Robertson Field
4B8 · Plainville, Connecticut · Hartford County · map
Robertson Field is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Plainville, 2 miles north of Plainville, Connecticut, 202 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 3,666 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 49 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 22,610 takeoffs and landings a year. About 7 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Robertson Field?
Its FAA code is 4B8.
Where is Robertson Field?
It is 2 miles north of Plainville, Connecticut, 202 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Robertson Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 02/20, is 3,666 feet long.
Does Robertson Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Robertson Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Robertson Field?
8 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Silver City Flying Club INC and River Valley Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Robertson Field?
3 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 Robertson Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4B8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Plainville
- Elevation
- 202 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- 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
- October 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,666 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 30 × 30 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 02: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 17 ft high 250 ft from the end
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the right, trees 50 ft high 240 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Clearance delivery | 134.5 | |
| Approach and departure | 123.95 | |
| 4B8 AWOS-3PT | 119.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 860-351-5362.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Hartford-Brainard Airport (10 nm east), Bradley International (17 nm northeast), Waterbury-Oxford Airport (18 nm southwest).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 02 and 20; medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 02 and 20 operates continuously.
- Landing fee for commercial and corporate aircraft only.
- Pattern altitude: 800 feet for aircraft less than 12500 pounds, 1300 feet for aircraft 12500 pounds and above.
- 10 feet brush, 15 feet dstc, 90 feet L.
- Ctn deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 | 41 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| helicopters | 5 |
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 22,610, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 550 |
| general aviation, travelling | 11,000 |
| general aviation, local | 11,000 |
| military | 60 |
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 Plainville from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Plainville, Connecticut: 10 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 helicopters, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets. 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 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:
- Silver City Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Bristol, 4 miles away Silver City Flying Club Inc is a non-profit equity ownership flying club founded in 1946 with 40 members.
- River Valley Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · West Hartford, 8 miles away Connecticut Valley Flyers is a flying club based at Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Vagabond Flyers INC 1 aircraft · West Hartford, 8 miles away
- 43Rd Aviation Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Wethersfield, 10 miles away
- Premier Flight Center LLC 6 aircraft · Hartford, 12 miles away Premier Flight Center is a flight school in Hartford, Connecticut offering pilot training from private pilot through airline transport pilot certificates, as well as ground school courses.
- Meriden Aviation Center LLC 9 aircraft · Meriden, 13 miles away Meriden Aviation Center is a flight school in Meriden, Connecticut that provides pilot training from private pilot through flight instructor certificates and ratings.
- Low and Sow Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · New Hartford, 13 miles away
- 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.
Charter operators and airlines based in Plainville:
- Htx Helicopters LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate HTX Helicopters is a helicopter operator based in Connecticut that provides scenic tours, charter flights, and flight training.
- New England Aviation Air Charters, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate New England Aviation Air Charters is a charter operator based in Plainville, 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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 21 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 3 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 (0 nm) · (860) 416-2726 · [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 (18 nm) · (914) 548-5191 · [email protected]
- Richard MacIsaac private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Northampton, MA (40 nm) · (413) 313-9289 · [email protected]
All 44 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 · 21 since 1982, 4 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 Plainville 20 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 helicopters
- New England Aviation LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Yankee Helicopters LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Central Connecticut Aircraft LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Htx Helicopters LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- New England Aviation Air Charters, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Silver City Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- River Valley Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Vagabond Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 4 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 1,609 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/4B8.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.