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KN51 · Solberg/Hunterdon Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KN51 FAA N51 Elev 195 ft Lat 40° 35.02' N Lon 74° 44.17' 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: 3,735 ft. Max gradient: 1.01% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 29.4° 3,735 ft 120 ft COP Yes 0.48%
22 209.4° 3,735 ft 120 ft COP Yes 0.48%
13 119° 3,440 ft 200 ft GRS No 1.01%
31 299° 3,440 ft 200 ft GRS No 1.01%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • A/D NEW YORK APP/DEP 132.800
  • RDO MILLVILLE RDO 112.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 19 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 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22. 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 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22. 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 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 - 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

    DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·HEL FLY FIXED WING TFC PAT AND ALT.
  • ·NO INTXN TKOF ON RWY 04/22.
  • ·ALL RWYS DEPT STRAIGHT OUT TO 1200 FT MSL BEFORE TURNING.
  • ·BLIMP AND HOT AIR BALLOON ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT SPRING THRU FALL.
  • ·GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725.
  • ·IF UNABLE, CTC NEWARK APCH AT 800-645-3206.
  • ·TKOFS & LNDGS PROHIBITED ON RWY 13/31 & RWY 10/28 WHEN ACFT ARE OPERNG ON RWY 4/22.
  • ·CTC OPS, 908-534-4000, PRIOR TO OPERATING ON RWY 10/28.
  • ·CO-MGRS THOR SOLBERG III AND LORRAINE SOLBERG.
  • ·ARPT UNATNDD ALL MAJOR HOLIDAYS & CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS EVE AFTERNOONS.
  • ·RWY 04 TURF PORTION POOR AND UNUSBL.
  • ·CENTER ASPH PORTION EXCELLENT.
  • ·RWY 22 TURF PORTION POOR AND UNUSBL.
  • ·RWY 04 & RWY 22 TURF PTN POOR.
  • ·NOTICEABLE BUMP WHERE RWY CROSSES GRVL APCH ROAD TO VORTAC.
  • ·RWY 04/22 MIRL ON PAVED 3735 FT BY 50 FT PORTION OF RWY.
  • ·DSPLCD THLD 544 FT TURF 180 FT WIDE.
  • ·DSPLCD THLD 1319 FT TURF 180 FT WIDE.
  • ·PAPI RWY 04 & 22 OPR CONSLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

1

9.1% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 87,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

23,005

10-yr total

218,346

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

9.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.83

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=10

  • Ground collision 3
  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-07-30 Beech K35 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-06-17 Taylorcraft BC12 · Other · day →
2014-08-16 North American SNJ-6 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1996-01-25 Cessna 150M · Runway excursion · day →
1994-07-31 Boeing Stearman,Piper PT-13,J-3 · Other · VMC · day →
1994-05-21 TOWNSEND, H.L. BRIEGLED BG-12A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1992-12-19 Cessna 182 · Weather · day →
1992-11-01 LET LF-13 · Other · day →
1988-08-21 Piper PA-24-260 · Ground collision · day →
1983-08-19 Cessna 172M · Ground collision · VMC · night →

Designees in NJ

CFI Flight Instructors 964 A&P Mechanics 3,475 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 29 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 76 Schools Flight Schools 43 FBO Fixed Base Operators 34 Clubs Flying Clubs 22 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Armindo Miranda Hillsborough NJ 6 nm
Karl-John Bearnarth Bedminster NJ 6 nm
Michael Joseph Mcintyre Pittstown NJ 9 nm
John W Beck Princeton NJ 14 nm
Ryan Andrew Ferguson Morristown NJ 17 nm
Richard Allen Greene Florham Park NJ 19 nm
Andrew Colin Quinn Trenton NJ 22 nm
John Scullion Middletown PA 27 nm
Brian Dana Yates Perkasie PA 28 nm
Ryan David Tollini Perkasie PA 28 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
Dean Irwin Newton White Hse Sta NJ 2 nm
David Seaburn Peters White Hse Sta NJ 2 nm
Torkel Martin Tellefsen Branchburg NJ 2 nm
Raleigh Daniel Herbert Branchburg NJ 2 nm
Richard Kenneth Reinhart Neshanic Station NJ 3 nm
Theodore Lawrence Spulick Neshanic Station NJ 3 nm
Carmen Calogero Curto Three Bridges NJ 5 nm
Lutz Wolfgang Glasbrenner Bridgewater NJ 5 nm
James Hart Bridgewater NJ 5 nm
Herbert Alan Kushner Bridgewater NJ 5 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
Eugene Mirecki White Hse Sta NJ 2 nm
David Seaburn Peters White Hse Sta NJ 2 nm
Gavin Solberg Nagle White Hse Sta NJ 2 nm
Joseph Ralph Sgro White Hse Sta NJ 2 nm
Peter Spiak White Hse Sta NJ 2 nm
Steve Kertesz Jr White Hse Sta NJ 2 nm
Mark William Dwyer White Hse Sta NJ 2 nm
Brent Edward Kowalenko Branchburg NJ 2 nm
William Blakely Mackenzie Branchburg NJ 2 nm
Daniel Steven Parks Branchburg NJ 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics One, Inc.
Bedminster, NJ
 4 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing New Jersey
Morristown, NJ
 20 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 32 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 33 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 33 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 37 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 55 nm
Star Aero Avionics, LLC
Hammonton, NJ
 55 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 55 nm
Talon Air Maintenance Services, LLC
Farmingdale, NY
 61 nm

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