Republic Airport
FRG · KFRG · Farmingdale, New York · Suffolk County · map
Republic Airport is a public-use airport owned by New York State Dept Trans, 1 mile east of Farmingdale, New York, 82 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 6,833 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 434 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 223,619 takeoffs and landings a year. About 9,775 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KFRG · observed 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,300 feet
- Temperature 69°F (21°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.80 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 KFRG 121653Z 34011KT 10SM FEW023 21/14 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02060139 $
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft.
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- urgent CRJ7 descending, 24 nm northwest, 11:46 am EDT (15:46 UTC): remarks: + of 10 knots reported by A CRJ7 during the descent runway 34.
as filed, and in English
HPN UUA /OV KHPN/TM 1546/FLUNKN/TP CRJ7/RM +/- OF 10 KTS REPORTED BY A CRJ7 DURD RWY 34
- Report
- an urgent report filed through HPN
- Where
- over KHPN
- Time
- 15:46 UTC
- Height
- height not given
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Remarks
- + of 10 knots reported by A CRJ7 during the descent runway 34
- A220 at 4,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC): a broken layer from 2,000 ft to 3,400 ft, remarks: during the climb 4L.
as filed, and in English
JFK UA /OV JFK100008/TM 1410/FL040/TP A220/SK BKN020-TOP034/RM DURC 4L
- Report
- a routine report filed through JFK
- Where
- 8 nm east (100°) of JFK
- Time
- 14:10 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A220
- Sky
- a broken layer from 2,000 ft, tops 3,400 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb 4L
- C172 descending, 15 nm east, 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC): remarks: runway 06.
as filed, and in English
ISP UA /OV KISP/TM 1453/FLDURD/TP C172/SK BASES 015/RM RWY 06
- Report
- a routine report filed through ISP
- Where
- over KISP
- Time
- 14:53 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- bases 1,500 ft
- Remarks
- runway 06
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (JFK, 17 nm west), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 360° at 20 kt; 6,000 ft: 340° at 23 kt, 11 °C; 9,000 ft: 340° at 26 kt, 8 °C; 12,000 ft: 350° at 26 kt, 3 °C; 18,000 ft: 350° at 30 kt, -8 °C.
1 temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles:
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 25 nm west · security · until 20 October
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FRG · ICAO KFRG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- New York State Dept Trans
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,100 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1940
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 6,833 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 5,517 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 79 × 79 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| H2 | 44 × 44 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 14: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), threshold displaced 675 ft, 6,157 ft available for landing, pole 23 ft high 400 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, road 26 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, 5,116 ft available for landing, pole 29 ft high 775 ft from the end
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left, building 41 ft high 250 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.8 | Republic |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 126.65 | Republic |
| Clearance delivery When frg tower closed | 128.25 | Republic |
| Ground | 121.6 | Republic |
| Tower (secondary) | 125.2 | Republic |
| Approach · Camrn and star · Pucky | 128.125 | Republic |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 134.35 | Republic |
| Approach (secondary) | 118.4 | Republic |
| Approach (secondary) · Departure (secondary) | 123.7 | Republic |
| Approach (secondary) | 132.4 | Republic |
| Departure | 125.7 | Republic |
| Pawln and star | 133.1 | Republic |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 631-752-8129.
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- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (15 nm east), John F Kennedy International (17 nm west), Laguardia Airport (21 nm west).
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
- When the control tower closed activate malsf runway 14; runway end identifier lights runway 01, 19, 32; PAPI runway 01, 19, 14, 32; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for all aircraft except military/government.
- Pattern altitude: 1100 feet above ground level reciprocating eng, 1600 feet above ground level turboprop/jet.
- Extension 6108.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 384 feet length by 170 feet width located at der 14.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 404 feet length by 170 feet width located at der 32.
- Located on taxiway B at the intersection of taxiway F.
- Located on taxiway B north of taxiway B6.
- 8 feet fence 0-200 feet from runway end, 240 feet left.
- 8 feet fence 180 feet from runway end 500 feet left; 8 feet lighted blast fence at aer 460 feet right.
- Approach slp 46:1 to dthr.
- Approach slp 25:1 to dthr.
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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Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 208 departures from FRG in those twelve months, carrying 1,985 passengers in 6,060 seats (33% filled), to 104 destinations (15 abroad) on 22 airlines.
All 104 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 | 264 |
| multi-engine | 53 |
| jets | 96 |
| helicopters | 21 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 223,619, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 104 |
| air taxi and commuter | 24,201 |
| general aviation, travelling | 81,450 |
| general aviation, local | 117,093 |
| military | 771 |
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 Farmingdale from the FAA register
145 aircraft are registered to owners in Farmingdale, New York: 120 piston singles, 12 business jets, 9 piston twins, 2 turboprops, 2 helicopters. 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
Fuel and service companies in Farmingdale, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Global Aviation Center INC Global Aviation Center is an FAA Part 61 and Part 141 certified flight school based at Republic Airport (KFRG) in Farmingdale, New York.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Farmingdale, by their names on the register:
- Farmingdale State University 11 aircraft Farmingdale State College is a SUNY institution located in East Farmingdale, New York, that operates a university flight programme.
- Farmingdale State College 6 aircraft Farmingdale State College is a SUNY institution located in East Farmingdale, New York, that operates a flight programme as part of its academic offerings.
Charter operators and airlines based in Farmingdale:
- Ventura Air Services, Inc. 12 aircraft on the certificate Ventura Air Services is a charter operator based in Farmingdale, New York, offering private jet charter flights, aircraft management, aircraft sales, and maintenance services.
- Justice Air Inc. 11 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Farmingdale:
- Justice Air Maintenance INC
- Smc Aviation INC
- Talon Air Maintenance Services LLC Talon Air is a private jet charter company based in Farmingdale, New York, offering on-demand charter flights, aircraft management programs for Part 135 and Part 91 operators, and empty-leg charter services.
- Telephonics Corporation Telephonics Corporation is an advanced-technology manufacturer of surveillance, communications, analysis and integration solutions for aerospace, defense and commercial customers.
- Ventura Avionics, LLC Ventura Air Services is a charter operator based in Long Island, New York, founded in 1955.
- Ventura Mobile Aircraft Services
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
12 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 11 for private pilot, 11 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 11 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 10 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 56 aviation medical examiners, 16 mechanic examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 7 engineering representatives, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 78 training center evaluators, 3 training center examiners.
- Eduardo Sosa private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Farmingdale, NY (0 nm) · (516) 384-3548 · esosa@longislandaviators.com
- Ioannis Charalambous private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Farmingdale, NY (0 nm) · (631) 879-3120 · cypilot1977@aol.com
- Marina Petkova Dimitrova private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Republic Airport · Farmingdale, NY (0 nm) · (347) 432-8332 · snowbird2m@yahoo.com
- Stephen Vincent Campbell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Farmingdale, NY (0 nm) · (516) 965-7635 · campbesv@retiree.farmingdale.edu
- Neil Devon Rose private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight School · Ronkonkoma, NY (14 nm) · (718) 868-8855 · neil@neroaviation.com
- P Rivera-Hagarty private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lake Ronkonkoma, NY (14 nm) · (631) 836-2147 · paul.hagarty@flightsafety.com
- Michael Patrick Hughes private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Holtsville, NY (18 nm) · (516) 901-0982 · mikephughes71@gmail.com
- Nicholas John Gregory private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · New Rochelle, NY (21 nm) · (914) 424-9030 · nikwxman@aol.com
All 184 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 58 since 1982, 10 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 Farmingdale 145 aircraft · 120 piston singles, 12 business jets, 9 piston twins
- Heavy Metal Air LLC 29 aircraft in town
- Farmingdale State University 11 aircraft in town
- Paphos Airways LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Stardust Aviation LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Global Aviation Center INC 5 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Ventura Air Services, Inc. 12 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Justice Air Inc. 11 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Farmingdale State University 11 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Farmingdale State College 6 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Justice Air Maintenance INC · repair station
- Smc Aviation INC · repair station
- Talon Air Maintenance Services LLC · repair station
- Telephonics Corporation · repair station
- Nantucket Memorial (ACK) 11 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation, CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Westchester County (HPN) 7 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 6 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle, Air Canada
- Montauk (MTP) 6 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Owensboro/Daviess County Regional (OWB) 6 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 5 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 5 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle, JetBlue Airways
- Eppley Airfield (OMA) 5 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle, Republic Airline
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 58 since 1982 · 10 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 6,669 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FRG.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 9, 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.