Massena Intl-Richards Field
MSS · KMSS · Massena, New York · St Lawrence County · map
Massena Intl-Richards Field is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Massena, 2 miles east of Massena, New York, 222 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,601 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 7 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 9,190 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5,155 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Massena Intl-Richards Field?
Its FAA code is MSS, and its ICAO code is KMSS.
Where is Massena Intl-Richards Field?
It is 2 miles east of Massena, New York, 222 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Massena Intl-Richards Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 5,601 feet long.
Does Massena Intl-Richards Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Massena Intl-Richards Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Massena Intl-Richards Field?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them General Edward Lawrence Logan International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Massena Intl-Richards Field?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: North Franklin County Flying Club and 4 Flyers INC. Compare them
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 Massena Intl-Richards Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MSS · ICAO KMSS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Massena
- Elevation
- 222 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 4:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 7:00 am to 8:00 am
- 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 · customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,601 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 4,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 52 ft high 1,649 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 09: trees 88 ft high 1,764 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Mss and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.075 | |
| Turin and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.25 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 315-957-8060.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, charter flights
- Notes
- customs available · landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Potsdam Muni/Damon Field (16 nm south), Ogdensburg International (30 nm southwest), Adirondack Regional (43 nm southeast).
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
- Filed for record purposes only.
- Frequent concentration of seagulls and canada geese on and in the vicinity of airport particularly durg poor weather periods.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05, 09 and 27; PAPI runway 23, 27; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 05 operates continuously.
- Runway 05 first 50 feet not grvd.
- Runway 09 first 50 feet not grvd. Runway 27 first 50 feet not grvd.
- 421 feet lighted/marked tower 6000 feet south of airport.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway conditions rprtd dur nml hours of open.
- Overnight aircraft parking available at terminal apron.
- After attendance hours vehicle and pedestrian access to the FBO (fixed-base operator) apron and hangar only available with key card for automatic gate.
- Commuter aircraft secure area closed to general aviation aircraft clearing customs. Parking available to right of terminal building.
- Ctn nvd operations conducted periodically in airport traffic pattern area.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 956 departures from MSS in those twelve months, carrying 4,967 passengers in 7,648 seats (65% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massena Intl-Richards Field → General Edward Lawrence Logan International MSS–BOS | 956 | 4,967 | Boutique Air |
All 1 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 | 7 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 9,190, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,190 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,600 |
| general aviation, local | 1,500 |
| military | 900 |
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 Massena from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Massena, New York: 4 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 York.
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:
- North Franklin County Flying Club 1 aircraft · North Lawrence, 14 miles away
- 4 Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Norwood, 15 miles away
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 1 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Massena 4 aircraft · 4 piston singles
- North Franklin County Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- 4 Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 956 flights in twelve months · Boutique Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,965 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New York 126 landing places
- New York 6,660 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MSS.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.