Potsdam Muni/Damon Field
PTD · KPTD · Potsdam, New York · St Lawrence County · map
Potsdam Muni/Damon Field is a public-use airport owned by the Village of Potsdam, 2 miles east of Potsdam, New York, 474 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 3,704 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KPTD · observed 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC), 21 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (280°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 54°F (12°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPTD 062015Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM CLR 12/M03 A3006 RMK AO2
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 PTD · ICAO KPTD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Village of Potsdam
- Elevation
- 474 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,704 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 35 ft high 749 ft from the end
- Runway 24: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 121 ft high 1,824 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Pre-taxi clearance and aWOS-3P | 118.325 | |
| Turin and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.25 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 315-265-6106.
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 Potsdam from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Potsdam, New York: 15 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 06 and 24; PAPI runway 06 and 24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour SELF-SERVE
- Runway condition not mntd; recommended visual inspn prior to use.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Expc flight training operations in the vicinity of airport.
- Noise abatement procedures in effect - left turn when able departing runway 24.
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.