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KSMQ · Somerset Airport

ICAO · US · 14 NTSB events

ID KSMQ FAA SMQ Elev 105 ft Lat 40° 37.56' N Lon 74° 40.21' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,739 ft. Max gradient: 0.66%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 109° 2,739 ft 65 ft ASP Yes 0.66%
30 289° 2,739 ft 65 ft ASP Yes 0.66%
08 68.7° 1,923 ft 100 ft GRE No 0.41%
26 248.7° 1,923 ft 100 ft GRE No 0.41%
17 166.6° 1,700 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.58%
35 346.6° 1,700 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.58%

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 120.600
  • A/D NEW YORK APP/DEP 132.800
  • RDO MILLVILLE RDO 112.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 13 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.325: click mic to activate REIL Rwy 12 & Rwy 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.325: click mic to activate REIL Rwy 12 & Rwy 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. 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 (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12: REIL. PAPI(P2R)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´. Trees. RWY 30: REIL…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.325: click mic to activate REIL Rwy 12 & Rwy 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 12 & Rwy 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30—118.325

  • 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 and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·RWY 17–35: 1700X150 (TURF) 0.6% up N RWY 17: Trees.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 12 and Rwy 30 opr consly.
  • ·Unattended Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.
  • ·Rwy 08–26 550´ west end unsuitable for tkf or ldg due to uneven sfc.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 908-722-2444
  • ·ASOS 120.6 (908) 722–2139.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®NEWARK APP/DEP CON 132.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Newark Apch at 800-645-3206.
  • ·SOLBERG (VL) (L) VOR/DME 112.9 SBJ Chan 76 N40º34.98´ W74º44.51´ 062º 4.2 NM to fld. 189/10W.
  • ·DME unusable: 167º–040º byd 34 NM VOR unusable: 247º–255º byd 40 NM blo 2,200´ 247º–255º byd 48 NM 256º–051º byd 40 NM SOUTH JERSEY RGNL (See MOUNT HOLLY on page 172) SOUTHERN CROSS (See WILLIAMSTOWN on page 185) SPARTA N41º04.05´ W74º32.30´ NOTAM FILE MIV.
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 115.7 SAX Chan 104 345º 8.8 NM to Sussex. 1400/11W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 075º–085º blo 6,500´ 155º–165º STILLWATER N40º59.75´ W74º52.14´ NOTAM FILE MIV.
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 109.6 STW Chan 33 094º 6.0 NM to Aeroflex/Andover. 920/11W.
  • ·DME unusable: 089º–099º within 12 NM blo 10,000´ 210º–320º byd 30 NM blo 4,000´ NEW YORK L–33A, 34H IAP NEW YORK H–10I, L–33A, 34H NEW YORK H–10I, L–33A, 34H NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

2

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 175,300 ops in 1998

2024 total

43,700

10-yr total

350,098

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

5.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.82

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

All time · n=14

  • Ground collision 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 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
2006-07-16 Beech A36 · CFIT · IMC · night →
2024-09-04 Piper PA-28-181 · Birdstrike · VMC · dusk →
2021-08-02 Cessna 210N · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2015-09-08 AEROFAB INC. Lake LA-4-250 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2014-04-19 Cessna A185E · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-10-15 CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP WACO YMF · Other · VMC · day →
2012-03-02 AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCAA · Engine failure · dusk →
2009-06-08 Taylorcraft BC12-D · Ground collision · day →
2006-11-17 Columbia LC41-550FG · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2004-09-15 Cessna 185F · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2004-07-24 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · day →
2003-09-05 Piper PA-28-140 · Weather · day →
1999-10-27 Cessna 190 · Other · day →
1999-08-29 Schleicher ASW-19 · Ground collision · VMC · 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
Karl-John Bearnarth Bedminster NJ 3 nm
Robert Armindo Miranda Hillsborough NJ 7 nm
Michael Joseph Mcintyre Pittstown NJ 12 nm
Ryan Andrew Ferguson Morristown NJ 13 nm
Richard Allen Greene Florham Park NJ 15 nm
John W Beck Princeton NJ 16 nm
Andrew Colin Quinn Trenton NJ 25 nm
Jeremy Mark Auslander Wood Ridge NJ 30 nm
John Scullion Middletown PA 30 nm
Brian Dana Yates Perkasie PA 32 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
Lutz Wolfgang Glasbrenner Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
James Hart Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Herbert Alan Kushner Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Ronald Kent Almquist Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Joseph James Sirois Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Ronald John Jerome Jr Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Christopher Machado Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Torkel Martin Tellefsen Branchburg NJ 2 nm
Raleigh Daniel Herbert Branchburg NJ 2 nm
Steven Elliott Parker Bedminster 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
James Darryl Ingram Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Jeffrey Loccisano Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Timothy George Smith Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Michael Vagianos Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Donald John Wharton Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Mark Guttenberg Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Jonathan Paul Petrosky Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Gilbert John Seidel Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
John Benjamin Muir Bridgewater NJ 2 nm
Dan Michael Weinglass Bridgewater 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
 0 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing New Jersey
Morristown, NJ
 16 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 35 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 35 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 35 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 37 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 51 nm
Talon Air Maintenance Services, LLC
Farmingdale, NY
 57 nm
Star Aero Avionics, LLC
Hammonton, NJ
 58 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 58 nm

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