North Central State Airport
SFZ · KSFZ · Pawtucket, Rhode Island · Providence County · map
North Central State Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Rhode Island, 3 miles east of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 440 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 34 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 12,042 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for North Central State Airport?
Its FAA code is SFZ, and its ICAO code is KSFZ.
Where is North Central State Airport?
It is 3 miles east of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 440 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at North Central State Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 5,000 feet long.
Does North Central State Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at North Central State Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from North Central State Airport?
Airline flights go to 4 airports, the busiest of them Nantucket Memorial, John F Kennedy International, Cincinnati Muni/Lunken Field, Plymouth Municipal. Every route
Are there flight schools at North Central State Airport?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Air Ventures Flying School LLC and Midway Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to North Central State Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 27 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for North Central State Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SFZ · ICAO KSFZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Rhode Island
- Elevation
- 440 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Sunday to Saturday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1951
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 3,211 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), trees 53 ft high 2,200 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 20 ft high 900 ft from the end
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 39 ft high 850 ft from the end
- Runway 33: trees 24 ft high 535 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.075 | |
| Clearance delivery | 124.35 | |
| Approach and departure · Wipor and star | 123.675 | |
| Sfz and aWOS-3PT | 120.775 | |
| Woodstock and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.85 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 401-334-0324.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, gliders, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Rhode Island TF Green International (12 nm south), Quonset State Airport (20 nm south), Norwood Memorial (22 nm northeast).
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 Rhode Island · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate mals runway 05; runway end identifier lights runway 23, 15 and 33; PAPI runway 05, 15 and 23; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for commercial aircraft and NON-RHODE Island registered aircraft.
- +10 feet trees 150 feet from threshold, 180 feet L; +10 feet trees 120 feet from threshold, 180 feet R.
- +15 feet trees 170 feet from threshold, 90 feet R; +10 feet trees 120 feet from threshold, 150 feet L.
- Lighted 250 feet above sea level tower 3-2/5 MI southeast.
- Overnight parking fee.
- +50 feet dropoff 250 feet from runway 05 end, +40 feet dropoff 250 feet from runway 23 end.
- Seasonal skydiving northeast side of airfield.
- AP wildlife haz deer act increased HN.
- Nmrs unlighted obstructions up to 150 feet above ground level srndg airfield.
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 5 departures from SFZ in those twelve months, carrying 9 passengers in 40 seats (22% filled), to 4 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central State → Nantucket Memorial SFZ–ACK | 2 | 5 | Tradewind Aviation |
| North Central State → John F Kennedy International SFZ–JFK | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| North Central State → Cincinnati Muni/Lunken Field SFZ–LUK | 1 | 1 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| North Central State → Plymouth Municipal SFZ–PYM | 1 | 3 | Tradewind Aviation |
All 4 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 | 32 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,042, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 471 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,141 |
| general aviation, local | 7,339 |
| military | 91 |
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 Pawtucket from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Pawtucket, Rhode Island: 3 piston singles, 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Rhode Island.
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:
- Air Ventures Flying School LLC 5 aircraft · Smithfield, 2 miles away Air Ventures Flying School is an FAA-certified flight school located at North Central State Airport in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
- Midway Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Attleboro, 10 miles away Midway Flying Club is a non-profit flying club founded in October 2018 that operates from Midway Regional Airport (KJWY) in Midlothian, Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth.
- South CO Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Cranston, 10 miles away
- New England Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Franklin, 12 miles away New England Chute Flyers offers powered parachute flight training, discovery flights, and aircraft sales across New England.
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
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 27 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 4 training center examiners.
- Stephen Oakman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Middleborough, MA (28 nm) · (617) 755-4863 · [email protected]
- Alexander Crosett private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Plymouth, MA (34 nm) · (978) 807-7553 · [email protected]
- Derek Gerard Sunnerberg private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Plymouth, MA (34 nm) · (508) 209-4715 · [email protected]
- Sean Anthony Brodeur private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals; airplanes · Mike Goulian Aviation · Plymouth, MA (34 nm) · (413) 330-0058 · [email protected]
- Ryan Gauthier private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Westerly, RI (37 nm) · (860) 912-3283 · [email protected]
- Michael George Goulian private pilot; airplanes · Plymouth,, MA (39 nm) · (617) 510-9328 · [email protected]
All 49 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).
- 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.
- 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 · 16 since 1982, 4 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 Pawtucket 4 aircraft · 3 piston singles, 1 balloons
- Air Ventures Flying School LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- Midway Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- South CO Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Nantucket Memorial (ACK) 2 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- John F Kennedy International (JFK) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Cincinnati Muni/Lunken Field (LUK) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Plymouth Municipal (PYM) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 16 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Rhode Island 166 since 1982 · 18 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Rhode Island 7 landing places
- Rhode Island 363 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SFZ.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 21, 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.