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N56 · Great Valley Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID N56 Elev 1,450 ft Lat 42° 12.31' N Lon 78° 38.83' 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: 3,200 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 — 3,200 ft 90 ft TURF-G No 0.00%
24 — 3,200 ft 90 ft TURF-G No 0.00%

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 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 LIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR RWY CONDS NOV THRU APR CALL AMGR.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0227.
  • ·RWY 6/24: 200 FT OVRN S END, 400 FT N END.
  • ·PAUL CARMICHAEL, ASST MGR 716-307-5832.
  • ·PRVDD IFR OPERATIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED AND HANGARS TO THE S OF RWY BE OBSTRUCTION LGTD FOR NIGHT OPS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-04-07 Cessna 177B · Ground collision · day →
1991-06-02 Mooney M20J · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-11-05 Cessna 210L · Other · night →

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
Louis James Nalbone Ashville NY 35 nm
James Douglas Martin Dansville NY 47 nm
Peter Treichler Akron NY 49 nm
Lester Ray Zook North East PA 53 nm
Kenneth Joseph Lindsay Rush NY 65 nm
Michael Wiley Bowser Wellsboro PA 66 nm
Patrick Mauro Long Bloomfield NY 68 nm
David Paul St George Ithaca NY 96 nm
Wayne Bezner-Kerr Ithaca NY 96 nm
Richard Michael Morning Altoona PA 102 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
Steven Burdette Jackson Allegany NY 10 nm
Gallager Gary Bobseine Cattaraugus NY 12 nm
Christopher Patrick Mccormick Springville NY 18 nm
Bart Andrew Moody Springville NY 18 nm
Brendan William Papich Springville NY 18 nm
Michael Brian Herdzik Kennedy NY 20 nm
Thomas Patrick Newton Shinglehouse PA 25 nm
Terry Lee Burlingame Smethport PA 26 nm
Daniel Edward Olson Jamestown NY 27 nm
Michael Anthony Tallon Jr Jamestown NY 27 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
Paul Barrett Carmichael Ellicottville NY 4 nm
Todd Dale Stewart Salamanca NY 5 nm
Paul Charles Murdock Little Valley NY 7 nm
Thomas Christopher Dickens Little Valley NY 7 nm
Gerald Norman Schichtel Franklinville NY 12 nm
James Frank White Franklinville NY 12 nm
Paul Andrew Rathbun Olean NY 12 nm
Wayne William Chase Olean NY 12 nm
Gregory Thaddeus Giermek Olean NY 12 nm
Elwood Huff Jr Cattaraugus NY 12 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 97 nm
3 in the Green
Selinsgrove, PA
 115 nm
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 116 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 116 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 131 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 144 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 156 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 158 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 158 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 164 nm

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