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KAQW · Harriman and West Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KAQW FAA AQW Elev 654 ft Lat 42° 41.75' N Lon 73° 10.22' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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: 4,300 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 109.4° 4,300 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
29 289.4° 4,300 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 134.775
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 13 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Runway 11 threshold displaced 500 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 29 threshold displaced 100 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 11 threshold displaced 500 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 29 threshold displaced 100 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 11–29: H4300X100 (ASPH) S–25 MIRL RWY 11: Thld dsplcd 50…

  • Runway 11 threshold displaced 500 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 11–29: H4300X100 (ASPH) S–25 MIRL RWY 11: Thld dsplcd 500´

  • Runway 29 threshold displaced 100 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 29: Thld dsplcd 100´

  • 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 (13 sentences)
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 3 LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF.
  • ·Pilots ldg on Rwy 29 are encouraged to avoid low apchs, if safe to do so, ovr the res nbrhd just E of the arpt.
  • ·Extsv glder ops dawn–dusk sfc–18,000´ year round; primarily weekends and hols.
  • ·Mt ranges 9100´ N at elev 1894´; 4300´ N at elev 2254 ft; 10800´ S at elev 2951 ft; 12800´ S at elev 2690 ft.
  • ·Rwy 29 right tfc for pwrd acft.
  • ·Rwy 29 left tfc for gld and tow plane.
  • ·Rwy 11 left tfc for pwrd acft.
  • ·Rwy 11 right tfc for gld and tow plane.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 413-652-7735
  • ·ASOS 134.775 (413) 664–6658.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®ALBANY APP/DEP CON 132.825 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Albany Apch at 518-862-2299.
  • ·CAMBRIDGE (VL) (L) VORW/DME 115.0 CAM Chan 97 N42º59.66´ W73º20.64´ 171º 19.4 NM to fld. 1490/14W.
  • ·DME unusable: 040º–130º blo 9,000´ VOR unusable: 011º–021º byd 42 NM 022º–127º byd 40 NM 128º–144º 145º–160º byd 40 NM 161º–182º 183º–194º byd 40 NM 195º–205º 320º–010º byd 40 NM NEW YORK L–32G, 33B, 34J IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 47,480 ops in 2001

2024 total

23,900

10-yr total

303,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 94% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=4

  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-06-19 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
2000-04-06 Cessna 172 · Runway excursion · day →
1999-10-05 Raytheon Corporate Jets BE-200 · CFIT · dawn →
1999-09-12 Cessna,Cessna 337C,305C · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →

Designees in MA

CFI Flight Instructors 753 A&P Mechanics 2,477 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 22 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 7 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Stewart Douglas Stewart Ghent NY 30 nm
Brad Joesph Sulik Selkirk NY 30 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 31 nm
Abdallah Mahmoud Itani Ballston Spa NY 35 nm
Matthew Angelo Taggard Ballston Spa NY 35 nm
Andrew Everett Defeo Altamont NY 38 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 41 nm
Edward J Winchester Porter Corners NY 44 nm
Anthony Latella Debany Goshen CT 51 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 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
Michael George Sarrouf Williamstown MA 2 nm
William Allan Deblois Adams MA 5 nm
Christopher Scott Riccardi Berlin NY 8 nm
Michael Jacob Derstine Berlin NY 8 nm
Douglas Lee Thompson Bennington VT 11 nm
Tyler James Roy Bennington VT 11 nm
Shane Joseph Lamarre Lanesborough MA 11 nm
Louis Constantine Christie Stephentown NY 12 nm
William Angelo Weber Dalton MA 13 nm
John Titus Druckenmiller Hoosick Falls NY 15 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
Donald Einar Carlson Williamstown MA 2 nm
James Peter Petri North Adams MA 3 nm
Mark Anthony Candiloro North Adams MA 3 nm
Peter Randolph Trabold North Adams MA 3 nm
Charles Neil Cahoon North Adams MA 3 nm
Hans Singer Prouty North Adams MA 3 nm
Walter Edwin Dupell Iii North Adams MA 3 nm
Robert Francis Markland North Adams MA 3 nm
Paul Joseph Baran Adams MA 5 nm
Quinn Patrick Lowry Berlin NY 8 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
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 38 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 62 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 72 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 72 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 73 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 74 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 78 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 79 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 84 nm

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