Ellington Airport
7B9 · Ellington, Connecticut · Tolland County · map
Ellington Airport is a public-use airport owned by Connecticut Parachutists INC, 2 miles north of Ellington, Connecticut, 253 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 1,800 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Ellington Airport?
Its FAA code is 7B9.
Where is Ellington Airport?
It is 2 miles north of Ellington, Connecticut, 253 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ellington Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 1,800 feet long, asphalt.
Does Ellington Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ellington Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Ellington Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Cherokee Flying Club INC and Legion Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ellington Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 20 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 Ellington Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 7B9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Connecticut Parachutists INC
- Elevation
- 253 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1968
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,800 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 01: trees 61 ft high 384 ft from the end
- Runway 19: trees 35 ft high 401 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 |
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, parachute jumping, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Bradley International (10 nm west), Hartford-Brainard Airport (14 nm southwest), Windham Airport (16 nm southeast), Westover Arb/Metro Airport (16 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 Connecticut · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR use only.
- Extensive helicopter training operations.
- NON-STD low-intensity runway lights due to spacing, threshold lights outboard of runway.
- 6 feet sign, 66 feet dstc, 103 feet L.
- 25 feet trees, 0-199 feet dstc, 105 feet R.
- Markings faded.
- Markings faded.
- NON-STD threshold lights.
- Aircraft traffic pattern on east side of airport only. Helicopter traffic pattern on west side of airport only.
- Taxiway pavement failed, extensive cracking, patches, loose aggregate and small stones.
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 Ellington from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Ellington, Connecticut: 8 piston singles, 1 drone. 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 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:
- Cherokee Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · E Longmeadow, 10 miles away
- Legion Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Springfield, 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 20 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 2 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 (23 nm) · (860) 416-2726 · [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 (25 nm) · (413) 313-9289 · [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 (41 nm) · (914) 548-5191 · [email protected]
- Ryan Gauthier private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Westerly, RI (45 nm) · (860) 912-3283 · [email protected]
All 39 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 · 19 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 Ellington 9 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 1 drones
- Cherokee Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Legion Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 19 since 1982 · 2 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 1,607 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/7B9.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.