Tanner Hiller Airport

8B5 · Barre/Barre Plains, MA · 584 ft elevation

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Airport information

FAA LID: 8B5
Coordinates: 42.3564, -72.1301
Elevation: 584 ft MSL

Detailed FAA facility data isn't available for this airport.

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-21

Event	Local (EDT)	UTC
Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends	04:37 AM	08:37Z
Sunrise	05:12 AM	09:12Z
Sunset	08:29 PM	00:29Z
Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins	09:04 PM	01:04Z

Loggable night (§1.1)

09:04 PM → 04:37 AM

Night currency (§61.57)

09:29 PM → 04:12 AM

Plan a flight from 8B5

Destination (ICAO)

TAS (kt)Burn (gph)Reserve (hr)Wind from (°)Wind (kt)

Night operations

Pilot-controlled lighting: Usually keyed on CTAF 123 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement

FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.

Traffic pattern

Landing runway

LEFT traffic

Landing: Rwy 06
Pattern: left (turns left)
TPA: 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
CTAF: 123

Enter the left downwind for Rwy 06 at 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) on a 45°. TPA estimated at 1,000 ft AGL (not charted for this field).

Runway 06/24

3,027 ft × 40 ft · ASP

Heading: 45° true

Heading: 225° true

Headings shown are true (magnetic variation unavailable).

Will it fit? Your aircraft's required runway length (from the POH) — checked against every runway here

ft · ≥1.5× comfortable, under 1.25× tight · saved across airports

Runway	Length	Your margin
06/24	3,027 ft

Communication frequencies

Service	Frequency	Notes
UNIC	123	CTAF/UNICOM

Nearby navigation aids

NavAid	Type	Freq	Radial / Dist magnetic
GDM · Gardner	VORTAC	110.60	r210° / 11.8 NM
CEF · Westover	VORTAC	114.00	r075° / 20 NM
EEN · Keene	VORTAC	109.40	r179° / 27.2 NM
PUT · Putnam	VOR-DME	117.40	r346° / 27.2 NM
BAF · Barnes	VORTAC	113.00	r080° / 28.5 NM
BDL · Bradley	VORTAC	109.00	r059° / 35.2 NM
CTR · Chester	VOR-DME	115.10	r097° / 36.6 NM

VFR sectional

Open 8B5 on the VFR sectional (SkyVector) ↗

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for 8B5. VFR sectional link above.

No published services or facility detail for 8B5.

Nearby airports

MA89 · B&B Farm AirportPrivate (1 NM)MA53 · Ware AirportPrivate (6 NM)60M · Spencer Airport (8 NM)5MA3 · Pasport AirportPrivate (10 NM)KORH · Worcester Regional Airport (12 NM)KGDM · Gardner Municipal Airport (13 NM)

Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open 8B5 in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator. Planning from here? Find the nearest airport with fuel or an approach, or check whether an IFR alternate is required.

About 8B5

Tanner Hiller Airport (8B5) is an airport in Barre/Barre Plains, MA, at 584 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 3,027 ft. This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 8B5, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

What is the longest runway at 8B5?

Tanner Hiller Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 3,027 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is 8B5?

Tanner Hiller Airport is in Barre/Barre Plains, MA, at an elevation of 584 ft MSL. Coordinates: 42.3564, -72.1301.

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