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K1B1 · Columbia County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 7 NTSB events

ID K1B1 Elev 198 ft Lat 42° 17.48' N Lon 73° 42.62' 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: 5,350 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 011° 5,350 ft 100 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.08%
21 191° 5,350 ft 100 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.08%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 133.525
  • A/D ALBANY APP/DEP 125.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K1B1 on LiveATC ↗

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 REIL RWY 03 & 21; 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 REIL RWY 03 & 21; 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 REIL RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 03 & 21; 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

    WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.
  • ·RWY 21 DSGND CALM WIND RWY.
  • ·RWY COND NOT MNT OR RPTD WHEN ARPT UNATNDD.
  • ·GRASS CUTTING EQPT OPS ADJ TO ALL OP SVC AREAS, DALGT HRS APR-OCT. 100LL SELF-SVC AVBL 24 HRS.
  • ·FULL SVC JET A AVBL AFT HRS BY PRIOR ARRGMNT; CALL 518-828-9461.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · HCC

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 19,200 ops in 1990

2024 total

19,200

10-yr total

192,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 21% · GA 78% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

15.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.23

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=7

  • Ground collision 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-04-12 Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2020-07-29 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-06-29 Cirrus SR22 · Ground collision · night →
1993-02-19 Piper PA-32-260 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1990-07-19 Piper PA-28-180 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1990-04-09 Stinson 108-2 · Loss of control · day →
1989-04-30 Cessna 150G · Stall / spin · VMC · 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
Stewart Douglas Stewart Ghent NY 4 nm
Brad Joesph Sulik Selkirk NY 16 nm
Andrew Everett Defeo Altamont NY 29 nm
Anthony Latella Debany Goshen CT 33 nm
Abdallah Mahmoud Itani Ballston Spa NY 43 nm
Matthew Angelo Taggard Ballston Spa NY 43 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 46 nm
Heather Michele Howley New Windsor NY 51 nm
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 52 nm
Edward J Winchester Porter Corners NY 54 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
Michael Aaron Pewtherer Philmont NY 4 nm
Stephen Edward Yandik Iii Hudson NY 4 nm
Rachel Ann Ford Hudson NY 4 nm
Christopher Haywood Grimes Hudson NY 4 nm
Andrew Ronald Anderson Ghent NY 5 nm
Dante Alexander Hesse Ghent NY 5 nm
Gregory Bellomi Abbruzzese Kinderhook NY 6 nm
Patric Ryan Brew Kinderhook NY 6 nm
Timothy James Krott Kinderhook NY 6 nm
Andrew Joseph Behrens East Chatham NY 7 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
Joseph Alessi Stottville NY 2 nm
Stephen Edward Yandik Iii Hudson NY 4 nm
Benedicto Albizu Jr Hudson NY 4 nm
Salvatore Alessi Jr Hudson NY 4 nm
Michael Dennis Crosby Hudson NY 4 nm
Norman Fredrick Morrison Jr Hudson NY 4 nm
Jon Claude Clarke Hudson NY 4 nm
Michael John Russette Hudson NY 4 nm
Alek Joseph Buffa Hudson NY 4 nm
Thomas James Manetta Hudson NY 4 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
 35 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 41 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 41 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 45 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 56 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 58 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 73 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 76 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 77 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 77 nm

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