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N56

Great Valley Airport
Great Valley, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	N56
Lat/Long:	42-12-13.3050N 078-38-56.9600W 42-12.221750N 078-38.949333W 42.2036958,-78.6491556 (estimated)
Elevation:	1450 ft. / 442 m (estimated)
Variation:	10W (1985)
From city:	1 mile SE of GREAT VALLEY, NY
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	14741

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1985
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	BUFFALO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at OLE (13 nm E):	118.375 (716-557-2001)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JHWr095/21.0		JAMESTOWN VOR/DME		114.70		07W

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	3200 x 90 ft. / 975 x 27 m
Surface:	turf/dirt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard RWY 06/24 LIRL NSTD.
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Latitude:	42-12.030833N	42-12.412667N
Longitude:	078-39.193667W	078-38.705000W
Elevation:	1450.0 ft.	1450.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	40 ft. tree, 380 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear	45 ft. tree, 190 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ESTATE OF NEAL EDDY 4843 ROUTE 219 GREAT VALLEY, NY 14741 Phone 716-945-3161
Manager:	JOHN D. NORTHRUP PO BOX 1465 ELLICOTTVILLE, NY 14731 Phone 716-490-1134 PAUL CARMICHAEL, ASST MGR 716-307-5832.

Additional Remarks

-	FOR RWY CONDS NOV THRU APR CALL AMGR.
-	ARPT DALGT OPS ONLY.
-	FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0227.
-	RWY 6/24: 200 FT OVRN S END, 400 FT N END.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at N56.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOLE - Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (13 nm E)
KBFD - Bradford Regional Airport (24 nm S)
KJHW - Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (27 nm W)
KELZ - Wellsville Municipal Airport/Tarantine Field (30 nm E)
KDKK - Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (33 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:05	12:05
Sunrise	07:35	12:35
Sunset	17:19	22:19
Evening civil twilight	17:49	22:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jan-2026 20:13:20
Local (UTC-5)	25-Jan-2026 15:13:20

METAR

KOLE 13nm E	251915Z AUTO 10006KT 1/4SM SN OVC007 M13/M16 A2984 RMK AO2
KBFD 24nm S	251953Z AUTO 12013KT 1/4SM -SN FZFG VV010 M14/M16 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP133 P0005 T11391156

TAF

KBFD 24nm S	251740Z 2518/2618 12013G20KT 1/4SM SN FZFG VV008 FM251900 13011G19KT 1/4SM +SN BLSN VV006 WS020/17050KT FM252300 12007KT 1/2SM SN OVC015 WS020/15052KT FM260400 11005KT 1SM -SN FG OVC015 FM261000 29008KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC007 FM261300 29009G17KT 3SM -SHSN OVC014
KJHW 28nm W	251730Z 2518/2618 13009KT 1/2SM SN OVC015 FM251900 12008KT 1/4SM +SN OVC012 FM252300 11006KT 1/2SM SN OVC007 FM260300 VRB03KT 1SM -SN OVC007 FM260600 00000KT 2SM -SN OVC007

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