Minute Man Air Field
6B6 · Stow, Massachusetts · Middlesex County · map
Minute Man Air Field is a public-use airport owned by Minute Man Airfield INC, 2 miles north of Stow, Massachusetts, 280 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 3,110 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 67 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 25,750 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Minute Man Air Field?
Its FAA code is 6B6.
Where is Minute Man Air Field?
It is 2 miles north of Stow, Massachusetts, 280 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Minute Man Air Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 03/21, is 3,110 feet long.
Does Minute Man Air Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Minute Man Air Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Minute Man Air Field?
12 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Doolley Flyers LLC and Red Bird Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Minute Man Air Field?
9 pilot examiners and 25 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 Minute Man Air Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 6B6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Minute Man Airfield INC
- Elevation
- 280 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,032 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,110 × 48 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Low-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 1,600 × 40 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 03: trees 156 ft high 2,085 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 98 ft high 1,750 ft from the end
- Runway 12: trees 30 ft high 300 ft from the end
- Runway 30: trees 50 ft high 400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate runway end identifier lights runway 21 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 124.4 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Laurence G Hanscom Field (10 nm east), Fitchburg Municipal (12 nm northwest), Boire Field (19 nm north), Worcester Regional (20 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 Massachusetts · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Pattern altitude for light aircraft 1032 feet above ground level.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 21 - the common traffic frequency.
- Tree obstruction in approach; prim and trsn surfaces runways 03 and 12/30.
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 | 66 |
| other | 1 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,750, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 85 |
| general aviation, travelling | 13,150 |
| general aviation, local | 12,500 |
| military | 15 |
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 Stow from the FAA register
48 aircraft are registered to owners in Stow, Massachusetts: 30 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 5 business jets, 2 electric and sustainable aircraft, 1 helicopter. 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 Massachusetts.
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:
- Doolley Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Harvard, 4 miles away
- Red Bird Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Acton, 4 miles away Redbird Flight Simulations designs and manufactures FAA and EASA certified flight training devices and software, including full-motion Advanced Aviation Training Devices, Basic Aviation Training Devices, and desktop simulators for flight sc
- Fi Fi Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Littleton, 5 miles away
- Go Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Sudbury, 7 miles away
- Mavericks Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Lancaster, 8 miles away
- Cardinal Flyers INC 3 aircraft · Northborough, 12 miles away
- Hanscom Aero Club 1 aircraft · Hanscom Afb, 12 miles away Hanscom Aero Club is a USAF Aero Club based at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Hanscom Afb Aero Club 1 aircraft · Hanscom Afb, 12 miles away Hanscom Aero Club is a USAF Aero Club based at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Queen City Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · Chelmsford, 12 miles away
- Greater Boston Soaring Club INC 7 aircraft · Sterling, 14 miles away Greater Boston Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club based at Sterling Airport in Massachusetts with over 100 members.
- Fca Flight Center INC 4 aircraft · Fitchburg, 14 miles away FCA Flight Center is a flight school operating at Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT) in Massachusetts since 1999.
- Mit Soaring Association INC 3 aircraft · Sterling, 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
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 25 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.
- Sean Anthony Brodeur private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals; airplanes · Mike Goulian Aviation · Bedford, MA (10 nm) · (413) 330-0058 · [email protected]
- Michael Rhodes private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Nashua, NH (19 nm) · (603) 759-8300 · [email protected]
- Christopher Allen Thresher private pilot, commercial and instrument, commercial pilot, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Manchester, NH (29 nm) · (603) 203-0486 · [email protected]
- Gregory Stuart Livernois private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monadnock Aviation · Keene, NH (42 nm) · (386) 243-5944 · [email protected]
- Jared Patrick Curtis private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · North Hampton, NH (44 nm) · (202) 280-3592 · [email protected]
- Stephen Oakman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Middleborough, MA (45 nm) · (617) 755-4863 · [email protected]
- Alexander Crosett private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Plymouth, MA (48 nm) · (978) 807-7553 · [email protected]
- Derek Gerard Sunnerberg private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Plymouth, MA (48 nm) · (508) 209-4715 · [email protected]
All 47 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 · 31 since 1982, 3 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 Stow 48 aircraft · 30 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 5 business jets
- Collings Foundation 9 aircraft in town
- Collings Foundation INC DBA 7 aircraft in town
- Mitiguy Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Crow Island Aero LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Doolley Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Red Bird Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Fi Fi Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 31 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Massachusetts 987 since 1982 · 91 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Massachusetts 38 landing places
- Massachusetts 2,648 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/6B6.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.