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Old Forge Airport

NK26 · Old Forge, New York · Herkimer County · map

Old Forge Airport is a private airport owned by Old Forge Airport Hoa, INC., 1 mile north of Old Forge, New York, 1,753 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,200 feet of grass.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

The airport

Codes: FAA NK26
Kind: Airport · private use, permission required · publicly owned
Owner: Old Forge Airport Hoa, INC.
Elevation: 1,753 feet above sea level
Control tower: No control tower
Attended: unattended
On the chart: New York sectional
In the FAA's files since: October 2007

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lights
09/27	3,200 × 100 ft	Grass

Runway 09: trees 50 ft high 300 ft from the end
Runway 27: trees 50 ft high 300 ft from the end

Aircraft registered in Old Forge from the FAA register

7 aircraft are registered to owners in Old Forge, New York: 6 piston singles, 1 piston twin. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal

2017-09-21GAA17CA554 · Thomas J Murray Kitfox Super Sport N233TD · accident · minor injuries

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

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The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

Provided oper and pvt use.
Deer 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.