Northfield Heliport
N09 · Thomaston, Connecticut · Litchfield County · map
Northfield Heliport is a public-use heliport, 4 miles northwest of Thomaston, Connecticut, 903 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 100 by 100 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Northfield Heliport?
Its FAA code is N09.
Where is Northfield Heliport?
It is 4 miles northwest of Thomaston, Connecticut, 903 feet above sea level.
Does Northfield Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Northfield Heliport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Silver City Flying Club INC and Low and Sow Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Northfield Heliport?
5 pilot examiners and 20 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA N09
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 903 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1977
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 100 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Robertson Field (11 nm east), Waterbury-Oxford Airport (15 nm south), Hartford-Brainard Airport (21 nm east), Bradley International (23 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Robertson Field (11 nm east), Waterbury-Oxford Airport (15 nm south), Meriden Markham Municipal (18 nm southeast), Simsbury Airport (19 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 Connecticut · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR only.
- Recommended approach from north to south. 57 feet trees, 475 feet from center of helipad, approach ratio 8:1.
- 30 feet poleline, 282 feet east of helipad.
- Helicopter phys location 253 newton road, Northfield, CT.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Thomaston from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Thomaston, Connecticut: 5 piston singles, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport 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 Connecticut.
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:
- Silver City Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Bristol, 9 miles away Silver City Flying Club Inc is a non-profit equity ownership flying club founded in 1946 with 40 members.
- Low and Sow Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · New Hartford, 10 miles away
Companies in the same town as this heliport, 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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 20 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 4 training center examiners.
- Robert Joseph Nardiello private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Interstate Aviation · Plainville, CT (11 nm) · (860) 416-2726 · [email protected]
- Christopher R Hand private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · oxford airport · oxford, CT (15 nm) · (914) 548-5191 · [email protected]
- Richard MacIsaac private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Northampton, MA (43 nm) · (413) 313-9289 · [email protected]
- Stewart Douglas Stewart private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · columbia county airport / 1B1 · Ghent, NY (44 nm) · (413) 281-6788 · [email protected]
- Heather Michele Howley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Independent Helicopters · New Windsor, NY (46 nm) · (845) 549-3755 · [email protected]
All 46 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.
- 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 heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Thomaston 6 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- Ees LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Silver City Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Low and Sow Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Accidents and incidents in Connecticut 521 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Connecticut 22 landing places
- Connecticut 1,609 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/N09.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 26, 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.