Butler Farm Show Airport
3G9 · Butler, Pennsylvania · Butler County · map
Butler Farm Show Airport is a public-use airport owned by Butler Farm Show, INC., 3 miles west of Butler, Pennsylvania, 1,333 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,580 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Butler Farm Show Airport?
Its FAA code is 3G9.
Where is Butler Farm Show Airport?
It is 3 miles west of Butler, Pennsylvania, 1,333 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Butler Farm Show Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,580 feet long, asphalt.
Does Butler Farm Show Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Butler Farm Show Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Butler Farm Show Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Moraine Flying Club INC and Condor Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Butler Farm Show Airport?
5 pilot examiners and 21 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 Butler Farm Show Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3G9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Butler Farm Show, INC.
- Elevation
- 1,333 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1950
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,580 × 38 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 180 ft, pole 18 ft high 212 ft from the end
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 197 ft, trees 72 ft high 693 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Pittsburgh/Butler Regional (5 nm south), Zelienople Municipal (9 nm west), Beaver County (20 nm west), Grove City Airport (20 nm northwest).
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 Pennsylvania · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only
- Dusk to 1000Z.
- +22 feet marked power line 292 feet from runway 18 thld on extdd centerline.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Lighted wind "T" dusk to dawn
- 24 hour fuel available with credit card.
- Single wheel capacity 9000 pounds.
- Runway closed to tgl. Displaced runway ends available for take off and roll out.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights 50 feet from runway.
- +9 feet road 149 feet from threshold 86 feet R; +5 feet fence 58 feet from thld 122 feet R; +11 feet wind tee and 16 feet light pole 67 feet from thld 110 feet L.
- +12 feet road 100 feet from thld on extdd centerline.
- Approach slope 21:1 to displaced thld to power line.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 Butler from the FAA register
39 aircraft are registered to owners in Butler, Pennsylvania: 33 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 business jets, 1 helicopter, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
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:
- Moraine Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Butler, 5 miles away
- Condor Aero Club INC 7 aircraft · Zelienople, 10 miles away Condor Aero Club is a flying club founded in 1957 and based at Zelienople Municipal Airport near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Charter operators and airlines based in Butler:
- AirQuest Aviation, LP 1 aircraft on the certificate AirQuest Aviation is a full-service aviation company based in Butler, Pennsylvania, operating two locations in the Pittsburgh region.
Repair stations in Butler:
- Airquest Aviation L.P. AirQuest Aviation is a full-service aviation company based in Butler, Pennsylvania, operating two locations in the Pittsburgh region.
- Ford Company
- Prime Turbines, LLC
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 21 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Charles Edward Sargent private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Zelienople, PA (9 nm) · (724) 513-7274 · [email protected]
- Eric Carl Stormfels private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Beaver County Airport · Beaver Falls, PA (20 nm) · (412) 974-9334 · [email protected]
- Martin Andrew Haski private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Haski Aviation, Inc. · New Castle, PA (22 nm) · (724) 651-0860 · [email protected]
- Michael Kenneth Cahill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Moon Township, PA (24 nm) · (412) 592-5776 · [email protected]
- Stanley Michael Shimkus private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Irwin, PA (32 nm) · (704) 998-8430 · [email protected]
All 38 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 4 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 Butler 39 aircraft · 33 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 business jets
- Luxury Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Lizfly LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Airquest Aviation LP 2 aircraft in town
- AirQuest Aviation, LP 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Moraine Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Condor Aero Club INC 7 aircraft · flying club
- Airquest Aviation L.P. · repair station
- Ford Company · repair station
- Prime Turbines, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 234 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,181 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3G9.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.