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Airport · FAA-LID · US

Class G

Harris Hill Gliderport

ID 4NY8 Elev 1,709 ft Lat 42° 7.25' N Lon 76° 54.07' W Zulu

Live conditions at 4NY8

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Aerial view · 4NY8

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 4NY8 — 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 4NY8

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,115 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 1,115 ft 150 ft Asphalt No
34 1,115 ft 150 ft Asphalt No

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 4NY8, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

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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.

  • ·FREQUENT TURBULENCE, STONG WEST XWIND & SEVERE WIND GRADIENT CONDS ALL RWYS; GLIDERPORT ON HILLTOP 750 FEET ABOVE VALLEY.
  • ·CONSIDERABLE SAILPLANE TFC IN AREA.
  • ·GLIDERPORT IN CHEMUNG CO ARPT CTL ZONE.
  • ·PMSN TO LND ONLY W PRIOR APVL OF MGR. <EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY.
  • ·(E128) SAILPLANES FOR CD CTC NEW YORK ARTCC AT 631-468-1425.
  • ·TWO PARALLEL ASPH STRIPS 1115X50 USED FOR TOWPLANES LND. 1115X150 EAST USED FOR TKOF. 123.3 MHZ AVBL WEEKENDS.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 4NY8

26 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=25

  • Other 19
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 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
2023-10-28 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Other · day
2008-07-07 Schleicher ASK-21 · CFIT · day
2007-07-21 Schweizer SGS 1-26E · Weather · VMC · day
1996-09-01 Schweizer SGS-1-26E · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1979-12-30 Schweizer SGS126 · Other
1979-07-07 Briegleb BG-12 · Other
1979-05-05 Schweizer SGS134 · Other
1978-09-10 N.AMERICAN N265 · Ground collision
1978-06-30 Boeing 737 · Other
1977-07-09 Piper PA-18 · Other
1977-06-26 Piper PA-24 · Other
1977-06-22 Schweizer SGS126 · Other
1976-06-03 Cessna,Grumman 150,G-164A ·
1976-03-14 Schweizer SGS233 · Stall / spin
1971-10-14 Piper PA-28 · Other
1971-06-08 Schweizer SGS126 · Other
1970-04-07 Cessna 150 · Other
1969-06-01 Briegleb BG12 · Ground collision
1968-02-16 FCHLD-HILLR FH-227 · Other
1967-09-07 Schweizer SGU-2 · Other
1967-06-03 Cessna 210T · Other
1966-10-12 Schweizer 2-22C · Other
1965-08-12 Grumman G164 · Other
1965-05-15 Brantly B-2A · Other
1965-01-06 Cessna 172 · Other
1964-09-29 VISCOUNT 745D · Other

DPEs near 4NY8

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
David Paul St George Ithaca NY 26 nm
Wayne Bezner-Kerr Ithaca NY 26 nm
Michael Wiley Bowser Wellsboro PA 29 nm
James Douglas Martin Dansville NY 44 nm
Patrick Mauro Long Bloomfield NY 52 nm
Kenneth Joseph Lindsay Rush NY 62 nm
Robert Belisario Syracuse NY 65 nm
Bridget Vanscoy Forty-Fort PA 68 nm
Erik Petschauer Honesdale PA 81 nm
Peter Treichler Akron NY 89 nm

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

CFIs near 4NY8

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
Robert David Reynolds Big Flats NY 3 nm
James Alan Cramer Horseheads NY 4 nm
John Foster Fessenden Horseheads NY 4 nm
Frank Donald Starkey Horseheads NY 4 nm
Gillett Welles Iii Horseheads NY 4 nm
Edward Michael Barros Horseheads NY 4 nm
Geoffrey Kepner Marshall Horseheads NY 4 nm
Joshua Daniel Burczynski Horseheads NY 4 nm
Todd Joseph Kosalek Horseheads NY 4 nm
Jonathan Roger Sharp Horseheads NY 4 nm

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

A&P mechanics near 4NY8

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
John David Abbe Big Flats NY 3 nm
Norman Dwaine Theetge Jr Big Flats NY 3 nm
Steven Loren Gleason Elmira Heights NY 3 nm
John Thomas Waschezyn Elmira Heights NY 3 nm
Carl Kevin Robbins Horseheads NY 4 nm
Robert Henry Connell Horseheads NY 4 nm
Brian Keith Larimore Horseheads NY 4 nm
Harold Wesley Grosskurth Horseheads NY 4 nm
Thomas A Keebler Horseheads NY 4 nm
Robert Lee Stage Horseheads NY 4 nm

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

Repair stations near 4NY8

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
3 in the Green
Selinsgrove, PA
78 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
110 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
110 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
114 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
116 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
123 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
123 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
123 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
124 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
129 nm

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