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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 91 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 61,528 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,464,369 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Albany International?
Its FAA code is ALB, and its ICAO code is KALB.
Where is Albany International?
It is 6 miles northwest of Albany, New York, 285 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Albany International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 01/19, is 8,500 feet long.
Does Albany International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Albany International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Albany International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, Philadelphia International, Washington Dulles International, Detroit Metro Wayne County. Every route
Are there flight schools at Albany International?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Condair Flyers INC and Tailwind Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Albany International?
6 pilot examiners and 4 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 Albany International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- cargo handling, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
- Notes
- customs available · landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Schenectady County (8 nm northwest), South Albany Airport (11 nm south), Saratoga County (18 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 New York · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 17,955 departures from ALB in those twelve months, carrying 1,622,026 passengers in 2,016,191 seats (80% filled), to 105 destinations (9 abroad) on 34 airlines.
All 105 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 57 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 11 |
| other | 11 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 61,528, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 27,102 |
| air taxi and commuter | 10,365 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,889 |
| general aviation, local | 4,964 |
| military | 3,208 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in New York.
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:
- Condair Flyers INC 6 aircraft · Latham, 3 miles away Condair Flyers is a not-for-profit flying club based at Albany International Airport in Latham, New York.
- Tailwind Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Guilderland, 6 miles away
- Adk Xc Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Scotia, 10 miles away ADK Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based at Saratoga Airport in Scotia, New York.
- Sports Flyers Association INC 1 aircraft · Schenectady, 10 miles away
- Ad Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Altamont, 12 miles away
- Saratoga Soaring Association 1 aircraft · Ballston Lake, 13 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
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, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Andrew Everett Defeo private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Altamont, NY (11 nm) · (518) 330-0746 · [email protected]
- Brad Joesph Sulik private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes · South Albany Airport · Selkirk, NY (12 nm) · (917) 803-2534 · [email protected]
- Abdallah Mahmoud Itani private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ballston Spa, NY (15 nm) · (518) 573-8534 · [email protected]
- Matthew Angelo Taggard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; helicopters · Independent Helicopters, LLC · Ballston Spa, NY (15 nm) · (845) 243-4794 · [email protected]
- Stewart Douglas Stewart private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · columbia county airport / 1B1 · Ghent, NY (25 nm) · (413) 281-6788 · [email protected]
- Edward J Winchester private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Porter Corners, NY (26 nm) · (518) 281-3545 · [email protected]
All 11 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).
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 · 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. 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 Albany 45 aircraft · 16 piston singles, 15 helicopters, 6 business jets
- New York State Police 8 aircraft in town
- State of New York 7 aircraft in town
- Carver Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Condair Flyers INC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Tailwind Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Adk Xc Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,254 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Envoy Air
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) 1,739 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., PSA Airlines Inc.
- Philadelphia International (PHL) 1,530 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines, Federal Express Corporation
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 1,417 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir, Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 1,269 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl (DCA) 1,123 flights in twelve months · PSA Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1,095 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., PSA Airlines Inc.
- Orlando International (MCO) 1,032 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., JetBlue Airways
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 16 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,965 since 1982 · 252 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New York 127 landing places
- New York 6,663 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ALB.json.
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 26, 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.