Franconia Airport (1B5)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	1B5
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	71°45'2.5318" W / 44°11'45.4213" N -71.750703 / 44.195950 (Estimated)
Elevation	975.00 ft / 297.18 m (Estimated)
Land	18 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles S of Franconia, NH
Location	Grafton County, NH
Magnetic Variation	16W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	FRANCONIA SOARING FOUNDATION, INC
Address	P.O. BOX 30 FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone number	603-823-5530
Manager	JAMES R DAVID
Address	P.O. BOX 898 FRANCONIA, NH 03580
Phone number	603-921-1588

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	MONTREAL
Region	ANE - New England
Responsible ARTCC	ZBW - BOSTON
Tie-in FSS	BGR - BANGOR
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	BGR (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Buoy, Tiedown
Other services	GLD,INSTR,RNTL,TOW

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions	2300 x 150 ft (701 x 46 m)
Surface	TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment

	18	36
Alignment	172°	352°
Physical elevation	955.00 ft	975.00 ft
Coordinates	44.199078 / -71.751278	44.192823 / -71.750129
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	None , Fair Condition	None , Fair Condition
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
BML	DME	BERLIN	112Y	116.55		35.8 nm
LEB	DME	LEBANON	84X	113.70		37.0 nm
GMA	NDB	MAHN		386.00	17W	10.4 nm
LAH	NDB	HANOVER		276.00	15W	35.0 nm
MPV	VOR/DME	MONTPELIER	116X	116.90	16W	30.9 nm

Remarks

• RWY SOFT IN SPRING.
• GLDR OPNS INVOF ARPT.
• FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
• 4 FT TALL FENCE 92 FT FM RWY 36 L TO R OF CNTRLN.
• RENTAL BICYCLES AVBL AT FRANCONIA INN.
• TKOFS & LDGS NOT ADZD FM DUSK TO 0900 FOR VOLUNTARY NOISE BATEMENT.
• FOR ARPT CONDS CALL 603-823-5034.
• AVOID FLYING OVR RESL AREA AT DER 18 DURG BOTH TKOF AND LDG; AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH PWR SETTINGS IN THIS AREA.
• WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
• IN CASE OF EMERG CTC NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE 800-525-5555.
• VFR OPNS ONLY.