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KSNC · Chester Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KSNC FAA SNC Elev 416 ft Lat 41° 23.05' N Lon 72° 30.36' 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: 2,722 ft. Max gradient: 0.48%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 160.9° 2,722 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.48%
35 340.9° 2,722 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.48%

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 118.325
  • A/D NEW YORK APP/DEP 124.075
  • RDO BRIDGEPORT RDO 122.250
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.725

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 18 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·CONNECTICUT 33 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 108.8 BDR Chan 25 N41º09.64´ W73º07.47´ at fld. 6/12W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 106º–120º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 121º–130º byd 15 NM blo 3,000´ 161º–180º byd 30 NM blo 1,300´ 181º–260º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 261º–359º byd 30 NM blo 5,500´ 360º–105º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ DME unusable: 106º–120º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 121º–130º byd 30 NM blo 2,200´ 161º–180º byd 30 NM blo 1,300´ 181º–260º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 261º–359º byd 30 NM blo 5,500´ 360º–105º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ ILS/DME 110.7 I–BDR Chan 44 Rwy 06.
  • ·Glideslope unusable for cpd apchs blw 350´.
  • ·LOC unusable ovr thr abv 1,000´; byd 5.5 NM abv 3,000´.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Emerg frequency 121.5 not avbl at twr.
  • ·BRIDGEPORT N41º09.64´ W73º07.47´ NOTAM FILE BDR.
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 108.8 BDR Chan 25 at Bridgeport/Sikorsky. 6/12W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 106º–120º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 121º–130º byd 15 NM blo 3,000´ 161º–180º byd 30 NM blo 1,300´ 181º–260º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 261º–359º byd 30 NM blo 5,500´ 360º–105º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ DME unusable: 106º–120º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 121º–130º byd 30 NM blo 2,200´ 161º–180º byd 30 NM blo 1,300´ 181º–260º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 261º–359º byd 30 NM blo 5,500´ 360º–105º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ RCO 122.2 (BRIDGEPORT RADIO) CANDLELIGHT FARMS (See NEW MILFORD on page 39) CANDLELIGHT HELIPORT (See NEW MILFORD on page 39) CHESTER (SNC)(KSNC) 3 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N41º23.02´ W72º30.35´ 416 B NOTAM FILE SNC RWY 17–35: H2722X50 (ASPH) S–8.5 MIRL 0.5% up S RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·Attended Apr–Oct 1400–0100Z‡, Nov–Mar 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Self svc fuel avbl with credit card.
  • ·Rwy 17 dsplcd thld marked but not lgtd, dsplcd thld 5´ higher than end of rwy.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 non–std MIRL fixtures/cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 860-718-2109
  • ·AWOS–3 118.325 (860) 526–1551.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 RCO 122.3 (BRIDGEPORT RADIO) ®NEW YORK APP/DEP CON 124.075 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc New York Apch at 516-683-2449.
  • ·MADISON (L) (L) VORW/DME 110.4 MAD Chan 41 N41º18.83´ W72º41.53´ 077º 9.4 NM to fld. 216/13W.
  • ·DME unusable: 330º–090º byd 30 NM blo 4,000´ NEW YORK H–10I, L–33B, 34I NEW YORK L–33C, 34I IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

3B9

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

3

27.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Ground collision 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Other 1

All time · n=9

  • Other 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-03-14 WILD SKY LLC GOAT · Other · VMC · day →
2020-09-25 Lancair 235 · Hard landing · day →
2019-11-02 ICON A5 · Hard landing · day →
2018-12-10 Zlin Z143 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2018-06-21 Beech V35B · Ground collision · day →
2016-03-01 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-07-10 Piper PA-28-236 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2011-06-10 Piper PA-24-250 · Engine failure · day →
2008-10-07 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · Other · VMC · night →

Designees in CT

CFI Flight Instructors 519 A&P Mechanics 2,087 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 17 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 7 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 ODA Organizational Designations 7 Schools Flight Schools 21 FBO Fixed Base Operators 16 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 7

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 24 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 25 nm
Raymond Carmine Altieri Stratford CT 28 nm
Christopher R Hand Oxford CT 29 nm
Ryan Gauthier Westerly RI 32 nm
Michael Patrick Hughes Holtsville NY 42 nm
P Rivera-Hagarty Lake Ronkonkoma NY 43 nm
Anthony Latella Debany Goshen CT 44 nm
Neil Devon Rose Ronkonkoma NY 45 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 57 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
Maximilian Terence Albee Deep River CT 2 nm
Ronald Roldan Killingworth CT 3 nm
Crawford Wier James Killingworth CT 3 nm
Dustin Dee Asbury Killingworth CT 3 nm
Thomas Lonnie Walsh Iii Ivoryton CT 4 nm
Andrew James Bordick Ivoryton CT 4 nm
Mario James Guerrera Ivoryton CT 4 nm
Kent Edward Berwick Haddam CT 4 nm
Sally Degozzaldi Haddam CT 4 nm
George Myron Semel East Haddam CT 4 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
Richard Winton Batchelder Chester CT 0 nm
Harold George Emanuel Jr Chester CT 0 nm
Paul Clark Yuhasz Chester CT 0 nm
Jeret Shane Sayger Chester CT 0 nm
Bruno Albert Kitka Deep River CT 2 nm
Angelo Joseph Dipietro Deep River CT 2 nm
Trevor Micah Hartman Deep River CT 2 nm
Edmund Joseph Frascotti Deep River CT 2 nm
James Clifford Greenawalt Jr Deep River CT 2 nm
Kenneth Earle Ness Killingworth CT 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 0 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 22 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 24 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 29 nm
Sunrise Jets Maintenance, LLC.
Westhampton Beach, NY
 33 nm
A&P Aircraft Maintenance
Ronkonkoma, NY
 45 nm
Islip Avionics, Inc.
Ronkonkoma, NY
 45 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 48 nm
Talon Air Maintenance Services, LLC
Farmingdale, NY
 57 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 57 nm

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