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Goodspeed Airport

42B · East Haddam, Connecticut · Middlesex County · map

Goodspeed Airport is a public-use airport owned by New England Airport Associates, 1 mile southeast of East Haddam, Connecticut, 9 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 2,120 feet of asphalt. It has 1 water landing area.

The airport

Codes
FAA 42B
Kind
Airport · open to the public · privately owned
Owner
New England Airport Associates
Elevation
9 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below
Repairs
airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
Parking
tiedown
Notes
landing fee
On the chart
New York sectional
Magnetic variation
14W
In the FAA's files since
November 1964

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

16W34W1432N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
16W/34W4,500 × 1,000 ftWater
14/322,120 × 50 ftAsphalt, goodLow-intensity lights
  • Runway 16W: bridge 85 ft high 1,700 ft from the end
  • Runway 32: trees 70 ft high 450 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM122.8

Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com

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Aircraft registered in East Haddam from the FAA register

2 aircraft are registered to owners in East Haddam, Connecticut: 2 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Connecticut.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 14 since 1982, 2 fatal

2022-07-17ERA22LA336 · Bellanca 7Kcab N8680V · accident · minor injuries
2019-05-25GAA19CA287 · Jihlavan Airplanes Sro Kp5 N235KP · accident · no injuries
2016-07-23ERA16LA267 · Temple Benjamin Freedom Master Fm-2 N282XT · accident · serious injuries
2015-08-08GAA15CA218 · Cessna 170A N5749C · accident · no injuries
2010-05-24ERA10CA278 · Cessna 172S N169ER · accident · no injuries
2008-09-20MIA08LA197 · Berrie Kolb Mark III N350RB · accident · serious injuries
2000-03-30NYC00LA111 · Piper Pa-32R-301 N8041B · accident · no injuries
1999-06-23NYC99LA156 · Cessna 185E N3385L · accident · serious injuries
1994-05-15NYC94LA080 · Davis Dk-1 N158Y · accident · no injuries
1992-09-14BFO92FA141 · Champion 7Kcab N561EK · accident · 1 killed
1990-02-01NYC90LA065 · Piper Pa-34-200 N1335T · accident · no injuries
1985-04-10NYC85FA104 · Piper Pa-28-180 N55408 · accident · 1 killed

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

  • VFR use only.
  • Parking fee.
  • Airport lights operates 24/7.
  • Overnight parking fee.
  • +12 feet N-S road at threshold.
  • Ctn deer, birds and waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Parl grass taxiway marked with yellow cones. May be soft when wet or aft rain.
  • Seaplane dock and ramp.

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 5, 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.