Terminal Procedures

5B2 — Saratoga County

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 433 ft2 runwaysLongest 4,699 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NE-2Not for navigation
5B2 airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
5B2 airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

All 4 5B2 charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 4 charts is roughly 25 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 051EPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 232PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

5B2 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 0730-dusk
ARTCC
Boston Center
Flight service
Burlington
NOTAM facility
5B2 (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
14W
Traffic pattern altitude
767 ft
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
Low
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
August 1943
Airport area
527 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
New York
Last FAA inspection
2023-07-11

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

5B2 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.075
Approach118.05Albany

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,699 × 100 ft05234,000 × 100 ft1432N1,000 ft
Runway layout at 5B2, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
05/234,699 ft100 ftAsphalt over concrete GoodMedium intensity
  23 219°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
14/324,000 ft100 ftAsphalt over concrete GoodMedium intensity

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 5B2 is

Latitude, longitude43.0507220, -73.8616390
Elevation433 ft
From Saratoga Springs3 nm SW

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FAA remarks for 5B2

  • UNKNOWN.
  • JET OR TURBINE ACFT USE 5 OR 23.
  • PEAK DURING RACING SEASON.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
  • FBO
  • GREG BALL, SARATOGA CO DPW.
  • RY LIGHTS OTS.
  • PAVED SVC ROAD 186 FT LEFT OF CTRLN, ALONG RWY TO TXY C.
  • GLIDER ACTVTY ON WKENDS & OCNLY WKDAYS WITH EXTENSIVE PRE-LAUNCH & AFTER LDG GND OPNS ON SHOULDERS OF RY IN USE.
  • ALBANY ANG HELS DO TGL OPNS USUALLY DURG DALGT HRS.
  • YEAR ROUND FEDERALLY & STATE PROTECTED HABITAT FOR KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY; UNAUTHORIZED OFF-PAVEMENT OPNS PROHIBITED.
  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 118.125 THRU ALB CLEARANCE DELIVERY.
  • FOR CD IF GCO UNA CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Procedure coverage

Saratoga County’s instrument coverage reaches only two of its four runway ends. Both approaches are RNAV (GPS), so the set provides no other approach type and leaves the remaining ends without published approaches. The two-runway layout offers different alignments, while the 4,000 ft runway is only 699 ft shorter than the 4,699 ft runway. An airport diagram supplements the approach material with the runway and taxiway layout.

Regional context

Nearby chart coverage varies markedly. Albany International has the broadest set, while Schenectady County and Floyd Bennett Memorial also carry substantially more procedures than Saratoga County. Fulton County matches its four-chart total, and William H Morse State has a thinner set. The New York Sectional adds broader visual and geographic context beyond the terminal procedures.

Airports near 5B2

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KSCHSchenectady CountySCHENECTADY, NY12 nm S9
KALBAlbany IntlALBANY, NY18 nm S16
KGFLFloyd Bennett MemlGLENS FALLS, NY21 nm NE8
NY0Fulton CountyJOHNSTOWN, NY21 nm W4
KDDHWilliam H Morse StateBENNINGTON, VT29 nm E3
4B0South AlbanySOUTH BETHLEHEM, NY29 nm S3
KAQWHarriman-And-WestNORTH ADAMS, MA37 nm SE4
K09PisecoPISECO, NY37 nm NW2

VFR charts covering 5B2

Common questions about 5B2

What charts are available for 5B2?

4 current FAA charts for Saratoga County, including 2 instrument approachs, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 5B2?

CTAF 123.075. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 5B2?

Saratoga County has 2 runways. The longest is 05/23 at 4,699 ft by 100 ft, asphalt over concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 5B2 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 5B2 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Where can I download the 5B2 airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Saratoga County is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Is 5B2 a towered airport?

No — Saratoga County has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 5B2 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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