William H Morse State Airport
DDH · KDDH · Bennington, Vermont · Bennington County · map
William H Morse State Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Vermont, 3 miles west of Bennington, Vermont, 827 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,704 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 26 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 14,377 takeoffs and landings a year. About 9 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for William H Morse State Airport?
Its FAA code is DDH, and its ICAO code is KDDH.
Where is William H Morse State Airport?
It is 3 miles west of Bennington, Vermont, 827 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at William H Morse State Airport?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,704 feet long, asphalt.
Does William H Morse State Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at William H Morse State Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at William H Morse State Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Mohawk Soaring Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to William H Morse State Airport?
8 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DDH · ICAO KDDH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Vermont
- Elevation
- 827 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm; weekends, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1937
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,704 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, hill 170 ft high 3,100 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the right, right-hand traffic pattern, gnd 40 ft high 509 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 132.825 | |
| Ddh and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.925 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 802-442-6059.
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
- avionics
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Harriman-And-West Airport (12 nm south), Albany International (26 nm west), Pittsfield Municipal (28 nm south).
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 Vermont · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Runway conditions may not be mnt or rprtd when airport is unatndd.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 13 and 31; PAPI runway 13 and 31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL SELF-SVC available 24 hours.
- 20 feet gnd, 250 feet right of centerline.
- 40 feet trees, 540 feet, 128 feet L, approach slp 8:1.
- Noise abatement procedures in effect. Avoid flight ovr homes southeast of airport. Noise sens area aer 31. Runway 13 is preferred use runway. If practical, departure runway 13 using best roc and when above 400 feet above ground level, turn L WI 1 MI of der 13.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Mts all quads.
- Traffic pattern operations prohibited south of runway 13 and runway 31.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -12C.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 23 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
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 14,377, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 8,627 |
| general aviation, local | 5,625 |
| military | 125 |
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 Bennington from the FAA register
27 aircraft are registered to owners in Bennington, Vermont: 23 piston singles, 4 piston twins. 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 Vermont.
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:
- Mohawk Soaring Club INC 4 aircraft · Hoosick Falls, 5 miles away Mohawk Soaring Club is a membership-based flying club operating from Harriman & West Airport in North Adams, Massachusetts since 1952.
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
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 6 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- 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 (28 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 (28 nm) · (845) 243-4794 · [email protected]
- Brad Joesph Sulik private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes · South Albany Airport · Selkirk, NY (33 nm) · (917) 803-2534 · [email protected]
- Edward J Winchester private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Porter Corners, NY (34 nm) · (518) 281-3545 · [email protected]
- Andrew Everett Defeo private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Altamont, NY (37 nm) · (518) 330-0746 · [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 (37 nm) · (413) 281-6788 · [email protected]
- Gregory Stuart Livernois private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monadnock Aviation · Keene, NH (43 nm) · (386) 243-5944 · [email protected]
- Richard MacIsaac private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Northampton, MA (44 nm) · (413) 313-9289 · [email protected]
All 16 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 · 5 since 1982, 2 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 Bennington 27 aircraft · 23 piston singles, 4 piston twins
- Sandlapper Aviation of de INC 7 aircraft in town
- S&S Aircraft INC 7 aircraft in town
- Mohawk Soaring Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Vermont 248 since 1982 · 35 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Vermont 16 landing places
- Vermont 675 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DDH.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.