Floyd Bennett Memorial
GFL · KGFL · Glens Falls, New York · Warren County · map
Floyd Bennett Memorial is a public-use airport owned by Warren County, 3 miles northeast of Glens Falls, New York, 328 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KGFL · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 59°F (15°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 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 northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 13, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 28,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGFL 061953Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR 15/M06 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01501061
TAF KGFL 061724Z 0618/0718 31009G13KT P6SM SKC FM070000 00000KT P6SM SKC FM071100 19006KT P6SM SCT070 BKN280 FM071700 20010G17KT P6SM FEW150
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 GFL · ICAO KGFL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Warren County
- Elevation
- 328 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 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
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 3,999 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 57 ft high 1,715 ft from the end
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 147 ft high 2,885 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 71 ft high 1,870 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 132.825 | |
| Gfl and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.925 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 518-223-8109.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Glens Falls from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Glens Falls, New York: 2 piston singles, 1 glider, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 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
- RWYS12 and 19 approaches obscured from one another due to high gnd.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 01; PAPI runway 01, 19, 12, 30; high-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Four obstruction light poles 1-1/2 MI to 1-3/4 MI north of runway 19.
- Birds/deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 01 dsgnd calm wind runway.
- Grass cutting eqpt operations adjacent to all operational surfaces daylight hours may through oct.
- ULTRA-LIGHT act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- ULTRA-LIGHT aircraft use 500 feet above ground level left traffic for all runways.
- Drg pds of snow removal operations nov 1-APR 1 aircraft must contact airport on frequency 123.0 10 minimums prior to landing.
- Rscd may not be monitored or reported when the airport is unatndd.
- Pje airspace defined as 5 NM radius of gfl.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -18C.
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.