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4B9 · Simsbury Airport

FAA-LID · US · 14 NTSB events

ID 4B9 Elev 195 ft Lat 41° 54.95' N Lon 72° 46.63' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,205 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 — 2,205 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
21 — 2,205 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 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 MIRL RWY 03/21. 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 MIRL RWY 03/21. 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 MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 03/21 - 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

    DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT - BIRDS PARTICULARLY IN APCH TO RWY 03.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·RWY 03 HAS AN UP-HILL GRADE.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BRADLEY APCH AT 860-386-3597.
  • ·RWY 3/21 SAFETY BARRIER 15 FT NE THR BARRICADE NOT LGTD.
  • ·NSTD THLD LIGHTS GREEN/GREEN.
  • ·APCH RATIO 21:1 TO DTHR. 70 FT TREES, 25-50 FT DSTC, 123 FT R. 40 FT TREES, 0 FT DSTC, 123 FT L.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Simsbury Airport is a public use airport located in Simsbury and East Granby, both towns in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is privately owned by the Airport Realty Association, LLC. The airport is operated by the Simsbury Flying Club, a not-for-profit group that operates an FBO at the airport. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a general aviation facility.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=14

  • Other 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-06-02 Piper J5C-65 · Gear-up · day →
2022-05-31 Piper PA28 · Weather · day →
2020-08-22 Socata TB200 · Runway excursion · day →
2019-11-23 Piper PA28 · Ground collision · day →
2018-10-28 Piper PA28 · Stall / spin · day →
2016-08-29 Beech C23 · Ground collision · day →
2016-05-11 Piper PA 12 · Other · day →
2012-11-19 Piper PA-28-180 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2011-12-26 CHAPEL ROBERT B Aerial · Weather · VMC · day →
2001-07-12 Taylorcraft F21B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-05-08 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · VMC · day →
1989-12-02 Piper PA-28R-200 · Under/overshoot · dusk →
1987-01-23 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1984-04-01 Beech B19 · Gear-up · VMC · day →

Designees in CT

CFI Flight Instructors 519 A&P Mechanics 2,087 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 17 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 7 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 ODA Organizational Designations 7 Schools Flight Schools 21 FBO Fixed Base Operators 16 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 7

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 14 nm
Anthony Latella Debany Goshen CT 22 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 23 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 25 nm
Christopher R Hand Oxford CT 31 nm
Raymond Carmine Altieri Stratford CT 43 nm
Stewart Douglas Stewart Ghent NY 45 nm
Ryan Gauthier Westerly RI 54 nm
Brad Joesph Sulik Selkirk NY 60 nm
Heather Michele Howley New Windsor NY 62 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
Gregory Dean Kern Simsbury CT 0 nm
William Olaf Thomson Simsbury CT 0 nm
Scott David Kuhrt Simsbury CT 0 nm
Matthew Paul Kellerman Simsbury CT 0 nm
Thomas Joseph Dougherty Jr Simsbury CT 0 nm
Garrett Robert Caponetti Simsbury CT 0 nm
Joshua Robert Marshall Scott Simsbury CT 0 nm
Kirk Allan Smith Simsbury CT 0 nm
Phillip George Smith Simsbury CT 0 nm
John Jason Lill Tariffville CT 1 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
John Arthur Eklund Simsbury CT 0 nm
Joshua Robert Marshall Scott Simsbury CT 0 nm
Phillip George Smith Simsbury CT 0 nm
Peter Jon Draghi Simsbury CT 0 nm
Barry Jay Schwartz Simsbury CT 0 nm
John Andrew Keating Simsbury CT 0 nm
Michael Peter Gugliotti Simsbury CT 0 nm
Terrence Patrick Fogarty Simsbury CT 0 nm
Dominick Visciotti Simsbury CT 0 nm
Tonia Jayne Roy Simsbury CT 0 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 12 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 15 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 29 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 31 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 34 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 52 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 53 nm
Sunrise Jets Maintenance, LLC.
Westhampton Beach, NY
 65 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 66 nm
A&P Aircraft Maintenance
Ronkonkoma, NY
 69 nm

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