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3B3 · Sterling Airport

FAA-LID · US · 18 NTSB events

ID 3B3 Elev 459 ft Lat 42° 25.55' N Lon 71° 47.57' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

3 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,086 ft. Max gradient: 0.30%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 140° 3,086 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.30%
34 314.7° 3,086 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.30%
H1 — 50 ft 50 ft ASPH-F No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 16/34 & ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 16/34 & ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 16/34 & ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 16/34 & ROTG BCN - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·GLDR OPS INVOF ARPT SR-SS DLY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BRADLEY APCH AT 860-386-3597.
  • ·NON-STD LIRL; FIRST 190 FT RWY 16 UNLGTD; FIRST 240 FT RWY 34 UNLGTD.
  • ·APCH RATIO 11:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
  • ·APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
  • ·INTENSIVE GLDR ACTVT ON WKENDS.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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Sterling Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Sterling, a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is privately owned by Monadnock Realty Corp.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

18

since 1982

Fatal

1

5.6% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

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Last 10 years · n=5

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-08-25 Cessna 305 · Loss of control · day →
2021-07-31 LET L-23 SUPER BLANIK · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2021-07-15 ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASW 27-18 · Other · VMC · day →
2021-05-20 Pilatus B4-PC11 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2020-03-11 Cessna 177RG · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-06-16 EIRIAVION OY PIK 20B · Other · VMC · day →
2010-05-31 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
2008-08-08 Boeing E75 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2004-11-27 Chumsae Kitfox Speedster · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2003-04-19 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · CFIT · day →
2002-06-08 Boucher Revolution Mini 500 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-01-01 LET L-23 · Other · VMC · day →
2000-05-29 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Other · day →
1994-09-20 Cessna 172P · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1993-11-14 GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-5B · Engine failure · day →
1989-10-07 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1985-10-18 Robinson R22A · Other · VMC · day →
1985-10-11 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-D · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in MA

CFI Flight Instructors 753 A&P Mechanics 2,477 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 22 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 7 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 22 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 24 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 37 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 39 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 40 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 43 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 46 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 53 nm
Alexander Crosett Plymouth MA 58 nm
Michael George Goulian Plymouth, MA 58 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Richard Harlow Froggatt Sterling MA 0 nm
John Stevens Lawrence West Boylston MA 3 nm
Jeremy Paul Laflamme Holden MA 4 nm
Sean W Gaudette Princeton MA 4 nm
Robert J Thorell Princeton MA 4 nm
Owen George Nicholas Clinton MA 5 nm
Steven Arthur Bennett Boylston MA 5 nm
John Kenneth Stoffel Boylston MA 5 nm
Matthew David Valeri Leominster MA 6 nm
Kenneth Erwin Russell Howlett Leominster MA 6 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Donald Joseph Beyer Sterling MA 0 nm
Eric Samuel Zaharee Sterling MA 0 nm
Daniel James Bates Sterling MA 0 nm
Dominic Patrick Scalera West Boylston MA 3 nm
Richard Adam Hammond West Boylston MA 3 nm
John Frederick Munn Holden MA 4 nm
John Jack Mehrak Holden MA 4 nm
Kent Erik Dyment Holden MA 4 nm
Anthony Paul Davenport Holden MA 4 nm
Akos Balasz Horvath Holden MA 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 37 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 40 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 44 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 46 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 48 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 53 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 56 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 70 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 83 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 92 nm

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