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Round Lake Airport

W57 · Round Lake, New York · Saratoga County · map

Round Lake Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles east of Round Lake, New York, 178 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 1,927 feet of grass. It has 1 water landing area.

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for Round Lake Airport?

Its FAA code is W57.

Where is Round Lake Airport?

It is 2 miles east of Round Lake, New York, 178 feet above sea level.

How long is the runway at Round Lake Airport?

Its one runway, 14/32, is 1,927 feet long, grass.

Does Round Lake Airport have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Are there flight schools at Round Lake Airport?

6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Saratoga Soaring Association and Adirondack Soaring Association INC. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Round Lake Airport?

6 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

Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Round Lake Airport…

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA W57
Kind
Airport · open to the public · privately owned
Elevation
178 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
every day, on call
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 1948

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

14W32W1432N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
14W/32W4,000 × 600 ftWater
14/321,927 × 76 ftGrass, good
  • Runway 14: tree 31 ft high 72 ft from the end
  • Runway 32: trees 48 ft high 153 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM122.8

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
none reported
Parking
hangars, tie-downs

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Schenectady County (8 nm southwest), Saratoga County (8 nm northwest), Albany International (11 nm south), South Albany Airport (22 nm south).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Schenectady County (8 nm southwest), Saratoga County (8 nm northwest), Albany International (11 nm south), Duanesburg Airport (19 nm southwest).

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

  • Existed prior to 1959.
  • Airport closed to itinerant aircraft nov through may.
  • Soft during spring (MAR-JUN).
  • Military helicopters and ultralights aircraft use runway.
  • Runway 14/32 has 80 feet trees R/L of centerline in primary surface.

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 Round Lake from the FAA register

No aircraft on the register list Round Lake, NY as the owner's town.

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:

  • Saratoga Soaring Association 1 aircraft · Ballston Lake, 6 miles away
  • Adirondack Soaring Association INC 6 aircraft · Ballston Spa, 7 miles away Adirondack Soaring Association is a member-owned flying club based at Saratoga County Airport in Saratoga Springs, New York.
  • Adk Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · Ballston Spa, 7 miles away ADK Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based at Saratoga Airport (5B2) in Ballston Spa, New York.
  • Sports Flyers Association INC 1 aircraft · Schenectady, 10 miles away
  • Adk Xc Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Scotia, 12 miles away ADK Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based at Saratoga Airport in Scotia, New York.
  • Condair Flyers INC 6 aircraft · Latham, 13 miles away Condair Flyers is a not-for-profit flying club based at Albany International Airport in Latham, New York.

Companies in the same town as this airport, 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

6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.

All 12 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • 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).

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 · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal

2005-05-27IAD05LA070 · Snyder Sky Scout N314ES · accident · minor injuries

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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W57.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.