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Class G

Post Mills Airport

ID 2B9 Elev 693 ft Lat 43° 53.05' N Lon 72° 15.22' W Zulu …

Live conditions at 2B9

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Aerial view · 2B9

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 2B9 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 2B9

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,900 ft. Max gradient: 0.78%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 — 2,900 ft 80 ft TURF-G No —
22 — 2,900 ft 80 ft TURF-G No —
05 — 2,300 ft 80 ft TURF-G No 0.78%
23 — 2,300 ft 80 ft TURF-G No 0.78%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 2B9, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·ARPT OPEN TO SKI ACFT ONLY WHEN SN CVRD.
  • ·RWY 4/22: 70 FT TREES, 40 FT E OF CNTRLN, S 1700 FT.
  • ·ULTRALIGHTS; GLIDERS & HOT AIR BALLOONS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·(A70) PROPANE AVBL FOR HOT AIR BALLOONS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. 70 FT TREES AT RWY EDGE, 40 FT L. 70 FT TREES AT RWY EDGE, 40 FT L.
  • ·ARPT EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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Post Mills Airport is a privately owned, public use airport in Orange County, Vermont, United States. It is located within the central business district of the Village of Post Mills.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 2B9

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,020 ops in 1990

2024 total

0

10-yr total

8,660

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 0% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

115.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

28.87

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-08-24 Maule MX7 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2000-08-05 Cessna 140 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1988-08-03 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · day →
1985-09-04 Cessna 152A · Other · VMC · day →
1977-05-17 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1976-02-08 Piper PA-28 · Ground collision →
1976-01-31 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1974-09-02 Smith MINI · Other →

Designees in VT

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 2B9 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

127

Flight Instructors

A&P

273

Mechanics

AME

3

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

1

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

1

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DER-Y

5

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

5

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

2

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

7

Flight Schools

FBO

6

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

5

Flying Clubs

Repair

1

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

4

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 2B9

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 21 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 44 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 52 nm
John David Curran South Burlington VT 52 nm
Noah Ranallo South Burlington VT 52 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 56 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 65 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 71 nm
Duane Anthony Tedesco Plattsburgh NY 71 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 76 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near 2B9

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Keith Russell Merrick Post Mills VT 0 nm
Richard Waring Sheppe Jr Post Mills VT 0 nm
Colyn Scott Case Thetford Center VT 3 nm
David Hoag Russo Bradford VT 9 nm
Christopher Paul Rathburn Bradford VT 9 nm
Jason Robert Mcdermott Etna NH 10 nm
Ralph Parmenter Bennett Hanover NH 10 nm
Mark Andrew Brisson Hanover NH 10 nm
Timothy Joseph Quill Hanover NH 10 nm
Jarett Mathew Berke Hanover NH 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near 2B9

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Franklin Thomas Stephens Fairlee VT 4 nm
Christopher M Eaton Vershire VT 5 nm
David Hoag Russo Bradford VT 9 nm
Richard Jonathan Pollock Bradford VT 9 nm
Rodney Glen Fryman Hanover NH 10 nm
Jeffrey Alan Licht Hanover NH 10 nm
James Valdimar Ritchie Hanover NH 10 nm
Colin Allistar Wharff Chelsea VT 11 nm
Martin Andrew Hale Corinth VT 11 nm
Shane Raymond Marshall Corinth VT 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near 2B9

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 37 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 52 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 83 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 86 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 96 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 97 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 106 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 122 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 130 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 130 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.