Plattsburgh International
PBG · KPBG · Plattsburgh, New York · Clinton County · map
Plattsburgh International is a public-use airport owned by Clinton County, 3 miles south of Plattsburgh, New York, 234 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 11,759 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 37 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 13,154 takeoffs and landings a year. About 87,350 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KPBG · observed 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC), 39 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 50°F (10°C), dew point 26°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 14 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPBG 062253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/M03 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01001033 $
TAF KPBG 062320Z 0700/0724 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM070900 18007KT P6SM SCT080 FM071700 16014G20KT P6SM BKN080
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 PBG · ICAO KPBG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Clinton County
- Elevation
- 234 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 5:30 am to 9:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 11,759 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 68 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
- Runway 35: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 72 ft high 1,720 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Clearance delivery Contact approach control | 121.85 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.1 | |
| ST. Albans Center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.35 | |
| Pbg and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.225 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 518-957-5905.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 13,154, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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 Plattsburgh from the FAA register
17 aircraft are registered to owners in Plattsburgh, New York: 14 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 · 4 since 1982, 0 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
- Provdd letter of agreement with Clinton county airport regarding traffic flows.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 35; runway end identifier lights runway 17; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fees for aircraft over 12500 pounds mglw; no landing fee for government aircraft.
- Exp downdrafts and turb durg pds of strong crosswinds.
- Aircraft arriving or departing pbg must announce intentions on the common traffic frequency.
- Skydiving operations southeast of airport, in the vicinity of the FBO (fixed-base operator).
- All surfaces work in progress, grass cutting may through nov
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Aircraft depg runway 35 fly runway hdg to departure end, otfc avoid terminal and terminal apn.
- Helicopter training prohibited west of runway 17-35, 1500 feet radius.
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.