Albany International
ALB · KALB · Albany, New York · Albany County · map
Albany International is a public-use airport owned by Albany County Arpt Auth, 6 miles northwest of Albany, New York, 285 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 8,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KALB · observed 3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC), 45 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (260°) at 10 knots, gusting to 18
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 58°F (14°C), dew point 31°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:24 pm EDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 15 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KALB 061951Z 26010G18KT 10SM FEW055 FEW250 14/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01441006
TAF KALB 061724Z 0618/0718 29015G21KT P6SM FEW040 FEW250 FM070000 28007KT P6SM SKC FM070500 00000KT P6SM SKC FM071300 16009G15KT P6SM FEW080
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ALB · ICAO KALB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Albany County Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 285 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 8,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 7,200 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 19: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 80 ft high 2,040 ft from the end
- Runway 10: 6,780 ft available for landing, gnd 151 ft high 5,009 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 1,192 ft, 6,007 ft available for landing, tree 54 ft high 1,019 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Alb and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.45 | Albany |
| Clearance delivery | 127.5 | Albany |
| Clearance delivery | 128.6 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | Albany |
| Tower | 119.5 | Albany |
| Approach and departure · Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Class C airspace arriving from headings 194 to 011 | 118.05 | Albany |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 127.15 | Albany |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 011 to 194 | 132.825 | Albany |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Albany |
| Alb and vot | 108.2 | |
| Ng and operations | 122.775 | Albany |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 518-218-6284.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Albany from the FAA register
45 aircraft are registered to owners in Albany, New York: 16 piston singles, 15 helicopters, 6 business jets, 3 turboprops, 3 gliders. 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 New York.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 16 since 1982, 3 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
- Runway 28 approach ratio 26:1 to dthr.
- Taxiway D east of runway 01/19 rstrd to aircraft 12500 pounds and less.
- Birds, deer and other wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Weather balloon launches approximately 3 MI south of airport at 0600 and 1800.
- Taxiway C west of taxiway a: non mov area.
- Customs/img flight information service facility located north end general aviation apn. Aircraft clrg customs use painted psn markings and procd to minimize blast impact.
- Mowing WI safety areas of all runways and taxiways MAY-NOV.
- No aircraft parking between fire stn and taxiway L.
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.