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KBAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 20 NTSB events

ID KBAF FAA BAF Elev 271 ft Lat 42° 9.47' N Lon 72° 42.94' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

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: 9,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 10.1° 9,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
20 190.1° 9,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
15 140.3° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.29%
33 320.3° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.29%

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 · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 127.100
  • CLD BRADLEY CLNC DEL 121.700
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR WESTFIELD TWR 118.900
  • CTAF CTAF 118.900
  • A/D BRADLEY APP/DEP 125.350
  • MISC ARNG OPS 46.750
  • OPS ANG OPS CNTR 130.300
  • RDO BURLINGTON RDO 113.000

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  • NDB BA

    Wesie

    0.23 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC BAF

    Barnes

    113.00 MHz · DME 113.00 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 37 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 MALSR Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 15; HIRL Rwy 02–20; MIRL Rwy 15–33. 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 MALSR Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 15; HIRL Rwy 02–20; MIRL Rwy 15–33. 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 (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 15; HIRL Rwy 02–20; MIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 15; HIRL Rwy 02–20; MIRL Rwy 15–33—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

    Birds and other wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

  • Airport attended 1200–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (37 sentences)
  • ·MASSACHUSETTS 141 WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD WESTFIELD–BARNES RGNL (BAF)(KBAF) P (ANG ARNG) 3 N UTC–5(–4DT) N42º09.48´ W72º42.95´ 270 B TPA—See Remarks LRA Class IV, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE BAF RWY 02–20: H9000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–160, 2S–175, 2D–240 PCR 460 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 02: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 15–33: H5000X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–51, D–60, 2D–155 PCR 600 F/A/X/T MIRL 0.3% up NW No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 15: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 41´.
  • ·RWY 33: PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 02: TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000 RWY 15: TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–4508 LDA–4510 RWY 20: TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–8919 LDA–8919 RWY 33: TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–5000 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 02 BAK–14 BAK–12B(B) (1420 FT).
  • ·BAK–14 BAK–12B(B) (1450 FT).
  • ·Rwy 15 VGSI unusbl byd 4 NM.
  • ·MILITARY— A–GEAR Req thru twr dur twr opr hr, when twr clsd req thru ANG CP, Whip on UHF 309.0.
  • ·Rwy 02–20, mil acft arst barriers may fail in the up posn.
  • ·Verify status of barriers prior to ldg.
  • ·Hvy acft should avoid ldg drctly on arst barrier.
  • ·Rwy grooving for sfc drainage wi 10 ft N and S of both arst syss.
  • ·JASU 1(MC–1A) 4(MC–2A) 5(M–32A–60A) FUEL A, (C413–562–4999, Avbl 1200–0200Z‡; OT PPR 413–627–9901, $75 callout fee) (NC–100LL) FLUID SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX OIL O–148 (Mil) SOAP
  • ·Acft and hel noise abatement procs in effect–AMGR.
  • ·Fuel avbl 1200–0000Z‡; svc aft 0000Z‡ PPR 413–485–0078.
  • ·Severe downdraft AER 33 when wind NW in excess of 15 kts.
  • ·Be aware wing tip clearance south runup/D–arm pad twy centerline markings for F–15 acft only.
  • ·TPA–1300 (1029) lgt acft; 1800 (1529) hvy and mil acft.
  • ·Expc mil ovhd and clsd pat tfc.
  • ·PPR 24 hr for acr ops with more than 9 pax—Amgr.
  • ·Jet acft starting units avbl.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 military acft arst barriers may fail in the up position.
  • ·Sml GA acft should use ctn, spcly at ngt, and if poss cfm the actual sts of the barriers prior to ldg.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 200 ft ovrn NE end and SW end.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –20C.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 413-572-6275
  • ·ASOS 127.1 (413) 568–2267.

+ 7 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Barnes Municipal AirportSpringfield

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · BAF

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

20 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

5

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/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: 133,685 ops in 1992

2024 total

52,909

10-yr total

446,165

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 90% · Mil 7%

Events / million ops

6.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.68

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=20

  • Other 7
  • Ground collision 4
  • Loss of control 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • 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
2022-08-16 VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-12-29 Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Gear-up · day →
2016-10-21 Douglas DC 9 83 · Ground collision · IMC · day →
2011-04-22 Piper J3C-65 · Other · day →
2004-04-09 Cessna 172P · Other · day →
2003-11-09 Piper PA-18 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2002-12-04 Cessna 172H · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
2001-07-28 Piper PA-46-350 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1997-08-16 Cessna 150L · Other · day →
1994-10-30 Lake LA-250 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1990-11-04 Bellanca 8KCAB · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1990-04-01 WALTER HUDSON MUSTANG 2 · Weather · day →
1989-11-26 Cessna 150 · Loss of control · day →
1989-11-04 Bell 47G-3B1 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1986-10-03 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · IMC · night →
1986-09-11 Cessna U206F · Other · VMC · day →
1985-11-10 DORFMAN,WILLIAM A. BEDE 4/275 · Ground collision · day →
1983-07-10 Bede Aircraft BD-5B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-06-03 North American AT-6C · Other · VMC · day →
1982-07-29 Hughes 269A · Other · 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
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 10 nm
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 29 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 30 nm
Anthony Latella Debany Goshen CT 31 nm
Stewart Douglas Stewart Ghent NY 41 nm
Christopher R Hand Oxford CT 45 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 51 nm
Brad Joesph Sulik Selkirk NY 54 nm
Raymond Carmine Altieri Stratford CT 57 nm
Ryan Gauthier Westerly RI 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
James Joseph Aylward Iii Westfield MA 2 nm
John George Domaingue Westfield MA 2 nm
Matthew William Doyle Westfield MA 2 nm
Sean Christopher Ashton Westfield MA 2 nm
David Owen Joseph Burgess Westfield MA 2 nm
Steven Elson Pippin Westfield MA 2 nm
Peter Brent Smith Montgomery MA 3 nm
Timothy Leonard Moskal West Springfield MA 3 nm
Mohammed Ali Mousa West Springfield MA 3 nm
Luke Patrick Mcgrath Southampton MA 4 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
Alex Joseph Blair Westfield MA 2 nm
Timothy Mikhail Girich Westfield MA 2 nm
Hugh Gerard Cullen Westfield MA 2 nm
Lawrence Douglas Fox Westfield MA 2 nm
Roy Edward Frye Westfield MA 2 nm
Robert Peter Gambe Westfield MA 2 nm
Robert Charles Jachym Westfield MA 2 nm
David George Odonnell Jr Westfield MA 2 nm
Chester Mitchell Ogorzalek Westfield MA 2 nm
Arnold Roger Paye Westfield MA 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 0 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 25 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 35 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 45 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 47 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 61 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 61 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 68 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 68 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 79 nm

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