METAR & TAF KAQW
Current METAR
Observed 20:52Z
KAQW 272052Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 22/M01 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02221006 56011
- Wind
- VAR @ 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 22°C / -1°C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 1,328 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM W
- VFR sectional
- NEW YORK
- ARTCC
- ZBW · BOSTON
- NOTAM facility
- AQW (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- ANDREW FRANKLIN
- Phone
- 413-652-7735
- Address
- 10 MAIN ST - CITY HALL, NORTH ADAMS MA 01247
Flight service · Hours
- FSS BTV
- BURLINGTON1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- IREG
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 29
RIGHT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62', trees, 920' from thr, 80' R of cntrln, slope 11 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25', bldg, 340' from thr, 130' R of cntrln, slope 6 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- High pressure
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AVNCS,GLD,RNTL,SURV,TOW
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Pilots landing on runway 29 are encouraged to avoid low approaches, if safe to do so, over the residential neighborhood just east of the airport.Show FAA
- Mountain ranges are 9,100 feet north at elevation 1,894 feet; 4,300 feet north at elevation 2,254 feet; 10,800 feet south at elevation 2,951 feet; and 12,800 feet south at elevation 2,690 feet.Show FAA
- Runway 29 right traffic is for powered aircraft. Runway 29 left traffic is for gliders and tow planes.Show FAA
- Wildlife is on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Taxiway A2 has been removed.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery, contact Albany Approach at 518-862-2299.Show FAA
- Extensive glider operations occur from dawn to dusk surface to 18,000 feet year round, primarily on weekends and holidays.Show FAA
- Runway 11 left traffic is for powered aircraft. Runway 11 right traffic is for gliders and tow planes.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Medium intensity runway lights on runway 11/29 are activated by the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 29The approach ratio is 20 to 1 to the displaced threshold on runway 29.Show FAA
- 11The approach ratio is 20 to 1 to the displaced threshold on runway 11.Show FAA
Other notes
- Filed for record purposes only.Show FAA
- Contact the airport manager for landing fees.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KAQW
Answer card- ICAO
- KAQW
- Name
- HARRIMAN-AND-WEST
- Location
- NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS
- Elevation
- 653.8 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,653.8 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 11/29 · 4,300 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 14°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 3 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 29
Harriman-and-West is in North Adams, Massachusetts. Field elevation is 653.8 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 11/29 is 4,300 ft asphalt, which is the longest runway on the field. There is no control tower. Clearance delivery is handled through Albany Approach. The published frequencies are 132.825 and 307.2 for APCH/P DEP/P. CTAF and UNICOM are both on 122.8.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston aircraft unless the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise. The field has two on-field FBOs. Turboprop East carries Jet A Prist. North Adams carries 100LL. Contact them directly for current services before you go.
This is a glider-active airport. Published remarks say glider and tow-plane traffic use right traffic for runway 29 and runway 11. Powered aircraft use left traffic on runway 11 and right traffic on runway 29. The Chart Supplement also notes wildlife on and near the airport. Mountain terrain is close by in several directions. Runway 29 also has a displaced-threshold approach note, so plan your descent and final carefully. Medium intensity runway lights on 11/29 are activated by CTAF.