Somerset Airport
SMQ · KSMQ · Somerville, New Jersey · Somerset County · map
Somerset Airport is a public-use airport owned by Somerset Air Service, INC, 3 miles north of Somerville, New Jersey, 106 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 2,739 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 92 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 43,700 takeoffs and landings a year. About 24 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 KSMQ · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 12 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter 29.87 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR)
METAR KSMQ 131953Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02500172 PNO $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KSMQ
- the station, KSMQ
- 131953Z
- observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- VRB04KT
- wind light and variable
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 25/17
- temperature 25 °C (77 °F), dew point 17 °C (63 °F)
- A2987
- altimeter setting 29.87 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP113
- sea-level pressure 1011.3 hPa
- T02500172
- temperature 25 °C (77 °F), dew point 17.2 °C (63 °F)
- PNO $
- the rain gauge is not working, the station needs maintenance
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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 36,000 ft.
Turbulence AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence from 24,000 ft to 36,000 ft. 1 pilot report of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light chop turbulence, at 34,000 ft, 84 nm northeast, 3:56 pm EDT (19:56 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 14,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
4 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- C172 at 500 ft, 70 nm northeast, 1:17 pm EDT (17:17 UTC): remarks: + 5 short final runway 24.
as filed, and in English
POU UA /OV KPOU/TM 1717/FL005/TP C172/RM +/- 5 SHORT FINAL RWY 24
- Report
- a routine report filed through POU
- Where
- over KPOU
- Time
- 17:17 UTC
- Height
- at 500 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Remarks
- + 5 short final runway 24
- B772 at 34,000 ft, 84 nm northeast, 3:56 pm EDT (19:56 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
POU UA /OV PWL/TM 1956/FL340/TP B772/TB CONS LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through POU
- Where
- over PWL
- Time
- 19:56 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B772
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop
- TBM8 descending, 89 nm northeast, 3:01 pm EDT (19:01 UTC): remarks: ceiling ragged between 1500-2000.
as filed, and in English
HVN UA /OV HVN/TM 1901/FLDURD/TP TBM8/RM CEILING RAGGED BETWEEN 1500-2000
- Report
- a routine report filed through HVN
- Where
- over HVN
- Time
- 19:01 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- TBM8
- Remarks
- ceiling ragged between 1500-2000
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (JFK, 41 nm east), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 230° at 27 kt; 6,000 ft: 250° at 25 kt, 13 °C; 9,000 ft: 280° at 28 kt, 9 °C; 12,000 ft: 290° at 28 kt, 6 °C; 18,000 ft: 290° at 30 kt, -11 °C.
1 temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles:
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 32 nm east · security · until 20 October
4 notices to air missions in force at this field. runway 17/35 closed
- closed Runway 17/35 north 650 ft closed until further notice · SMQ 03/006
as issued
!SMQ 03/006 SMQ RWY 17/35 N 650FT CLSD 2503301841-PERM
All 4 notices, grouped: runways (1), procedures and charts (2), obstructions (1) →
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. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked 2 minutes ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
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 SMQ · ICAO KSMQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Somerset Air Service, INC
- Elevation
- 106 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- 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
- 13W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1946
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,739 × 65 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 1,923 × 100 ft | Grass, good | |
| 17/35 | 1,700 × 150 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the right, trees 55 ft high 587 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 200 ft, trees 65 ft high 795 ft from the end
- Runway 08: tree 51 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 26: right-hand traffic pattern, tree 45 ft high 10 ft from the end
- Runway 17: trees 65 ft high 20 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 22 ft high 10 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure · Jaike and star | 132.8 | |
| Smq and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.6 | |
| WILKES-BARRE and star | 127.6 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 908-722-2139.
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 ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Solberg/Hunterdon Airport (4 nm southwest), Princeton Airport (14 nm south), Morristown Municipal (16 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 New Jersey · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Est 1946.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 12 and 30; PAPI runway 12 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - 118.325.
- Unattended thanksgiving, christmas and New years.
- 550 feet west end unsuitable for takeoff or landing due to uneven surface.
- Approach ratio 15:1 to dthr.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport
- No tgl.
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 | 83 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 3 |
| other | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 43,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 17,300 |
| general aviation, local | 26,400 |
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 Somerville from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Somerville, New Jersey: 6 piston singles. 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 New Jersey.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
17 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 16 for private pilot, 15 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 12 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 15 for airplanes, 11 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 53 aviation medical examiners, 11 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 78 training center evaluators, 1 aircrew program designee, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Karl-John Bearnarth private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Somerset Air Service · Bedminster, NJ (2 nm) · (908) 612-0812 · kbearnarth@gmail.com
- Robert Armindo Miranda private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Solberg Aviation Company · Readington, NJ (4 nm) · (973) 670-6343 · bmirandadpe@gmail.com
- John W Beck private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Princeton Airport · Princeton, NJ (16 nm) · (908) 512-9039 · john@usac.com
- Michael Joseph Mcintyre private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Sky Manor Airport · Pittstown, NJ (16 nm) · (215) 740-6657 · mjm4470@yahoo.com
- Ryan Andrew Ferguson 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 · ATP Flight School · Morristown, NJ (16 nm) · (201) 247-2873 · info@ryanfergusondpe.com
- Andrew Colin Quinn private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Trenton, NJ (22 nm) · (609) 847-1240 · andyad313@gmail.com
- William Gregory Hill private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Air Fleet Training · Fairfield, NJ (23 nm) · (732) 740-9506 · pilotgreg@verizon.net
- Ryan David Tollini private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Perkasie, PA (32 nm) · (215) 704-2446 · ryantollini@comcast.net
All 177 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 14 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 Somerville 6 aircraft · 6 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New Jersey 1,187 since 1982 · 135 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New Jersey 40 landing places
- New Jersey 3,024 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SMQ.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 12, 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.