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.
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What is the airport code for Goodspeed Airport?
Its FAA code is 42B.
Where is Goodspeed Airport?
It is 1 mile southeast of East Haddam, Connecticut, 9 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Goodspeed Airport?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 2,120 feet long, asphalt.
Does Goodspeed Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Goodspeed Airport?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Lindbergh Flyers INC and Connecticut Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Goodspeed Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 22 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 Goodspeed Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1964
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16W/34W | 4,500 × 1,000 ft | Water | |
| 14/32 | 2,120 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Low-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) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Groton-New London Airport (20 nm east), Hartford-Brainard Airport (20 nm northwest), Tweed/New Haven Airport (22 nm southwest), Windham Airport (22 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Chester Airport (4 nm southwest), Meriden Markham Municipal (17 nm west), Groton-New London Airport (20 nm east), Hartford-Brainard 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 Connecticut · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
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 East Haddam from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in East Haddam, Connecticut: 2 piston singles, 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.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Connecticut.
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:
- Lindbergh Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Marlborough, 10 miles away
- Connecticut Flyers INC 2 aircraft · Madison, 11 miles away CT Flyers, Inc.
- Meriden Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Middlefield, 14 miles away CT Flyers is an equity-based flying club founded in 1993 based at Chester Airport in Connecticut.
Repair stations in East Haddam:
- New England Propeller Service INC New England Propeller Service Inc is a propeller maintenance and supply company based in East Haddam, Connecticut.
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
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 22 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 7 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 4 training center examiners.
- Robert Joseph Nardiello private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Interstate Aviation · Plainville, CT (23 nm) · (860) 416-2726 · [email protected]
- Ryan Gauthier private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Westerly, RI (30 nm) · (860) 912-3283 · [email protected]
- Christopher R Hand private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · oxford airport · oxford, CT (31 nm) · (914) 548-5191 · [email protected]
- Michael Patrick Hughes private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Holtsville, NY (46 nm) · (516) 901-0982 · [email protected]
- Neil Devon Rose private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight School · Ronkonkoma, NY (48 nm) · (718) 868-8855 · [email protected]
- P Rivera-Hagarty private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lake Ronkonkoma, NY (48 nm) · (631) 836-2147 · [email protected]
All 57 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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 · 14 since 1982, 2 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 East Haddam 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 balloons
- Lindbergh Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Connecticut Flyers INC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Meriden Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- New England Propeller Service INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Connecticut 521 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Connecticut 22 landing places
- Connecticut 1,607 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/42B.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.