Salmon River Airfield
9B8 · Marlborough, Connecticut · Hartford County · map
Salmon River Airfield is a public-use airport owned by Salmon River Airfield Assoc, 3 miles south of Marlborough, Connecticut, 540 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,000 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 9B8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Salmon River Airfield Assoc
- Elevation
- 540 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1962
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,000 × 60 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 17: right-hand traffic pattern, trees on the approach
- Runway 35: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Marlborough from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Marlborough, Connecticut: 8 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Connecticut.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- VFR operns only.
- Airport closed dec 15 - apr 30.
- Pilot must supply tie down ropes.
- Airport closed sunset to sunrise.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Pae in the vicinity of RY'S and taxiways.
- All surfaces, runway and taxiway, work in progress, maintenance.
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 5, 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.