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KN87 · Trenton Robbinsville Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KN87 FAA N87 Elev 118 ft Lat 40° 12.83' N Lon 74° 36.11' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,275 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 95.5° 4,275 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
29 275.5° 4,275 ft 75 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 · 3 frequencies

  • A/D MC GUIRE APP/DEP 124.150
  • RDO MILLVILLE RDO 122.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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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 123.3: click mic to activate MIRL RY 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 123.3: click mic to activate MIRL RY 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 123.3: click mic to activate MIRL RY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 - 123.3

  • 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 & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·VFR DEP RY 29; FOR NOISE ABATEMEMT CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD UNTIL REACHING 700 FT AGL BEFORE TURNING.
  • ·VFR DEP RY 11 AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL .75 NM NORTHEAST.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MC GUIRE APCH AT 609-754-2767.
  • ·TWY & RAMP AREAS HAVE MULT TRANSVERSE AND PARL CRACKS.
  • ·NMRS TRANSVERSE & PARL CRACKS ALONG RWY.
  • ·RWY 11 APCH SLOPE 8:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • ·RY 29 ROAD WITH 15 FT VEHICLES 40 FR FM RY END CROSSING CNTRLN.
  • ·SELF SVC FUEL SYS MID-FIELD APRON.
  • ·WIND INDICATOR OTS INDEFLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 307,700 ops in 1990

2024 total

26,500

10-yr total

230,906

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

13.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 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
2021-10-28 JACK A FROHBIETER QUESTAIR VENTURE · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2021-06-06 Piper PA-24-260 · Engine failure · day →
2017-03-09 PEDERSEN BJARNE MARTIN SPORTSMAN GS-2 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-08-24 STEARMAN AIRCRAFT M-2 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2004-10-02 Piper PA-34-200T · Stall / spin · day →
2003-04-14 McCaa Minimax 1500R · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-06-25 Piper PA-28-161 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1995-04-26 Piper PA-28-140B · Other · VMC · day →
1993-03-20 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1991-09-13 Cessna 182RG · Engine failure · day →
1988-06-10 Stinson 108-1 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-03-06 Cessna 152 · Other · day →

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
Andrew Colin Quinn Trenton NJ 7 nm
John W Beck Princeton NJ 9 nm
Robert Valentine Drapala Mount Holly NJ 17 nm
Robert Armindo Miranda Hillsborough NJ 18 nm
Steven James Korotky Bayville NJ 25 nm
William Wheaton Bayville NJ 25 nm
William Gregory Hill Bayville NJ 25 nm
Roger Geoffrey Woods Philadelphia PA 27 nm
Michael Joseph Mcintyre Pittstown NJ 28 nm
Karl-John Bearnarth Bedminster NJ 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
Richard Scott Voorhees Robbinsville NJ 0 nm
Mark Henry Renzi Robbinsville NJ 0 nm
Kenneth Anthony Depasquale Robbinsville NJ 0 nm
James Robert Neagle Robbinsville NJ 0 nm
Stephanie Frances Shonk Allentown NJ 2 nm
Bradley Lawrence Ward East Windsor NJ 2 nm
Stephen Erik Hansell East Windsor NJ 2 nm
Bradley John Moon East Windsor NJ 2 nm
Sarah Hope Vetick East Windsor NJ 2 nm
Muammer Yilmaz Hamilton NJ 3 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
Russell Alan Fries Robbinsville NJ 0 nm
Daniel Albert Geerders Hamilton NJ 1 nm
Ronald Sidney Richmond Allentown NJ 2 nm
Peter Marsicano Iii Allentown NJ 2 nm
Christopher Allen Nieroda Allentown NJ 2 nm
Franklin John Hicinbothem Allentown NJ 2 nm
Bradley John Moon East Windsor NJ 2 nm
Jonathan Zmigrodski Lalka East Windsor NJ 2 nm
Chetan I Patel East Windsor NJ 2 nm
Jose Joaquin Baez East Windsor 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
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 21 nm
Avionics One, Inc.
Bedminster, NJ
 25 nm
Star Aero Avionics, LLC
Hammonton, NJ
 34 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing New Jersey
Morristown, NJ
 36 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 36 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 46 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 47 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 56 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 59 nm
Talon Air Maintenance Services, LLC
Farmingdale, NY
 62 nm

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