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KMSS · Massena International Airport Richards Field

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KMSS FAA MSS Elev 215 ft Lat 44° 56.17' N Lon 74° 50.66' 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: 5,601 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 031° 5,601 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
23 211° 5,601 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
09 076° 4,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
27 256° 4,000 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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 128.075
  • A/D BOSTON APP/DEP 135.250
  • RDO BURLINGTON RDO 122.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

  • NDB MS

    Misse

    0.28 MHz · LO · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 16 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, 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 23, 27; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 09/27; TWY LGTS. 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 REIL RWY 05, 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 23, 27; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 09/27; TWY LGTS. 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 (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 05, 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 23, 27; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 09/27; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 05, 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 23, 27; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 09/27; TWY LGTS - 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 & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·FREQUENT CONCENTRATION OF SEAGULLS AND CANADA GEESE ON AND INVOF ARPT PARTICULARLY DURG POOR WX PERIODS.
  • ·CTN NVD OPS CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY IN ARPT TFC PAT AREA.
  • ·MIL HEL TRNG ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859 .
  • ·INDEX A COVERAGE AVBL DURG ATNDC HRS.
  • ·FOR EMERGS OUTSIDE OF ATNDC HRS, CALL ST LAWRENCE CO EMERG SVCS AT 911. 421 FT LGTD/MKD TWR 6000 FT S OF ARPT.
  • ·RY CONDS RPRTD DUR NML HRS OF OPN.
  • ·OVERNIGHT ACFT PARKING AVBL AT TERMINAL APRON.
  • ·AFTER ATTENDANCE HRS VEHICLE & PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO FBO APRON & HANGAR ONLY AVBL WITH KEY CARD FOR AUTOMATIC GATE.
  • ·COMMUTER AIRCRAFT SECURE AREA CLOSED TO GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT CLEARING CUSTOMS.
  • ·PARKING AVAILABLE TO RIGHT OF TERMINAL BUILDING.
  • ·PPR 24 HRS FOR ACFT OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS CALL AMGR (315) 769-7605.
  • ·RWY 05 FIRST 50 FT NOT GRVD.
  • ·RWY 09 FIRST 50 FT NOT GRVD.
  • ·RWY 27 FIRST 50 FT NOT GRVD.
  • ·FILED FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% 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: 10,510 ops in 1995

2024 total

9,190

10-yr total

91,901

2024 mix

AC/AT 24% · GA 66% · Mil 10%

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=5

  • Other 3
  • 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
2002-11-19 Socata TB-20 · Stall / spin · night →
1994-06-26 Cessna 172P · Other · day →
1990-01-11 Piper PA-34-200T · Stall / spin · day →
1988-07-18 Cessna 150 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-09-20 GATES LEARJET 35A · 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
Duane Anthony Tedesco Plattsburgh NY 61 nm
William Payne Inlet NY 72 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 77 nm
John David Curran South Burlington VT 77 nm
Noah Ranallo South Burlington VT 77 nm
William Charles Ziesenitz Rome NY 106 nm
Edward J Winchester Porter Corners NY 113 nm
Abdallah Mahmoud Itani Ballston Spa NY 124 nm
Matthew Angelo Taggard Ballston Spa NY 124 nm
Robert Belisario Syracuse NY 127 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
Myron Franklyn Burns Massena NY 2 nm
Richard Stephen Olson Massena NY 2 nm
Joshua James Cameron Potsdam NY 17 nm
Larry Orvil Kelley Malone NY 24 nm
George Henry Cottrell Ogdensburg NY 30 nm
William Jay Tennant Ogdensburg NY 30 nm
Robert Joseph Bruce Leader Gouverneur NY 45 nm
Spencer Douglas Agren Gouverneur NY 45 nm
David Joseph Warner Saranac Lake NY 48 nm
Corey Michael Zeigler Harrisville NY 51 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
Brian Jeffrey Trzaskos Massena NY 2 nm
Jeffrey Michael Durbin Bombay NY 10 nm
Scott Robert Mccargar Norfolk NY 11 nm
William Richard Plunkett Norwood NY 13 nm
Daryl Thomas Kolanko Norwood NY 13 nm
Michael Angus Kearney Potsdam NY 17 nm
Edward Horace Powell Potsdam NY 17 nm
Rodney Ladd Parmley Potsdam NY 17 nm
Angelo Aboyuan Sta Agueda Potsdam NY 17 nm
Claude Bradley Crosslin Potsdam NY 17 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 94 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 131 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 178 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 191 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 203 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 203 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 210 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 210 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 214 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 221 nm

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