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N56 Great Valley Airport
Great Valley, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: UNATND
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT LIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

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

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JHWr095/21.0JAMESTOWN VOR/DME114.7007W

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
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: /2024
Runway edge lights: non-standard
RWY 06/24 LIRL NSTD.
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 42-12.030833N42-12.412667N
Longitude: 078-39.193667W078-38.705000W
Elevation: 1450.0 ft.1450.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 45 ft. tree, 540 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear50 ft. tree, 36 ft. from runway, 186 ft. right of centerline
CONTROLLING OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.

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: PAUL CARMICHAEL
7544 WELLER RD
ELLICOTTVILLE, NY 14731
Phone 716-307-5832
ADDL CTC ANNE NORTHRUP 716-490-1130.

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.
DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.

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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Photo by Michael Keller
Photo taken 09-Jan-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2110:21
Sunrise06:4910:49
Sunset19:3523:35
Evening civil twilight20:0300:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Sep-2026 19:24:48
Local (UTC-4)  09-Sep-2026 15:24:48
 
METAR
KOLE 
13nm E 
091855Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM SCT047 BKN060 BKN075 26/19 A3006 RMK AO2
KBFD 
24nm S 
091853Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM FEW038 BKN060 OVC080 26/19 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02560189
TAF
KBFD 
24nm S 
091720Z 0918/1018 23010G20KT P6SM FEW025 BKN040 TEMPO 0922/1001 3SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM100100 24008KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT025 OVC035 FM100400 25008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC012 FM100600 27005KT P6SM OVC005 FM101200 28005KT P6SM OVC012 FM101600 28008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
KJHW 
28nm W 
091720Z 0918/1018 22012G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 0918/0921 4SM TSRA OVC025CB FM092100 23011G20KT 4SM BR OVC050 TEMPO 0921/0922 2SM TSRA OVC015CB FM100000 22010G19KT 4SM SHRA OVC045 PROB30 1000/1003 2SM TSRA OVC015CB FM100300 25009KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 1003/1006 4SM -SHRA OVC015 FM101000 28006KT P6SM BKN007
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