Orange County
MGJ · KMGJ · Montgomery, New York · Orange County · map
Orange County is a public-use airport owned by Orange County, 1 mile southwest of Montgomery, New York, 370 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 5,006 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMGJ · observed 4:54 pm EDT (20:54 UTC), 28 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 60°F (16°C), dew point 29°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 30.05 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 KMGJ 062054Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 16/M02 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01561017 56012 TSNO
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 MGJ · ICAO KMGJ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Orange County
- Elevation
- 370 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Sunday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; November to to April, Monday to Saturday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; May to October, Monday to Saturday, 7:00 am to 7:00 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
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,006 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 3,664 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 54 ft high 555 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 65 ft high 1,272 ft from the end
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 49 ft high 790 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 315 ft, fence 87 ft high 526 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | · Automated UNICOM. |
| Clearance delivery | 123.85 | |
| Approach and departure | 132.75 | |
| Mgj and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.275 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 845-990-2308.
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.
Aircraft registered in Montgomery from the FAA register
27 aircraft are registered to owners in Montgomery, New York: 21 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 1 turboprop. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 34 since 1982, 8 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
- Estbd prior to 1959.
- 9 feet stabilized shoulder each side of runway 8/26.
- Activate high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights runway 04 and 22; PAPI runways 04 and 22; 08 and 26 operates continuously. Pcl only available sunset to sunrise.
- Segmented crc with wind cone located mid field in area between runways.
- Pattern altitude: 1030 feet above ground level singl eng, 1330 feet above ground level mult eng/turboprop/jet.
- Automated UNICOM.
- Wind ind on runways 04, 22, 26.
- Runway 26 approach slope 11:1 due to 56 feet tree 644 feet from dthr.
- Be aware of large tbjt aircraft in the vicinity of stewart airport located 7 NM ese. 800 feet hill 1/2 mile northwest of airport on downwind/base leg for runway 22.
- Sawrs
- Fuel avail. Aft hours by credit card SELF-SVC ramp.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.