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5B7 · Rensselaer County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 9 NTSB events

ID 5B7 Elev 440 ft Lat 42° 41.45' N Lon 73° 34.78' 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: 2,670 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 2,670 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) No 0.07%
36 — 2,670 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) No 0.07%

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 · 1 matched · 8 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·SRNDG TRRN SLOPES DOWN TO RWY; DUE TO HIGHER SRNDG TRRN RCMD USE OF THE FLWG PROCS: DEP RWY 36 - USE BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB SPEED UNTIL WELL CLEAR OF RESIDENTIAL AREA N OF RWY 36; ARRS RWY 18 - MNTN SUF ALT ON FINAL SO AS TO AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH POWER OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH UNDERLIES FINAL APCH TO RWY 18.
  • ·DEPS RWY 18 & ARRS RWY 36 - USE NORMAL PROCS.
  • ·TSNT ACFT CALL (518) 596-5947 FOR FIELD CONDS PRIOR TO ARR.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.
  • ·RWY 18 FIRST 40 FT OVERGROWN WITH GRASS.
  • ·WIDESPREAD SVR CRACKING AND DISTORTION.
  • ·SVR SPALLING AND FAULTING.
  • ·CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP. 11FT TREE 153FT FM RWY END, 8FT L. 18 FT TREE 164 FM RWY END, 35 FT R; 8 FT TREE 102 FT FM RWY END, 19 FT L.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

1

8.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=9

  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1995-07-22 Piper PA-28-235 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1994-06-04 Cessna 150 · Weather · VMC · day →
1993-06-21 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · day →
1993-01-16 Piper PA-28-180 · Engine failure · day →
1991-11-16 Cessna 150 · Engine failure · day →
1987-03-08 Cessna 150M · Other · VMC · day →
1986-12-06 Cessna 150 · Other · day →
1983-07-14 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-08-06 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · day →

Designees in NY

CFI Flight Instructors 1,580 A&P Mechanics 7,868 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 68 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 17 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 12 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 30 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 74 Clubs Flying Clubs 47 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 17

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Brad Joesph Sulik Selkirk NY 14 nm
Andrew Everett Defeo Altamont NY 20 nm
Stewart Douglas Stewart Ghent NY 22 nm
Abdallah Mahmoud Itani Ballston Spa NY 22 nm
Matthew Angelo Taggard Ballston Spa NY 22 nm
Edward J Winchester Porter Corners NY 33 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 46 nm
Anthony Latella Debany Goshen CT 52 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 58 nm
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 68 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
Joseph Herman Bott Jr Wynantskill NY 3 nm
Eric Matthew Patanian Wynantskill NY 3 nm
Michael William Deeb Averill Park NY 3 nm
Kenneth John Rogers West Sand Lake NY 3 nm
Richard Kenneth Morey Jr West Sand Lake NY 3 nm
John Joseph Casale Troy NY 5 nm
Matthew John Clemente Troy NY 5 nm
Mary Ann Serian Troy NY 5 nm
Lee Cerlian Harrison Rensselaer NY 7 nm
Daniel Arthur Chouiniere Waterford NY 8 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
Allan Joseph Mcneil Poestenkill NY 1 nm
Victor Gayton Welch Wynantskill NY 3 nm
Christopher James Kasuba Wynantskill NY 3 nm
Frank Paul Ryan Wynantskill NY 3 nm
Anthony Gino Giacomelli Averill Park NY 3 nm
Michael William Deeb Averill Park NY 3 nm
Mary Christine Kronau Averill Park NY 3 nm
Jacob Robert Weitzel West Sand Lake NY 3 nm
David Lawrence Leckonby West Sand Lake NY 3 nm
Michael Joseph Morgan Troy NY 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 18 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 50 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 65 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 65 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 70 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 76 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 81 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 85 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 92 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 96 nm

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