# Franconia Airport (1B5)

**Franconia Airport** (FAA: 1B5) is a small airport in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States. It opened in May 1947. It has one runway, 2,300 ft (701 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/1b5

## At a glance

- FAA: 1B5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Franconia, New Hampshire, United States
- Opened: May 1947
- Elevation: 975 ft / 297 m
- Coordinates: 44.1956, -71.7510
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,300 ft / 701 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.dot.nh.gov/about-nh-dot/divisions-bureaus-districts/aeronautics/airport-directory/franconia-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconia_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10852669
- Weather station: KHIE
- Ident: 1B5

## Timeline

- May 1947: Franconia Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,300 ft / 701 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass | 172° / 352° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,300 ft / 701 m | =22,074 of 29,858 | =10,266 in North America | =8,909 in US |
| Elevation | 975 ft / 297 m | =18,178 of 43,403 | =8,137 in North America | =6,530 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [8B2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8b2.md) Twin Mountain Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [5B9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5b9.md) Dean Memorial Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [HIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khie.md) Mount Washington Regional Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [NH49](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nh49.md) Bradley Field · 16 mi / 26 km
- [NH96](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nh96.md) Wentworth Aerodrome Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [1P1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1p1.md) Plymouth Municipal Airport · 29 mi / 46 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/1b5/data