Great Valley Airport
N56 · Great Valley, New York · Cattaraugus County · map
Great Valley Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile southeast of Great Valley, New York, 1,450 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 3,200 feet of grass and dirt.
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What is the airport code for Great Valley Airport?
Its FAA code is N56.
Where is Great Valley Airport?
It is 1 mile southeast of Great Valley, New York, 1,450 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Great Valley Airport?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 3,200 feet long, grass and dirt.
Does Great Valley Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Great Valley Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 5 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 airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA N56
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,450 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1985
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,200 × 90 ft | Grass and dirt, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 06: tree 45 ft high 540 ft from the end
- Runway 24: tree 50 ft high 36 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Cattaraugus County-Olean (13 nm east), Bradford Regional (24 nm south), Chautauqua County/Jamestown (27 nm west), Wellsville Muni/Tarantine Field (30 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Cattaraugus County-Olean (13 nm east), Bradford Regional (24 nm south), Chautauqua County/Jamestown (27 nm west), Wellsville Muni/Tarantine Field (30 nm east).
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
- Provided IFR operations are not conducted and hangars to the south of runway be obstruction lighted for night operations.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 06/24 low-intensity runway lights non-standard.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Airport daylight operations only.
- Runway 6/24: 200 feet ovrn south end, 400 feet north end.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Great Valley from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Great Valley, NY as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Louis James Nalbone private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ashville, NY (35 nm) · (716) 679-6938 · [email protected]
- James Douglas Martin private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; gliders · Finger Lakes Soaring Club · Dansville, NY (47 nm) · (585) 507-0245 · [email protected]
All 9 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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 · 3 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,965 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 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/N56.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 29, 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.