New York airport comments

The airport that used to be located here was Charles Lindbergh's departure point for his transatlantic flight. It closed in 1951, and is now the Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall.

Plattsburgh is uncontrolled, but for an IFR clearance before taking offyou can call Burlington Clearance Delivery on 121.7 MHz.

I came into the airport on a diversion to get out of icing. For a piston single, Sheltair collects a $7.50 landing fee and a $4.50 parking fee on behalf of Clinton County (the airport owner), and they can't be waived (the parking fee was for a one-hour stop). On the bright side, they gave me a fuel discount that amounted to over $12, which is pretty-much the same as waiving the fee.

The FBO staff is extremely friendly -- asked if I needed a ride into town, drove me to and from my plane, and had free bakery-quality chocolate cookies ready and waiting. If you don't object to the fees (which aren't the FBO's fault), it's a nice place to stop.

Fees and costs from Atlantic Aviation (phone 607-644-1062) for a single-engine piston aircraft, 2008-05-11:

Landing fee: $0

Ramp fee: $10 (waived with fuel purchase)

Parking: $10/night

Hangar: $75/night

100LL: $6.12/gallon

Binghamton is a Customs User Fee airport. I haven't called to find out what the fee is, but you can clear in Syracuse, Watertown, or Alexandria Bay for free coming from Canada.

Lake Placid was a wonderful stop. The area is beautiful, the FBO personnel are friendly, and the Olympic ski jumps are next to the airport. There is a free Trolley service that runs a loop through town, including the airport. Ask the FBO staff to call the Trolley. We ate lunch at The Cottage on an outdoor deck overlooking Mirror Lake. Great food, wonderful scenery.

The first time I flew commercial into New York City I saw this underneath us as we were being vectored around. I didn't notice the historical aircraft, but there were plenty of helicopters.

Located in Brooklyn, this was the first municipal airport serving NYC. During World War II, it was Naval Air Station New York. According to Wikipedia, the runways are still usable, and the airport is occasionally reopened for air shows. The NYPD still has a heliport on site, and there is a display of historical aircraft.

I've changed the GPS id to D38, and the site ident to US-D38. Thanks for spotting that, Paul.

The id on this airport should be "D38", not "KD38".

I'm hoping to bring my daughter to the Baseball Hall of Fame some time in 2008, and K23 looks like the closest airport (ALB is the closest with airline service). If anyone has any suggestions or comments about the airport before then, please leave them here.

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/

I doubt this is correctly located as it appears to be in the middle of the interchange at I390 and Scottsville Rd. Their address is on Airpark drive which is a few hundred metres down the road. Come to think of it, I think there is a building down there with a windsock on the roof.

Plattsburgh International (a former air force base) is 100 km from downtown Montreal (Canada), and draws heavily on Montreal for its airline business. Several carriers, including Allegiant and Xtra, offer flights to destinations like Myrtle Beach, SC and Niagara Falls, NY. General aviation has moved here from nearby Clinton County (PLB), which has mostly shut down.

This mall is built on the site of the former the Republic Aviation Corporation. During World War II, it built over 9,000 P-47 Thunderbolts together with several other aircraft. Fairchild bought out the company in 1965, and the plant closed in 1988. The last building was demolished in 1997 to make way for a mall expansion.

Skybus is adding service from Columbus, OH to IAG beginning on April Fool's Day (seriously), to serve Buffalo, Rochester, and Toronto:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2008/01/skybus-announce.html

Great Little field with excellent food in Weedsport

Best grass airport around!

cAuse it just does!!!!

Wind is almost never down the runway, but with 6000ft of asphalt you have plenty of time to plant the wheels. Not much up here, but super easy to find. Just look for the area of forest that looks like its been hit my a nuclear bomb. Careful, ILS is installed and jetsetters sometimes don't announce. Nothing like a Citation screaming in as you turn final...

why?

JFK rules!

The southwest 600 feet of the runway (the first 600 of rwy 06 or the last 600 of 24) is in pretty bad shape, and has now officially been NOTAM'ed closed. The rest of the runway is a bit bumpy, but generally OK. The apron is at the northeast end.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is willing to meet aircraft at Maxson -- it's not officially listed as an airport of entry, but it's much closer to the Thousand Islands Bridge where the CBP officers are based than Watertown (KART), so it saves them driving.

One quirk (for both Maxson and Watertown), is that they won't accept arrival notices before the day of arrival because so many pilots don't show up, so you have to get up early to call two hours before arrival for a morning flight. They also couldn't meet me at 7:45 am because it was too close to shift change, but 8:00 am was fine.

Here are the phone numbers:

Voice: (315) 482-2472

Fax: (315) 428-5436

This airport is now closed to itinerant aircraft, according to the Burlington approach controller I talked with today while overflying Plattsburgh -- visitors are supposed to go to Plattsburgh International (KPBG) nearby, an old military strip with a very long runway. The controller said that they were still using Clinton Co. for paradrops, and that there were still some local planes there (possibly including a DC-3 I once saw take off), waiting for hangar space at KPBG.

Best airfield in the U.S. Army.

I landed here to visit the Wings of Eagles Museum. Decent museum. For me, the highlight was a rare Douglas BTD (a project scrapped in favor of the Skyraider).

Le Roy is my home base. Tips for transient pilots:

With quarries north and northwest of the field, wind from these directions can create enough turbulence to keep you on your toes during takeoff and landing.

Though the airport is rarely attended, fuel is self serve and the there's an unlocked restroom available to visitors on the south side of the terminal building.

Nice little airport with usually cheap self-serve fuel. Adjacent golf club has Sunday brunch. Shuttle service available to Old Rheinbeck for the summer airshow.

I fly here often and it's been a pleasant experience each time. Taughannock Aviation (pronounced T'gay-nuk) staff are friendly, although I was surprised to see the fuel prices as high as they were ($5.22 on 7/21/07). This airport is very busy during races at Watkins Glen, so check for overnight tiedown availability before you go.

Great airport. Class C airspace, ATC does an excellent job of mixing the GA

aircraft with the Commercial traffic. Mid Island Air will give you a loaner car

and direct you to some restaurants. VERY safe airport to fly into. I've been

flying out of ISP since 1982 and I fly all over the USA. I highly recommend

this airport and Mid Island FBO(also called New York Jet).

I based my airplane here for several years. Tower personnel are generally

excellent, very accommodating in spite of ever increasing carrier options

(Southwest). Mid Island Air is a great FBO - used them for fuel, service,

and tie down. They'll bend over backwards for you. I earning my private,

instrument, and commercial here. Felt a lot safer flying into/out of ISP

than HWV or FRG, especially during the summer months. Generally

FOK or HTO are avoided unless you have some specific reason to be

out east along the south shore of LI (hi Paris, Gywenth, John, ...)

They like their landing fees at this airport: wave hello to the guy sitting out

with his binoculars at the approach end of the runway. Lots of deer here

at dusk, markings faded. Not a great place to fly into, even for the

rich & powerful :)

Efficient place to clear customs and get fuel (if required) flying South from Ottawa.

Comfortable FBO ... not much food, but my kids were excited by the small bags of Fritos in the vending machine (can't buy them in Canada). They had a number of DVDs available for viewing, if you were stuck there for a while.

Yes, the FBO will drive you to the LIRR station, and it's only an hour or so into Penn Station. Allows you to ease into the craziness of NYC. And who can resist taking a picture of the "Hicksville, USA" sign when the train stops there???

If I recall, the landing fee was something ridiculously low. $2 US or so.

I've overflown this airport, and the historic fort is clearly visible from the air at 8,000 ft.

The FBO will give you a lift to the Long Island Railroad station in Farmingdale (a couple of miles away), and you can take a train right to Penn Station in Manhattan for a few dollars.

The best way into Manhattan is just to take a NYC cab. It's a pretty fast and reasonably cheap ride in if traffic permits.

This is a useful airport for clearing U.S. customs flying from Canada on a private aircraft (esp. from Ottawa or Montreal). They require only an hour notice, and if you're delayed, you can always land across the river in Cornwall, Canada, and call them to reschedule. (315) 769-3091. If you book the day before, it's a good idea to call just before you take off and remind them.