day →
1988-05-29 Cessna 182A · Other · VMC · day →
1975-08-02 Schweizer 126D · Other →
1973-09-04 Schweizer 126 · Other →
1965-08-30 Cessna 150D · Other →

Designees in NH

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 1B5 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

522

Flight Instructors

A&P

913

Mechanics

AME

16

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

3

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

1

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DER-Y

1

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

3

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

8

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

16

Flight Schools

FBO

13

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

18

Flying Clubs

Repair

2

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

2

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 1B5

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 44 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 47 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 63 nm
John David Curran South Burlington VT 63 nm
Noah Ranallo South Burlington VT 63 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 63 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 64 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 64 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 74 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 76 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near 1B5

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Thomas Joseph Ferrante Lisbon NH 7 nm
Rooks Thomas Turner Littleton NH 8 nm
Joseph Son Brandt Littleton NH 8 nm
Tyson Joseph Calistro North Woodstock NH 10 nm
Florian Joseph Corriveau Whitefield NH 12 nm
Madison Karl Boemig Dalton NH 12 nm
Miguel Vasconcelos Woodsville NH 12 nm
Kathleen Marie Vasconcelos Woodsville NH 12 nm
Mark Robert Maholchic North Haverhill NH 13 nm
Dennis Robert Juniper Thornton NH 16 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near 1B5

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Adams Russell Franconia NH 0 nm
John Joseph Dimarzio Franconia NH 0 nm
Christian Michele Sanborn Bethlehem NH 6 nm
Stephen George Moscicki Jr Lyman NH 6 nm
Kenneth Michael Lavine Littleton NH 8 nm
Jack Warner Christensen Bath NH 10 nm
Florian Joseph Corriveau Whitefield NH 12 nm
David Austin Bicknell Carroll NH 12 nm
Robert Michael Huminski Woodsville NH 12 nm
Abel Therrien Bushey I Barnet VT 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near 1B5

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 59 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 60 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 71 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 84 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 103 nm
Maine Seaplanes, LLC
Owls Head, ME
 115 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 124 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 129 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 134 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 150 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.