Watertown International
ART · KART · Watertown, New York · Jefferson County · map
Watertown International is a public-use airport owned by the County of Jefferson, 5 miles west of Watertown, New York, 331 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 7,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KART · observed 2:56 pm EDT (18:56 UTC), 58 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 52°F (11°C), dew point 35°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.13 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 12,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 14,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KART 061856Z AUTO 25010KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T01110017 $
TAF KART 061730Z 0618/0718 24010KT P6SM SKC FM062200 24007KT P6SM SKC FM070000 19005KT P6SM SCT250 FM070700 19007KT P6SM BKN120 FM071200 19012G20KT P6SM BKN200 FM071700 20013G25KT P6SM BKN140
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 ART · ICAO KART
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Jefferson
- Elevation
- 331 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- October to April, every day, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm; May to September, every day, 5:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1940
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 7,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 4,999 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 85 ft high 2,700 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 85 ft high 2,720 ft from the end
- Runway 07: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 4,784 ft available for landing, trees 75 ft high 1,520 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 70 ft high 1,095 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery | 120.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.875 | |
| Watertown and rco | 122.2 | Watertown |
| Art and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.325 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 315-918-7016.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Watertown from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Watertown, New York: 17 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter. 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 · 3 since 1982, 0 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.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 07 and 28; runway end identifier lights runway 25; high-intensity runway lights runway 07/25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 7, 10, 25 and 28 operates continuously.
- Landing fee ovr 6000 LB.
- Runway 25 calm wind runway.
- Military helicopter T on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Prior permission required for use of unimproved surfaces - amgr.
- Runway/taxiway condition unmntd aft hours.
- Paew all surfaces APR-OCT. SN removal equip OCT-APR.
- Ctn: night vision device operations conducted in traffic pattern area.
- RC model act 4 NM north and 9 NM ssw below 400 feet.
- Taxiway lights not vsb using night vision goggles.
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.