FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTD |
| Lat/Long: | 44-40-36.0000N 074-56-54.4000W
44-40.600000N 074-56.906667W
44.6766667,-74.9484444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 473.9 ft. / 144.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1970) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of POTSDAM, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 13676 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1273.9 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24; PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24; TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.325 (315-265-6106) |
| WX ASOS at MSS (16 nm N): | 128.075 (315-764-0481) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 135.25/377.1 (TURIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| POTSDAM | | 239/4.0 | | 400 | | 14W | | PTD | .--. - -.. |
| MISSE | | 201/10.7 | | 278 | | 14W | | MS | -- ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:24 HR SELF-SERVE |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3703 x 75 ft. / 1129 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 44-40.381225N | | 44-40.818767N |
| Longitude: | 074-57.203210W | | 074-56.608813W |
| Elevation: | 470.9 ft. | | 468.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 044 true | | 238 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. tree, 567 ft. from runway, 141 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 87 ft. trees, 1802 ft. from runway, 283 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF POTSDAM
CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168
POTSDAM, NY 13676
Phone 315-265-7480 |
| Manager: | BRAD CLEMENTS
CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168
POTSDAM, NY 13676
Phone 315-268-1000
HOME 315-268-8839. |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY COND NOT MNTD; RCMD VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | EXPC FLT TRNG OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT - LEFT TURN WHEN ABLE DEPARTING RWY 24. |
| - | FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (122KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (442KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSS - Massena International Airport-Richards Field (16 nm N)
KOGS - Ogdensburg International Airport (22 nm W)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (28 nm E)
KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (36 nm SE)
KLKP - Lake Placid Airport (49 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in August 2008
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 16:24 | | 21:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:57 | | 21:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2025 13:02:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2025 08:02:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTD | 231255Z AUTO 19005KT 4SM -UP SCT055 OVC070 00/M02 A2989 RMK AO2 PNO
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KMSS
16nm N | 231153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 OVC100 M03/M05 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP138 I6000 T10331050 11028 21072 56016
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KMSS
16nm N | 231121Z 2312/2412 00000KT P6SM OVC120 PROB30 2312/2315 4SM -SN BR FM231500 17005KT 5SM -SN BR OVC045 FM231700 18006KT 4SM -RASN BR OVC012 FM232000 18005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC007 FM232300 VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC006 FM240500 28003KT 2SM BR OVC007
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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