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5B6 · Falmouth Airpark

FAA-LID · US · 11 NTSB events

ID 5B6 Elev 43 ft Lat 41° 35.14' N Lon 70° 32.42' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,298 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 — 2,298 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.13%
25 288° 2,298 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.13%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 3 matched · 14 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.7: click mic to activate LIRL RWY 07/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.7: click mic to activate LIRL RWY 07/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.7: click mic to activate LIRL RWY 07/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 07/25 - 122.7

  • 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 INVOF ARPT.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    LDG FEE

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·BE AWARE OF HIGH-SPD MIL JET & HVY HEL TFC INVOF CAPE COD CGAS.
  • ·WATCH FOR PEDESTRIANS OR ANIMALS INVOF RWY.
  • ·ACTVT RWY LGTS WITH 5 CLICKS ON FREQ 122.7.
  • ·NON-STD YELLOW CHEVRONS AT APCH END OF RWY 07 & 25.
  • ·TIE DOWN ROPES AVBL IN FUEL SHED.
  • ·SELF SVC 100LL & UL94 AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·RWY 7/25 NON-STD LIRL RWY LGTS.
  • ·LGTS OFFSET 40 FT N OF RWY EDGE.
  • ·ARPT CLSD TO ACFT EXCEEDING 5000 LBS PUBLD MAX GWT.
  • ·TURF ARND RWY 07/25 SOFT AFT RAIN.
  • ·NO NGT TSNT TKOFS OR LNDGS.
  • ·NO TSNT STUDENT ACTS, SOLO OR DUAL AT 5B6.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5554.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Falmouth Airpark is a public-use airport and residential airpark located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Falmouth, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It is privately owned by Falmouth Airpark Homeowners Association. The airport grew to supersede the Coonamessett Airport which was located in close proximity to the Otis Air National Guard Base and closed in the 1960s.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

3

27.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=11

  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-12-02 Mooney M20J · CFIT · VMC · day →
2015-09-15 J. Schilling S-19 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-07-19 Cessna 177B · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2012-09-01 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2012-04-13 STANLEY B E MURPHY REBEL · Weather · VMC · day →
2010-08-02 Cessna 177B · Weather · VMC · day →
2005-01-01 Beech G35 · Other · VMC · day →
2001-11-21 Beech 95-B55 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2001-04-05 Stinson 108-3 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1993-07-06 Beech A36 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-10-08 Mooney M20E · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in MA

CFI Flight Instructors 753 A&P Mechanics 2,477 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 22 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 7 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Yoshitaka Murata Centerville MA 10 nm
Alexander Crosett Plymouth MA 23 nm
Michael George Goulian Plymouth, MA 23 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 56 nm
Ryan Gauthier Westerly RI 58 nm
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 63 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 80 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 82 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 83 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 93 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Scott Allen Jordan East Falmouth MA 1 nm
James Michael Kelly East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Michael Joseph Jackson East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Richard Kenneth Brown East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Steven John Florio East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Colton Christian Lubbe East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Erlmest Edwin Burns Jr Mashpee MA 3 nm
David Marvin Mccown Mashpee MA 3 nm
Ryan Patrick Wilkinson Mashpee MA 3 nm
Dylan Redwood Sullivan Falmouth MA 4 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Wilburn Fisher Mcclure Jr East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Charles Dana Draper Iii East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Richard Robert Maclone Jr East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Jeffrey Gardner Mandeville East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Kevin Jerome Oconnor East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Charles Tavilla East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Peter H Gilson East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Scott William Manamon East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Andrew Albert Puskarich Jr East Falmouth MA 1 nm
Christopher Michael Lewis Jr East Falmouth MA 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 25 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 39 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 62 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 75 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 84 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 89 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 95 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 103 nm
Sunrise Jets Maintenance, LLC.
Westhampton Beach, NY
 105 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 106 nm

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