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K5B2 · Saratoga County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 14 NTSB events

ID K5B2 Elev 434 ft Lat 43° 3.08' N Lon 73° 51.67' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,699 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 039° 4,699 ft 100 ft PEM Yes 0.15%
23 219° 4,699 ft 100 ft PEM Yes 0.15%
14 128.6° 4,000 ft 100 ft PEM Yes 0.15%
32 308.6° 4,000 ft 100 ft PEM Yes 0.15%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D ALBANY APP/DEP 118.050
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K5B2 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 9 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 05/23; MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·PEAK DURING RACING SEASON.
  • ·JET OR TURBINE ACFT USE 5 OR 23.
  • ·GLIDER ACTVTY ON WKENDS & OCNLY WKDAYS WITH EXTENSIVE PRE-LAUNCH & AFTER LDG GND OPNS ON SHOULDERS OF RY IN USE.
  • ·ALBANY ANG HELS DO TGL OPNS USUALLY DURG DALGT HRS.
  • ·YEAR ROUND FEDERALLY & STATE PROTECTED HABITAT FOR KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY; UNAUTHORIZED OFF-PAVEMENT OPNS PROHIBITED.
  • ·GCO AVBL ON FREQ 118.125 THRU ALB CLEARANCE DELIVERY.
  • ·FOR CD IF GCO UNA CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.
  • ·GREG BALL, SARATOGA CO DPW.
  • ·PAVED SVC ROAD 186 FT LEFT OF CTRLN, ALONG RWY TO TXY C.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

2

15.4% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 38,799 ops in 2022

2024 total

38,550

10-yr total

385,998

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 96% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.20

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=14

  • Other 6
  • Loss of control 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 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
2026-05-26 Piper,Schleicher PA-25-235,ASW-27 · Other · VMC · day →
2025-10-31 Mooney M20E · Stall / spin · day →
2021-10-27 Beech 23 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-04-22 Piper PA 25-235 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-09-19 Schleicher ASW 19B · Gear-up · day →
2002-05-05 Blanik L-13 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-03-30 Cessna 172P · Loss of control · day →
2000-02-12 Cessna 185 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1998-10-24 Burkhart Grob G103-TWINA · Other · VMC · day →
1995-02-24 Cessna 172L · Other · VMC · day →
1993-01-17 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1988-05-15 Piper PA-20 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1984-06-02 Schweizer 2-33 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-08-21 Beech V35A · Other · 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
Abdallah Mahmoud Itani Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Matthew Angelo Taggard Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Edward J Winchester Porter Corners NY 8 nm
Andrew Everett Defeo Altamont NY 22 nm
Brad Joesph Sulik Selkirk NY 31 nm
Stewart Douglas Stewart Ghent NY 45 nm
William Payne Inlet NY 57 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 68 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 68 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 72 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
George Hanke Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Douglas Evans Hatch Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Darryl Lee Rule Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Abdallah Mahmoud Itani Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Tim Peter Hanke Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Earl Barney Blowers Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Steven Robert Jarvis Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Ryan Andrew Hess Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Dia Nichole Ham Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Brennan David Fletcher Ballston Spa NY 3 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
Karl E Burghart Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Carlton Charles Butler Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Louis Edmond Cozine Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Bernard Henry Curtis Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Dennis Terence Shepherd Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Steven Craig Rawson Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Scott Michael Gillson Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Todd Paul Moses Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
James Michael Czwakiel Ballston Spa NY 3 nm
Geoffrey Jules Miller Ballston Spa NY 3 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
 12 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 65 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 74 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 86 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 86 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 95 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 100 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 104 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 109 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 116 nm

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