Sunbury Airport
71N · Sunbury, Pennsylvania · Northumberland County · map
Sunbury Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles northeast of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, 450 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 3,250 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Sunbury Airport?
Its FAA code is 71N.
Where is Sunbury Airport?
It is 2 miles northeast of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, 450 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Sunbury Airport?
Its one runway, 05/23, is 3,250 feet long, grass.
Does Sunbury Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Sunbury Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Aeropenn Aviation Academy LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sunbury Airport?
11 pilot examiners and 13 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 Sunbury Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 71N
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 450 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1938
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,250 × 250 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 05: threshold displaced 1,050 ft, trees 72 ft high 131 ft from the end
- Runway 23: trees 75 ft high 335 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Penn Valley Airport (6 nm southwest), Northumberland County (11 nm east), Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey (22 nm southeast), Williamsport Regional (22 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Penn Valley Airport (6 nm southwest), Northumberland County (11 nm east), Bloomsburg Municipal (17 nm east), Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey (22 nm southeast).
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 Pennsylvania · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Prior to 1959.
- Mtn 560 feet above ground level.5 MI east aer 23.
- Runway 05 displaced thld marked with white panels.
- Runway 05/23 outlined with white buckets.
- Runway 05/23 outlined with white buckets.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slp.
- Ground hog holes southeast edge of runway.
- Tree lines border north and south sides of the runway and penetrate transitional surface.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sunbury from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Sunbury, Pennsylvania: 7 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 piston twin, 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 Pennsylvania.
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:
- Aeropenn Aviation Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Paxinos, 9 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
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 11 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 13 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 4 training center examiners.
- Todd James private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lebanon, PA (41 nm) · (717) 380-6371 · [email protected]
- Denver Allen Gillham private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Skyport Aviation · New Cumberland, PA (42 nm) · (513) 266-2607 · [email protected]
- Frederick Bernard Parow private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · New Cumber, PA (42 nm) · (717) 615-5938 · [email protected]
- John Scullion private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Harrisburg International Airport · Middletown, PA (42 nm) · (717) 500-2161 · [email protected]
- Bridget Vanscoy 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 · Valley Aviation · Forty-Fort, PA (45 nm) · (570) 905-5301 · [email protected]
- Mark Giovengo private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Manheim, PA (46 nm) · (717) 575-8786 · [email protected]
- Randy Marlin Rickert private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Lehighton, PA (46 nm) · (610) 704-2987 · [email protected]
- Bruce Thompson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Aero Tech · Lititz, PA (48 nm) · (484) 467-9394 · [email protected]
All 30 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-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Sunbury 11 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 piston twins
- Aeropenn Aviation Academy LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 233 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,183 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/71N.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.