Chapin Field
1B8 · Cambridge, New York · Washington County · map
Chapin Field is a public-use airport, 2 miles north of Cambridge, New York, 510 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 2,130 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Chapin Field?
Its FAA code is 1B8.
Where is Chapin Field?
It is 2 miles north of Cambridge, New York, 510 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Chapin Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 2,130 feet long.
Does Chapin Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Chapin Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Mohawk Soaring Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Chapin Field?
7 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Chapin Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1B8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 510 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1966
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,130 × 65 ft | Grass, good | |
| 07/25 | 2,100 × 63 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 05: tree 86 ft high 723 ft from the end
- Runway 23: trees 86 ft high 29 ft from the end
- Runway 07: threshold displaced 222 ft, rr 28 ft high 21 ft from the end
- Runway 25: threshold displaced 306 ft, road 60 ft high 153 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: William H Morse State Airport (11 nm southeast), Floyd Bennett Memorial (20 nm northwest), Saratoga County (22 nm west), Harriman-And-West Airport (23 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: William H Morse State Airport (11 nm southeast), Floyd Bennett Memorial (20 nm northwest), Saratoga County (22 nm west), Harriman-And-West Airport (23 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in New York · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided thlds are displaced to provide 20:1 approach slopes.
- Lighted 5 feet fence at runway 25 end.
- Length rdcd on southwest end.
- Width varies from 65-80 feet based on mowing.
- Runway 07 and 25: dthr marked with cones.
- 23 feet railroad, 55 feet LT; an X extnd runway centerline 21 feet from runway end. 8:1 slp to dthr.
- 7:1 slp to dthr. 14 feet hangar, 0 feet from runway end, 66 feet right. 99FT trees; 113 feet left, 14 feet from runway end.
- And runway 07/25 soft and wet MAR-JUN.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Cambridge from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Cambridge, New York: 3 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in New York.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Mohawk Soaring Club INC 4 aircraft · Hoosick Falls, 11 miles away Mohawk Soaring Club is a membership-based flying club operating from Harriman & West Airport in North Adams, Massachusetts since 1952.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Abdallah Mahmoud Itani private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ballston Spa, NY (22 nm) · (518) 573-8534 · [email protected]
- Matthew Angelo Taggard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; helicopters · Independent Helicopters, LLC · Ballston Spa, NY (22 nm) · (845) 243-4794 · [email protected]
- Edward J Winchester private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Porter Corners, NY (25 nm) · (518) 281-3545 · [email protected]
- Andrew Everett Defeo private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Altamont, NY (36 nm) · (518) 330-0746 · [email protected]
- Brad Joesph Sulik private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes · South Albany Airport · Selkirk, NY (37 nm) · (917) 803-2534 · [email protected]
- Stewart Douglas Stewart private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · columbia county airport / 1B1 · Ghent, NY (44 nm) · (413) 281-6788 · [email protected]
- Gregory Stuart Livernois private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monadnock Aviation · Keene, NH (49 nm) · (386) 243-5944 · [email protected]
All 14 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Cambridge 3 aircraft · 3 piston singles
- Mohawk Soaring Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,965 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New York 126 landing places
- New York 6,660 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1B8.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.