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Essex County Airport
CDW · KCDW · Caldwell, NJ · 173 ft elevation · var 13W · Towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KCDW / CDW
- Coordinates
- 40.8752, -74.2814
- Elevation
- 173 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 13W
- Sectional chart
- NEW YORK
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- NEW YORK (ZNY)
- Flight service (FSS)
- MILLVILLE
- NOTAM facility
- CDW
- Attendance
- ALL 0700-2300
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1938/02
- Distance from city
- 2 N
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:52 AM | 08:52Z |
| Sunrise | 05:25 AM | 09:25Z |
| Sunset | 08:32 PM | 00:32Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:06 PM | 01:06Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:06 PM → 04:52 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:32 PM → 04:25 AM
Plan a flight from KCDW
Runway 04/22
4,552 ft × 80 ft · Asphalt (Good) 04
- Heading
- 043° mag · 30° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 375 ft
22
- Heading
- 223° mag · 210° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (right) (3°)
- Instrument approach
- LOCALIZER
- Traffic pattern
- Right
- Displaced threshold
- 135 ft
Runway 10/28
3,719 ft × 75 ft · Asphalt (Good) 10
- Heading
- 096° mag · 83° true
- Markings
- basic
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 344 ft
28
- Heading
- 276° mag · 263° true
- Markings
- basic
- Traffic pattern
- Right
- Displaced threshold
- 550 ft
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APP | 127.6 | NEW YORK APP |
| ATIS | 135.5 | |
| CLD | 121.1 | CLNC DEL |
| CTAF | 119.8 | |
| DEP | 119.2 | NEW YORK DEP |
| GND | 121.9 | |
| TWR | 119.8 | |
| UNIC | 122.95 | UNICOM |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEB · Teterboro | VOR-DME | 108.40 | r290° / 10.1 NM |
| SAX · Sparta | VORTAC | 115.70 | r146° / 16.4 NM |
| LGA · La Guardia | VOR-DME | 113.10 | r298° / 19.5 NM |
| CRI · Canarsie | VOR-DME | 112.30 | r323° / 23.6 NM |
| BWZ · Broadway | VOR-DME | 114.20 | r090° / 25 NM |
| SBJ · Solberg | VOR-DME | 112.90 | r060° / 27.3 NM |
| JFK · Kennedy | VOR-DME | 115.90 | r314° / 27.4 NM |
Airport diagram
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Approaches
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 ↗ · amdt 0E
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 ↗ · amdt 1A
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 ↗ · amdt 2C
- LOC RWY 22 ↗ · amdt 4C
Minimums & Hot Spots
VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A
- Bottled oxygen
- LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Avionics, Charter, Instruction, Rental, Aircraft sales
Ownership & management
Owner
ESSEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
27 WRIGHT WAY, FAIRFIELD, NJ
973-575-0952
Manager
JOE CALI
27 WRIGHT WAY, FAIRFIELD, NJ
973-227-4567
Remarks FAA
- AIRPORT BEACON LOCATED ON TOP OF CONTROL TOWER
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 22 - CTAF.
- TPA FOR LARGE & TURBOJET ACFT 1527 FT AGL; TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1027 FT AGL.
- LANDING FEE FOR ALL TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT
- 6 FT FENCE, 200 FT FM RY END, ACROSS CNTRLN.
- 6 FT FENCE, 195 FT FM RY END, 120 FT LT OF CNTRLN.
- RY 22 PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 5 DEGREES RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION.
- APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
- RY 10 APCH SLOPE 11:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
- APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
- RY 28 APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
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