Harriman-And-West Airport
AQW · KAQW · North Adams, Massachusetts · Berkshire County · map
Harriman-And-West Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of North Adams, 3 miles west of North Adams, Massachusetts, 654 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 4,300 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KAQW · observed 3:52 pm EDT (19:52 UTC), 46 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (280°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 56°F (13°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.03 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAQW 061952Z AUTO 28011G17KT 10SM CLR 13/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01331011
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 AQW · ICAO KAQW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of North Adams
- Elevation
- 654 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,300 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: threshold displaced 500 ft, trees 62 ft high 920 ft from the end
- Runway 29: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 100 ft, building 25 ft high 340 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 132.825 | |
| Aqw and automated weather (ASOS) | 134.775 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 413-664-6658.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in North Adams from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in North Adams, Massachusetts: 9 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 gliders, 1 turboprop. 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 Massachusetts.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 2 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
- Filed for record purposes only.
- MT ranges 9100 feet north at elev 1894 feet; 4300 feet north at elev 2254 feet; 10800 feet south at elev 2951 feet; 12800 feet south at elev 2690 feet.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Extensive glider operations DAWN-DUSK SFC-18000 feet year round; primarily weekends and holidays.
- Runway 29 right traffic for pwrd aircraft. Runway 29 left traffic for gld and tow plane.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Taxiway A2 removed.
- Pilots landing on runway 29 are encouraged to avoid low approaches, if safe to do so, ovr the res nbrhd just east of the airport.
- Runway 11 left traffic for pwrd aircraft. Runway 11 right traffic for gld and tow plane.
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.