AirNav   Multi Service Aviation
 
 2390 users online  

4B8 Robertson Field Airport
Plainville, Connecticut, USA

GOING TO PLAINVILLE?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 4B8
Lat/Long: 41-41-21.6320N 072-51-52.9120W
41-41.360533N 072-51.881867W
41.6893422,-72.8646978
(estimated)
Elevation: 201.8 ft. / 61.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14W (2000)
From city: 2 miles N of PLAINVILLE, CT
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 06062

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1947
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BDR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1800
Pattern altitude: 1001.8 ft. MSL
TPA: 800 FT FOR ACFT LESS THAN 12500 LBS, 1300 FT FOR ACFT 12500 LBS & ABV.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 02 & 20 OPR CONSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: no, LDG FEE FOR COML AND CORPORATE ACFT ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3PT: 119.175 (860-351-5362)
BRADLEY APPROACH: 123.95
BRADLEY DEPARTURE: 123.95
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 134.5
WX AWOS-AV at CT71 (3 nm NE): 129.825
WX ASOS at HFD (10 nm E): PHONE 860-952-9954
WX ASOS at MMK (11 nm S): 134.925 (203-639-9405)
WX ASOS at BDL (17 nm NE): 118.15 (860-386-3480)
WX AWOS-3PT at OXC (18 nm SW): 132.975 (203-262-1190)
  • VFR ARPT. PVT OWNED/OPERD RTR FREQ 124.55 CTLD BY YANKEE APCH CTL TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE DELIVERY.
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY YANKEE APCH CNTL ON 123.95/290.55.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HFDr295/14.5HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W
MADr354/23.8MADISON VOR/DME110.4013W
BAFr207/29.1BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
PWLr110/33.3PAWLING VOR/DME114.3012W
BDRr032/33.8BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME108.8012W
CTRr187/36.3CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
ORWr296/39.6NORWICH VOR/DME110.0014W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 3666 x 75 ft. / 1117 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 41-41.060082N41-41.660998N
Longitude: 072-51.919438W072-51.844298W
Elevation: 188.9 ft.201.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 019 magnetic, 005 true199 magnetic, 185 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 17 ft. trees, 250 ft. from runway, 67 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
10 FT BRUSH, 15 FT DSTC, 90 FT L.
50 ft. trees, 240 ft. from runway, 105 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 30 x 30 ft. / 9 x 9 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Latitude: 41-41.422600N
Longitude: 072-51.889350W
Elevation: 200.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good condition

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF PLAINVILLE
1 CENTRAL SQUARE
PLAINVILLE, CT 06062
Phone 860-793-0221
Manager: NICHOLAS SCATA
62 JOHNSON AVE
PLAINVILLE, CT 06062
Phone 860-747-5519

Additional Remarks

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. CTC 1-800-573-5519 OR 860-747-5519 FOR DTLS.
FOR CD CTC BRADLEY APCH AT 860-386-3597.
CTN DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 **CHANGED**   download (196KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED**   download (189KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (152KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (510KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (10 nm E)
KMMK - Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (11 nm S)
KBDL - Bradley International Airport (17 nm NE)
KOXC - Waterbury-Oxford Airport (18 nm SW)
KSNC - Chester Airport (24 nm SE)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes
Area around 4B8 (Robertson Field Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of 4B8 (Robertson Field Airport)
Photo taken 25-Mar-2015
looking east.

Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Robertson Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Robertson Field Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to 4B8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3911:39
Sunrise07:1012:10
Sunset16:2021:20
Evening civil twilight16:5221:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Dec-2025 15:44:46
Local (UTC-5)  12-Dec-2025 10:44:46
 
METAR
KHFD 
10nm E 
121453Z 27010G19KT 10SM CLR M03/M13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T10281133 51016
KMMK 
10nm S 
121453Z AUTO 29007G17KT 10SM CLR M03/M13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T10281133 51015
KBDL 
17nm NE 
121451Z 27013G25KT 10SM FEW040 M02/M12 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 27031/1412 SLP137 T10221122 51013
KOXC 
18nm SW 
121456Z 27010KT 240V300 10SM CLR M04/M13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP163 T10441128 51017 $
TAF
KBDL 
17nm NE 
121120Z 1212/1318 29011G21KT P6SM FEW050 FM121300 29015G28KT P6SM FEW250 FM122300 26007KT P6SM SCT200 FM130300 24005KT P6SM SCT200 FM131400 21008KT P6SM BKN120
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Interstate Aviation 860-747-5519
no information available

If you are affiliated with Interstate Aviation and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here
100LL Jet A
FS $6.24 $5.29 
 Updated 11-Dec-2025
 
   write
FS=Full service
Update Fuel Prices
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Robertson Field Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Robertson Field Airport

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact