FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTD |
| Lat/Long: | 44-40-36.0000N 074-56-54.4000W 44-40.600000N 074-56.906667W 44.6766667,-74.9484444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 473.9 ft. / 144.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1970) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of POTSDAM, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 13676 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1273.9 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24; PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24; TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.325 (315-265-6106) |
| WX ASOS at MSS (16 nm N): | 128.075 (315-764-0481) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 135.25/377.1 (TURIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| POTSDAM | | 239/4.0 | | 400 | | 14W | | PTD | .--. - -.. |
| MISSE | | 201/10.7 | | 278 | | 14W | | MS | -- ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:24 HR SELF-SERVE |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3703 x 75 ft. / 1129 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 44-40.381225N | | 44-40.818767N |
| Longitude: | 074-57.203210W | | 074-56.608813W |
| Elevation: | 470.9 ft. | | 468.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 044 true | | 238 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. tree, 567 ft. from runway, 141 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 87 ft. trees, 1802 ft. from runway, 283 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF POTSDAM CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168 POTSDAM, NY 13676 Phone 315-265-7480 |
| Manager: | BRAD CLEMENTS CIVIC CENTER, PO BOX 5168 POTSDAM, NY 13676 Phone 315-268-1000 HOME 315-268-8839. |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY COND NOT MNTD; RCMD VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | EXPC FLT TRNG OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT - LEFT TURN WHEN ABLE DEPARTING RWY 24. |
| - | FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (122KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (442KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSS - Massena International Airport-Richards Field (16 nm N)
KOGS - Ogdensburg International Airport (22 nm W)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (28 nm E)
KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (36 nm SE)
KLKP - Lake Placid Airport (49 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in August 2008
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Jan-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 21:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:14 | | 22:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Jan-2026 21:48:21 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Jan-2026 16:48:21 |
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| METAR |
| KPTD | 132135Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM FEW065 BKN080 OVC110 03/M00 A2959 RMK AO2 PNO
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KMSS 16nm N | 132053Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM OVC100 02/M02 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP040 T00221017 58045
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| TAF |
KMSS 16nm N | 131736Z 1318/1418 19012KT P6SM SCT028 OVC040 TEMPO 1318/1319 BKN028 FM132200 20010G21KT 6SM -SHRASN OVC035 WS020/21045KT FM140200 20015G24KT P6SM -SHRA OVC028 WS020/22050KT FM140900 20015G26KT 6SM BR BKN025 WS020/22045KT PROB30 1409/1412 5SM -SHRA BR FM141600 21013G24KT 6SM BR OVC016
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| NOTAMs |
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