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KPTD · Potsdam Municipal Airport Damon Field

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KPTD FAA PTD Elev 474 ft Lat 44° 40.59' N Lon 74° 56.91' 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: 3,703 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 044° 3,703 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
24 224° 3,703 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.08%

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

  • CNTR BOSTON CNTR 135.250
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 17 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 06 and 24; PAPI Rwys 06 and 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24; 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 06 and 24; PAPI Rwys 06 and 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24; 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 06 and 24; PAPI Rwys 06 and 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 06 and 24; PAPI Rwys 06 and 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24; 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

    Deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·NEW YORK 237 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·BURLINGTON (VL) (L) VORW/DME 117.5 BTV Chan 122 N44º23.83´ W73º10.96´ 336º 19.5 NM to fld. 417/15W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 030º–086º byd 40 NM 075º–132º byd 30 NM blo 9,000´ 087º–097º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 087º–097º byd 49 NM 098º–169º byd 40 NM 133º–165º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ 170º–180º byd 40 NM blo 5,800´ 170º–180º byd 47 NM 181º–196º byd 40 NM 244º–292º byd 40 NM 340º–350º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 351º–010º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 075º–132º byd 30 NM blo 9,000´ 133º–165º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ ILS/DME 109.7 I–FQV Chan 34 Rwy 35.
  • ·PLAZZ N42º52.43´ W78º48.99´ NOTAM FILE GBD.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 204 GB 052º 5.5 NM to Buffalo Niagara Intl. 593/9W.
  • ·POTSDAM MUNI/DAMON FLD (PTD)(KPTD) 2 E UTC–5(–4DT) N44º40.60´ W74º56.91´ 474 B TPA—1274(800) NOTAM FILE PTD RWY 06–24: H3703X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·Noise abatement procs in effect–left turn when able departing Rwy 24.
  • ·Expect flt training ops invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy condition not monitored, recommend visual inspection prior to use.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 315-268-1000
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.325 (315) 265–6106.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 135.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·MASSENA (H) TACAN Chan 88 MSS (114.1) N44º54.87´ W74º43.36´ 228º 17.2 NM to fld. 198/14W.
  • ·NDB (MHW) 400 PTD N44º43.40´ W74º52.96´ 239º 4.0 NM to fld. 360/14W.
  • ·NDB unusable: Byd 20 NM DETROIT L–31E MONTREAL L–32G IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 6,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

6,000

10-yr total

60,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 92% · Mil 5%

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=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-03-26 Cessna 150F · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2008-04-12 Embraer EMB-110P1 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1985-05-17 Piper PA-31-350 · Stall / spin · 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
William Payne Inlet NY 57 nm
Duane Anthony Tedesco Plattsburgh NY 64 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 90 nm
Edward J Winchester Porter Corners NY 101 nm
Abdallah Mahmoud Itani Ballston Spa NY 111 nm
Matthew Angelo Taggard Ballston Spa NY 111 nm
Robert Belisario Syracuse NY 111 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
Joshua James Cameron Potsdam NY 2 nm
Myron Franklyn Burns Massena NY 15 nm
Richard Stephen Olson Massena NY 15 nm
George Henry Cottrell Ogdensburg NY 22 nm
William Jay Tennant Ogdensburg NY 22 nm
Larry Orvil Kelley Malone NY 30 nm
Robert Joseph Bruce Leader Gouverneur NY 30 nm
Spencer Douglas Agren Gouverneur NY 30 nm
Corey Michael Zeigler Harrisville NY 35 nm
David Joseph Warner Saranac Lake NY 41 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
Michael Angus Kearney Potsdam NY 2 nm
Edward Horace Powell Potsdam NY 2 nm
Rodney Ladd Parmley Potsdam NY 2 nm
Angelo Aboyuan Sta Agueda Potsdam NY 2 nm
Claude Bradley Crosslin Potsdam NY 2 nm
Jake Edward Kearney Potsdam NY 2 nm
William Richard Plunkett Norwood NY 5 nm
Daryl Thomas Kolanko Norwood NY 5 nm
Michael Christopher Johnner Colton NY 7 nm
Andrew David Beckler Colton 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
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 90 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 118 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 173 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 180 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 189 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 189 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 203 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 206 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 208 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 209 nm

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