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4B8 Robertson Field Airport
Plainville, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02   download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (190KB)
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)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 4B8 (Robertson Field Airport)
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From to 4B8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4808:48
Sunrise05:2109:21
Sunset20:1700:17
Evening civil twilight20:5100:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Jun-2026 03:30:22
Local (UTC-4)  31-May-2026 23:30:22
 
METAR
KHFD 
10nm E 
010253Z 00000KT 5SM -RA OVC065 14/11 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE0155B21 SLP137 P0002 60002 T01440106 53021 $
KMMK 
10nm S 
010253Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM FEW045 FEW060 OVC070 14/12 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE48 SLP133 P0001 60001 T01440117 51019 $
KBDL 
17nm NE 
010251Z 22005KT 10SM -RA BKN070 OVC090 14/12 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB28 SLP135 P0000 60000 T01390117 53011 $
KOXC 
18nm SW 
010256Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM -RA SCT049 BKN065 OVC080 15/09 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB06 SLP152 P0000 60000 T01500094 51020 $
TAF
KBDL 
17nm NE 
010205Z 0102/0206 36003KT P6SM SCT070 TEMPO 0102/0104 6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM010400 29004KT P6SM OVC080 FM011000 35007KT P6SM SCT110 FM011600 05006KT P6SM FEW090 FM020100 09003KT P6SM FEW250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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Interstate Aviation 860-747-5519
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