South Albany Airport
4B0 · South Bethlehem, New York · Albany County · map
South Albany Airport is a public-use airport owned by South Albany CORP, 2 miles north of South Bethlehem, New York, 196 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,853 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 23 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 28,500 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for South Albany Airport?
Its FAA code is 4B0.
Where is South Albany Airport?
It is 2 miles north of South Bethlehem, New York, 196 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at South Albany Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,853 feet long, asphalt.
Does South Albany Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at South Albany Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at South Albany Airport?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Tailwind Flyers LLC and Condair Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to South Albany Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 4 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 South Albany Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4B0
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- South Albany CORP
- Elevation
- 196 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- November to March, every day, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm; April to October, every day, 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,853 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: threshold displaced 150 ft, tree 27 ft high 226 ft from the end
- Runway 19: threshold displaced 124 ft, tree 30 ft high 428 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.05 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Albany International (11 nm north), Columbia County (17 nm south), Schenectady County (18 nm north).
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
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; wdi light - the common traffic frequency.
- +18 feet tree, 178 feet from runway, 116 feet L. 6 feet fence 125 feet R and 115 feet L.
- +42 feet pole, 194 feet from runway, 176 feet L.
- Runway 01 clnc slp 18:1 to dthr due to +18 feet tree, 328 feet from dthr, 116 feet L.
- Clnce slope 12:1 to dthr due to +44 feet tree, 535 feet from dthr, 177 feet L.
- Airport closed to aircraft over 12500 pounds.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Helicopter noise abatement procedure in effect. VFR departure mntn runway hdg until reaching 500 feet above ground level. Avoid arrival and departure to/from the west.
- 17 feet railroad air carriers centerline 200 feet south of runway 01
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 21 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 28,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 7,980 |
| general aviation, local | 20,000 |
| military | 520 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in South Bethlehem from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list South Bethlehem, NY as the owner's town.
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:
- Tailwind Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Guilderland, 10 miles away
- Condair Flyers INC 6 aircraft · Latham, 13 miles away Condair Flyers is a not-for-profit flying club based at Albany International Airport in Latham, New York.
- Ad Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Altamont, 14 miles away
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, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Brad Joesph Sulik private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes · South Albany Airport · Selkirk, NY (1 nm) · (917) 803-2534 · [email protected]
- Andrew Everett Defeo private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Altamont, NY (12 nm) · (518) 330-0746 · [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 (15 nm) · (413) 281-6788 · [email protected]
- 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 (27 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 (27 nm) · (845) 243-4794 · [email protected]
- Edward J Winchester private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Porter Corners, NY (37 nm) · (518) 281-3545 · [email protected]
All 11 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 · 4 since 1982, 1 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,965 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Tailwind Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Condair Flyers INC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Ad Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- 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/4B0.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 29, 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.