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KGBR · Walter J. Koladza Airport

ICAO · US · 21 NTSB events

ID KGBR FAA GBR Elev 739 ft Lat 42° 11.05' N Lon 73° 24.19' 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: 2,579 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 96.5° 2,579 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
29 276.5° 2,579 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

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 125.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 9 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.6: click mic to activate REIL RWY 11; LIRL RWY 11/29. 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 on 121.6: click mic to activate REIL RWY 11; LIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • 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 on 121.6: click mic to activate REIL RWY 11; LIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 11; LIRL RWY 11/29 - 121.6

  • 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 & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·PRACTICE VFR GPS RWY 11 NA WHEN RWY 29 IS IN USE FOR STUDENT TFC.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -19C.
  • ·COMPASS ROSE ADZY ONLY, NOT CRTFYD.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·LGTD THR RELCTD 170 FT; 2409 FT OF RWY USBL FOR NGT OPS.
  • ·APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR. +15 FT ROAD IN PRIM SFC AREA.
  • ·FILED FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

21 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

4

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=21

  • Other 6
  • Ground collision 3
  • Undershoot / overshoot 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-09-18 Piper PA-22-150 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-02-04 Cessna T303 · Other · day →
2011-07-05 Piper J3C-65 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-11-10 Mooney M20F · CFIT · VMC · night →
2010-06-28 Piper PA-28-181 · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2010-01-21 Piper PA-28-181 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-04-30 Piper PA-30 · Other · day →
2008-06-08 Cessna T337G · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2004-02-09 Piper PA-23-250 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-04-28 Knab-Douglas Jurca MJ5 Sirocco · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-05-31 Mooney M20K · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-10-01 Cessna T210L · Gear-up · day →
1995-10-27 Cessna 414A · Under/overshoot · day →
1994-12-20 Piper PA-28-181 · Under/overshoot · day →
1994-10-07 Piper PA-28-140 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1993-09-12 Cessna 172L · Other · VMC · day →
1992-09-01 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1991-04-07 Bellanca 17-31 ATC · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1990-07-25 Lake LA-4-200 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-07-21 Schweizer SGS-2-33A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1990-01-18 Piper PA-32R-300 · Other · VMC · night →

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 13 nm
Anthony Latella Debany Goshen CT 21 nm
Brad Joesph Sulik Selkirk NY 28 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 33 nm
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 38 nm
Andrew Everett Defeo Altamont NY 42 nm
Christopher R Hand Oxford CT 44 nm
Heather Michele Howley New Windsor NY 51 nm
Abdallah Mahmoud Itani Ballston Spa NY 53 nm
Matthew Angelo Taggard Ballston Spa NY 53 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
Edward Paul Ivas Great Barrington MA 2 nm
Michael Bernard Lee Great Barrington MA 2 nm
Timothy David Siok Great Barrington MA 2 nm
Stewart Douglas Stewart South Egremont MA 5 nm
Benjamin Arnaud Gebert Hillsdale NY 6 nm
Daniel John Dwy Hillsdale NY 6 nm
Matthias Gabriel Stosiek Hillsdale NY 6 nm
Jac James Conquest Stockbridge MA 8 nm
Kurt Warren Syer Sheffield MA 8 nm
Carlos Gutierrez West Stockbridge MA 8 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
Edward Paul Ivas Great Barrington MA 2 nm
Roman Giovanni Montano Great Barrington MA 2 nm
Jonathan Quinn Curtiss Great Barrington MA 2 nm
Nicholas Charles Bloomstein Hillsdale NY 6 nm
Harlan Howes Lanoue Monterey MA 8 nm
Wade Alan Bernstein Ashley Falls MA 8 nm
Francis John Corey Spencertown NY 9 nm
Eric Patrick Zinke Canaan CT 9 nm
David Shalaby Southfield MA 10 nm
David Perkins Fraser Lee MA 10 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
 31 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 40 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 40 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 43 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 45 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 47 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 61 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 63 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 68 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 81 nm

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