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KELZ · Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KELZ FAA ELZ Elev 2,124 ft Lat 42° 6.57' N Lon 77° 59.40' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,300 ft. Max gradient: 0.43%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 090° 5,300 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.43%
28 270° 5,300 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.43%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 119.275
  • CNTR CLEVELAND CNTR 124.325
  • RDO BUFFALO RDO 111.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 10 threshold displaced 430 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 28 threshold displaced 350 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.7: click mic to activate MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Runway 10 threshold displaced 430 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 28 threshold displaced 350 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.7: click mic to activate MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALS Rwy 28; REIL Rwy 10; PAPI Rwy 10 and 28; HIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Runway 10 threshold displaced 430 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10–28: H3630X60 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 10: Thld dsplcd 430´

  • Runway 28 threshold displaced 350 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 28: Thld dsplcd 350´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.7: click mic to activate MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 10–28—122.7

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALS Rwy 28; REIL Rwy 10; PAPI Rwy 10 and 28; HIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALS Rwy 28; REIL Rwy 10; PAPI Rwy 10 and 28; HIRL Rwy 10–28—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·RWY E–W: 2800X100 (TURF) RWY E: Hill.
  • ·Beacon dusk–0400Z‡, for rotating bcn after 0400Z‡ call 315–834–9950.
  • ·Skydiving on and invof arpt.
  • ·Ultra–lights on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy E–W CLOSED Nov 1–May 15.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 315-834-9950
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®SYRACUSE APP/DEP CON 126.125 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Syracuse Apch at 315-455-6218.
  • ·SYRACUSE (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.0 SYR Chan 117 N43º09.63´ W76º12.27´ 263º 15.4 NM to fld. 453/11W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: Byd 35 NM blo 4,000´ VOR unusable: 010º–025º 026º–066º byd 40 NM 067º–077º byd 30 NM 078º–133º byd 40 NM 134º–144º byd 19 NM 145º–216º byd 40 NM 217º–227º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 228º–288º byd 40 NM 289º–299º 300º–351º byd 40 NM 352º–009º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 352º–009º byd 57 NM DME unusable: Byd 35 NM blo 4,000´ WELLSVILLE MUNI/TARANTINE FLD (ELZ)(KELZ) 2 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N42º06.57´ W77º59.40´ 2125 B NOTAM FILE ELZ RWY 10–28: H5300X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–25, D–45 HIRL 0.4% up W RWY 10: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·PAPI ususbl byd 9 degs right and left of cntrln.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2130Z‡.
  • ·Unattended weekends, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Years Day.
  • ·After hrs svcs are avbl call 585–593–3350 for numbers. 24 hr access to the lobby and restrooms. 24 hr self svc AVGAS and Jet–A.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 585-593-3350
  • ·ASOS 119.275 (585) 593–0203.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 CLEVLAND CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.325 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Cleveland ARTCC at 440-774-0227.
  • ·(DH) DME 115.85 ELZ Chan 105(Y) N42º05.38´ W77º59.97´ 020º 1.3 NM to fld. 2298.
  • ·DME unusable: 170º–195º byd 25 NM WEST 30TH ST HELIPORT (See NEW YORK on page 230) NEW YORK L–32F IAP DETROIT H–10H, 12J, L–30I, 32F IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · ELZ

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

3

42.9% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 24,700 ops in 1990

2024 total

9,350

10-yr total

93,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 8% · GA 91% · 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=7

  • Other 5
  • Stall / spin 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1997-04-20 Piper PA-38-112 · Stall / spin · day →
1996-12-11 Mooney M20F · Other · IMC · night →
1993-10-04 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-08-18 Boeing A75N1 · Other · VMC · dusk →
1987-06-20 Maule M-4 · Other · day →
1985-11-13 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · IMC · night →
1983-04-08 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Other · IMC · 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
James Douglas Martin Dansville NY 30 nm
Michael Wiley Bowser Wellsboro PA 38 nm
Patrick Mauro Long Bloomfield NY 54 nm
Kenneth Joseph Lindsay Rush NY 55 nm
Peter Treichler Akron NY 59 nm
Louis James Nalbone Ashville NY 64 nm
David Paul St George Ithaca NY 69 nm
Wayne Bezner-Kerr Ithaca NY 69 nm
Lester Ray Zook North East PA 82 nm
Richard Michael Morning Altoona PA 98 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
Gary Richard Barnes Wellsville NY 2 nm
Marian Kis Angelica NY 12 nm
Thomas Patrick Newton Shinglehouse PA 12 nm
Justin Philip D'Amato Hornell NY 20 nm
John Alex Sallade Coudersport PA 20 nm
Steven Burdette Jackson Allegany NY 22 nm
Terry Lee Burlingame Smethport PA 27 nm
Richard Michael Lafford Dansville NY 30 nm
Blake Michael Weller Middlebury Center PA 35 nm
Diane Lynn Wojtowicz Perry NY 37 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
Andrew David Bastian Wellsville NY 2 nm
Thomas Howard Englebaugh Wellsville NY 2 nm
Michael Raymond Mansfield Wellsville NY 2 nm
Kevin Joseph Schreiner Wellsville NY 2 nm
Michael James Mclaughlin Wellsville NY 2 nm
Kelly Robert Cole Wellsville NY 2 nm
Rene' G Kelleher Wellsville NY 2 nm
Willis Alan Shutt Wellsville NY 2 nm
Charles F Deichmann Jr Belmont NY 7 nm
Timothy David Bergreen Belmont NY 7 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
3 in the Green
Selinsgrove, PA
 93 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 102 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 125 nm
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 135 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 135 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 137 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 137 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 141 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 142 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 142 nm

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