Essex County (CDW)

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Location and general information

ICAO code: KCDW
FAA identifier: CDW
FAA site number: 13578.*A
City / state: Caldwell, NJ
County: Essex
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 40°52'30.81" N
74°16'52.86" W
Elevation: 172.3 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 13° W (1985)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, Essex County Improvement Authority
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 275 acres
From downtown: 2 NM north
Sectional chart: New York
Activated: 02/1938

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 0700-2300 local
Attendance: All months, all days, 0700-2300
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled low
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Avionics, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
ARTCC: New York (ZNY)
Flight service: Millville (MIV)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: CDW
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: Yes
Customs: No
Airport manager: Joe Cali
973-227-4567
Last FAA inspection: 09/22/2026

FAA remarks

LCL operations suspended from 2300-0700 MON through SAT 2300 SAT until 1000 sun.
Fixed wing VFR aircraft departure: runway 4 - fly runway HDG for 1 miles, then turn crosswind if remaining in the traffic pattern. If departing the traffic pattern, cont on runway HDG til reaching traffic pattern altitude.
Fixed wing VFR aircraft departure: runway 10 - fly HDG 080 degrees at runway departure end. Upon reaching 900 ft MSL, turn crosswind if remaining in the traffic pattern; if departing the traffic pattern, cont on HDG 080 degrees til reaching traffic pattern altitude.
Fixed wing VFR aircraft departure: runway 22 - fly runway HDG til reaching 900 ft MSL, then turn crosswind if remaining in the traffic pattern. If departing the traffic pattern, cont on runway HDG til reaching traffic pattern altitude.
Fixed wing VFR aircraft departure: runway 28 - fly runway HDG for 1 miles then turn crosswind if remaining in the traffic pattern. If departing the traffic pattern, cont on runway HDG til readhing traffic pattern altitude.
Pilots be alert -- the morristown ILS and GPS runway 23 approaches transit Essex CO airport class D ASP. Traffic passes two miles west of the airport descending through 2000 ft MSL.
Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Non-standard traffic patterns for runway 04 prohibited due to noise sensitive area southwest of the airport.
For CD when control tower is closed contact newark approach at 800-645-3206.
Rotocraft: if possible, cross the airport bdry at or above 700 ft MSL.
Eng run-ups on taxiway N at aer 28 SHD be conducted to LMT effect to aircraft parked on RN ramp.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

ICAO code: KCDW
FAA identifier: CDW
Location: Caldwell, NJ, United States
Elevation: 172.3 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 40.87522, -74.28135

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
04 / 22	4,552 × 80 ft	Asphalt, good, grooved
10 / 28	3,719 × 75 ft	Asphalt, good

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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