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Rensselaer County Airport

5B7 · Troy, NY · 440 ft elevation · var 14W · Towered

Airport information

FAA LID
5B7
Coordinates
42.6909, -73.5796
Elevation
440 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
14W
Sectional chart
NEW YORK
Airport use
Public
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
BOSTON (ZBW)
Flight service (FSS)
BURLINGTON
NOTAM facility
BTV
Attendance
UNATNDD
Segmented circle
No
Wind indicator
yes
Activated
1969/06
Distance from city
6 SE

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (EDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
04:41 AM08:41Z
Sunrise05:16 AM09:16Z
Sunset08:36 PM00:36Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
09:11 PM01:11Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:11 PM → 04:41 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:36 PM → 04:16 AM

Plan a flight from 5B7

Runway 18/36

2,670 ft × 50 ft · Asphalt (Failed)

Weight bearing: Single wheel 8k.

18
Heading
175° mag · 161° true
Markings
none
Traffic pattern
Left
36
Heading
355° mag · 341° true
Markings
basic
Traffic pattern
Left

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
ALB · AlbanyVORTAC115.30r122° / 10.4 NM
CAM · CambridgeVOR-DME115.00r224° / 21 NM
CTR · ChesterVOR-DME115.10r324° / 36.8 NM
GFL · Glens FallsVORTAC110.20r192° / 39.1 NM

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Services

Parking
tiedowns

Ownership & management

Owner
DU THIS DU THAT INC
PO BOX 304, POSTENKILL, NY
(518) 596-5947
Manager
GEORGE DUJACK, JR.
P.O. 304, POSTENKILL, NY
(518) 596-5947

Remarks FAA

  • VFR ONLY
  • DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • SRNDG TRRN SLOPES DOWN TO RWY; DUE TO HIGHER SRNDG TRRN RCMD USE OF THE FLWG PROCS: DEP RWY 36 - USE BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB SPEED UNTIL WELL CLEAR OF RESIDENTIAL AREA N OF RWY 36;
  • ARRS RWY 18 - MNTN SUF ALT ON FINAL SO AS TO AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH POWER OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH UNDERLIES FINAL APCH TO RWY 18. DEPS RWY 18 & ARRS RWY 36 - USE NORMAL PROCS.
  • TSNT ACFT CALL (518) 596-5947 FOR FIELD CONDS PRIOR TO ARR.
  • FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.
  • RWY 18 FIRST 40 FT OVERGROWN WITH GRASS.
  • 11FT TREE 153FT FM RWY END, 8FT L.
  • 18 FT TREE 164 FM RWY END, 35 FT R; 8 FT TREE 102 FT FM RWY END, 19 FT L.
  • MARKING NRS FADED.
  • RWY 18 MARKINGS NOT VSB.
  • CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP.
  • WIDESPREAD SVR CRACKING AND DISTORTION. SVR SPALLING AND FAULTING. WIDESPREAD VEGETATION.

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