Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport
6B9 · Skaneateles, New York · Onondaga County · map
Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport is a public-use airport owned by Skaneateles Aerodrome LLC, 2 miles southwest of Skaneateles, New York, 1,039 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 3,350 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport?
Its FAA code is 6B9.
Where is Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport?
It is 2 miles southwest of Skaneateles, New York, 1,039 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 3,350 feet long.
Does Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 11 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 Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 6B9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Skaneateles Aerodrome LLC
- Elevation
- 1,039 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,350 × 130 ft | Grass, fair | |
| 10/28 | 3,134 × 58 ft | Asphalt, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 04: trees 37 ft high 56 ft from the end
- Runway 22: fence 30 ft high 69 ft from the end
- Runway 10: threshold displaced 243 ft, trees 59 ft high 440 ft from the end
- Runway 28: trees 51 ft high 265 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 126.125 | |
| 6B9 AWOS-3P | 120.125 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 315-685-5790.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Finger Lakes Regional (15 nm west), Syracuse Hancock International (19 nm northeast), Cortland County/Chase Field (22 nm southeast), Ithaca Tompkins International (25 nm south).
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
- Runway 04/22 available 15 may to 15 oct.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 10/28 non-standard medium-intensity runway lights; lights are 38 feet from pavement edge.
- Runway 10 two 30 feet pwr poles 80 feet either side of centerline 60 feet from thld; 3 feet fence OB 20 feet from thld 15 feet road OB 30 feet from thld. 4 feet fence OB 80 feet from thld.
- Runway 28 33 feet tree 138 feet from runway 120 feet right; 10 feet farm road crosses approach end 117 feet from threshold.
- Runway 22 fence crosses runway 10 feet from threshold below runway elev.
- Has variations in runway surface.
- Runway 28 two 55 feet power poles 70 feet either side of centerline 700 from threshold.
- Runway 10 3 feet fence 20 feet from thld on both sides 15 feet road 30 feet from thld on both sides and 4 feet fence 80 feet from thld on both sides. -10 feet culvert/ditch 50 feet left of cntrlne at threshold.
- Fuel available 24 hours self ser credit card.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Skaneateles from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Skaneateles, New York: 22 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 gliders, 1 business jet. 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 New York.
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, 4 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 11 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 2 training center examiners.
- Robert Belisario private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Freeman Jet Center · Syracuse, NY (19 nm) · (315) 430-6454 · [email protected]
- David Paul St George private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Taughannock Aviation · Ithaca, NY (25 nm) · (607) 351-3637 · [email protected]
- Michael Bjerga private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Williamson Flying Club · Williamson, NY (38 nm) · (585) 721-4635 · [email protected]
- Patrick Mauro Long private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Bloomfield, NY (45 nm) · (585) 794-1621 · [email protected]
- Thomas Spura private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · BGM Aviation S · Johnson City, NY (49 nm) · (607) 206-5814 · [email protected]
- William Charles Ziesenitz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Million Air · Rome, NY (49 nm) · (315) 853-6485 · [email protected]
All 25 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 · 5 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 Skaneateles 28 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 gliders
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,964 since 1982 · 249 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New York 126 landing places
- New York 6,663 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/6B9.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 30, 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.