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NY87

Amsterdam Airfield
Fort Johnson, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	NY87
Lat/Long:	42-57-45.2660N 074-15-13.4750W 42-57.754433N 074-15.224583W 42.9625739,-74.2537431 (estimated)
Elevation:	340 ft. / 104 m (estimated)
Variation:	14W (1985)
From city:	1 mile W of FORT JOHNSON, NY
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	12070

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Landing fee:	yes, FEE ON UNAUTHORIZED LNDGS.

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at NY0 (4 nm NW):	119.225 (518-762-0322)
WX AWOS-3 at SCH (16 nm SE):	119.275 (518-399-6586)
WX AWOS-3 at 5B2 (18 nm E):	132.025 (518-884-9289)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALBr316/23.7		ALBANY VORTAC		115.30		13W
CAMr281/40.0		CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME		115.00		14W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
JOHNSTOWN		137/4.1		523		14W		JJH	.--- .--- ....
HUNTER		309/15.5		356		14W		HEU	.... . ..-

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	1450 x 160 ft. / 442 x 49 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Manager:	CHARLES J. SKEE 318 GUY PARK AVE AMSTERDAM, NY 12010

Additional Remarks

-	RADIO TOWER 80' NORTH OF HNGRS.
-	UNAUZD LNDG OR USE WILL BE CHRGD $950.00 FEE FIRST TIME, $1300.00 SECOND, $2600.00 THIRD.
-	FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NY87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

NY0 - Fulton County Airport (4 nm NW)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (16 nm SE)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (18 nm E)
KALB - Albany International Airport (24 nm SE)
4B0 - South Albany Airport (30 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-May-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:51	08:51
Sunrise	05:25	09:25
Sunset	20:23	00:23
Evening civil twilight	20:57	00:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-May-2026 22:28:15
Local (UTC-4)	26-May-2026 18:28:15

METAR

KNY0 4nm NW	262215Z AUTO 23012G16KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A2996 RMK AO2 T02490096
KSCH 16nm SE	261955Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 29/12 A2998

TAF

KALB
24nm SE

261722Z 2618/2718 20008KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM270000 19006KT P6SM BKN250 FM271500 28011KT P6SM FEW050 BKN200

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