Sterling Airport (3B3)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	3B3
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	071-47-34.3000W/42-25-33.3000N -71.792861/42.425917 (Estimated)
Elevation	459 ft / 139.90 m (Estimated)
Land	100 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles SW of Sterling, MA
Location	Worcester County, MA
Magnetic Variation	15W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Monadnock Realty Corp
Address	Lafayette Rd Rye, NH 03870
Phone number	508-756-4605
Manager	Thomas Duffy
Address	121 Greenland Rd Sterling, MA 01564
Phone number	978-422-8860

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Beacon Color	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	New York
Region	ANE - New England
Boundary ARTCC	ZBW - Boston
Tie-in FSS	BDR - Bridgeport
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	BDR (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.900 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL
Airframe repair	MINOR
Power plant repair	MINOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	HGR,TIE
Other services	GLD,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions	3086 x 40 ft (941 x 12 m)
Surface	ASPH-G

	16	34
Physical elevation	459.00 ft	449.00 ft
Coordinates	42.429127N / 71.796553W	42.422678N / 71.789149W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Fair Condition	Basic , Fair Condition

Runway H1

Dimensions	50 x 50 ft (15 x 15 m)
Surface	ASPH-F

	H1
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
ORW	FAN MARKER	Canton		0.00	15W	32.7 nm
BVY	FAN MARKER	Beverly		0.00		39.2 nm
FIT	NDB	Fitchburg		365.00	15W	7.7 nm
ORE	NDB	Orange		205.00	15W	23.5 nm
AS	NDB	Chern		359.00	16W	25.3 nm
SKR	NDB	Shaker Hill		251.00	16W	27.3 nm
DRY	NDB	Derry		338.00	16W	31.9 nm
SFZ	NDB	Central		241.00	15W	33.3 nm
IHM	NDB	Mansfield		220.00	16W	36.7 nm
LQ	NDB	Lyndy		382.00	16W	36.8 nm
TOF	NDB	Topsfield		269.00	16W	38.8 nm
CO	NDB	Epsom		216.00	16W	44.3 nm
TAN	NDB	Taunton		227.00	16W	47.8 nm
NZW	TACAN	South Weymouth	061X	0.00	15W	41.5 nm
PUT	VOR/DME	Putnam	121X	117.40	14W	28.4 nm
MHT	VOR/DME	Manchester	091X	114.40	15W	32.5 nm
LWM	VOR/DME	Lawrence	072X	112.50	15W	36.2 nm
GDM	VORTAC	Gardner	043X	110.60	14W	13.8 nm
EEN	VORTAC	Keene	031X	109.40	14W	31.3 nm
CEF	VORTAC	Westover	87X	114.00	14W	35.4 nm
BOS	VORTAC	Boston	074X	112.70	16W	35.9 nm
BAF	VORTAC	Barnes	077X	113.00	14W	44.0 nm
PVD	VORTAC	Providence	103X	115.60	14W	45.2 nm
CON	VORTAC	Concord	076X	112.90	15W	48.7 nm
BDL	VORTAC	Bradley	027X	109.00	14W	49.4 nm
ORH	VOT	Worcester		108.20		10.1 nm
BED	VOT	Laurence G Hanscom Fld		110.00		22.5 nm
BOS	VOT	Boston Logan Intl		111.00		34.4 nm
PVD	VOT	Providence		108.20		45.3 nm
BDL	VOT	Bradley Intl		111.40		49.3 nm

Remarks

• GLIDER OPS INVOF ARPT SR-SS DAILY.
• ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.